Tifa is Europe bound after rocking the Cayman Islands
PR from TDC Group of Companies Ltd July 30th, 2013 — Fans in the Cayman Islands were totally satisfied after dancehall diva Tifa’s performance last Friday. The dancehall diva rocked the 876 Pre-Independence party at Sparky Drive leaving fans salivating…
“A Gathering of Old Men” receives top rating
Cayman book “A Gathering of Old Men” receives top rating from review Book Review… A gritty saga of the Caymans hits mark From Kaieteur News Online Book: A Gathering of Old Men by J.A. Roy Bodden Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby…
Cayman experiences major Internet outage
Statement from Lime received Monday July 19th at 4:15pm In the early morning of Sunday 28th July at approximately 6AM, a failure occurred on the MAYA-1 Cable System. The MAYA-1 Cable System is a submarine cable system that runs north…
EU: ready to help ACP states better manage migration
From CTA The European Union (EU) remains committed to addressing issues related to migration in the Caribbean and will focus on increasing its value to development, the head of the EU delegation in Guyana, Ambassador Robert Kopecky said at the…
Obama picks deaf black female lawyer (Jamaican) for White House job
From Warren’s Blog, commonsenseja The White House has a new person in the job to oversee its efforts on disability issues. Claudia Gordon moves over from the Dept of Labor where she dealt with potential discrimination by federal contractors to…
Strengthening public sector leadership critical to regional development
From Jamaican Information Service [Jamaican] Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, says the strengthening of capacities for more effective public service leadership in the Caribbean, is critical to the continued development of the region….
Caribbean intellectual is Emancipation keynoter
By Carolyn Guniss Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE – Caribbean Emancipation Day is Aug. 1 and the Greater Caribbean American Cultural Coalition, under the auspices of State Rep. Hazelle Rogers and the Caribbean Consular Corps, has put together…
FTC clears Caribbean Broilers in egg market fight
From The Poultry Site JAMAICA – The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has ruled that Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group’s entry in the table egg market is unlikely to crowd out other players. The Gleaner reports that the decision followed complaints by…
Jamaica’s ‘suspension’ threat over CARICOM
By Rickey Singh From Jamaica Observer Oh no, Mr Holness IT seems incredible that a major political party of national and regional significance would want to move away–even temporarily–from membership of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which is currently marking its…
Jamaica gets 68 new doctors
By Hg Helps, Editor-at-Large Jamaica Observer Cuban university graduates returning to serve public hospitals HAVANA, Cuba — The Jamaican medical system will be boosted by the injection of 68 newly trained medical doctors within weeks. The Jamaican doctors graduated from…