Haiti: Five years after devastating earthquake tens of thousands still homeless and desperate
From Amnesty International Five years on from a devastating earthquake in Haiti, tens of thousands of people remain homeless as government policy failures, forced evictions and short-term solutions have failed many who lost everything in the disaster, said Amnesty International…
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Several dead, missing after minibus plunges into sea in St. Vincent By SNO Staff – Monday, January 12th, 2015 at 10:38 AM Three people are reported missing after a minibus carrying several passengers, including students, plunged into the sea in…
This VC is helping space exploration become a ‘multi-billion’ industry
By Julie Bort From Business Insider Spend a few minutes talking to space tech venture capitalists Ilya Golubovich and Mike Lousteau of I2BF Global Ventures, and you’ll feel psyched about the future of humanity. Known as green tech investors, Golubovich,…
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Jamaica media condemn attack on French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo From Caribbean360 CMC – The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Wednesday condemned the attack on the building housing the Paris-based satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that left at least 12 people,…
Accounting firms Decosimo and Elliott Davis complete merger
By Isaac M. O’bannon, Managing Editor From CPA Practice Advisor The accounting firms of Elliott Davis and Decosimo are pleased to announce that the merger between the two firms is complete, effective January 1, 2015. The combined firm, Elliott Davis…
New CIBC FirstCaribbean Country Manager appointed in the British Virgin Islands
Bridgetown, Barbados, January 6, 2015 – CIBC FirstCaribbean is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Malcolm Whetnall as its Country Manager for the British Virgin Islands. Mr. Whetnall assumes the top position in the BVI with effect from 5th…
Jamaica-Canada employment programme pumps millions into local economy
By Alecia Smith-Edwards From Caribbean News Now KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Remittance inflows from the Jamaica-Canada employment programme contributed Cdn$15.5 million (approximately JA$1.7 billion) to the Jamaican economy during 2014. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social…
Victory for education in the Caribbean
By Sophie Richmond New Internationalist blog Most famous as a holiday destination, the Dominican Republic is on the face of it a country doing very well – its economy is growing, and it has emerged relatively unscathed from the global…
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Cayman Islands Football Association to host women’s USA University football friendlies The Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) will host the women’s football team from the University Of New Haven (UNH) in March for two friendly matches. The University of New…
The Rise of the Gulf Carriers
By Ashley Kindergan From The Financialist Every company can count on an existential threat showing up at its door sooner or later. For European and Asian airlines, that time is now, and it is three Persian Gulf-based carriers that are…





