Cayman Islands LA passes One Man, One Vote
After all the shouting, the McKeeva Bush government’s manoeuverings to make sure a referendum would not succeed, a private member’s motion by the two Independent members from North Side and East End that was unsuccessful due to a casting vote…
Can you imagine a Caribbean minus its beaches? It’s not science fiction, it’s climate change
From The World Bank Rising sea levels could have catastrophic effects for the Caribbean and would affect the poorest and most vulnerable in the region. Santo Domingo could be the fifth most affected city in the world To increase their…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Jamaica looks to bamboo industry for housing, furniture and charcoal
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday September 4, 2014, CMC – Jamaica is to embark on the large scale production of bamboo for the construction of low-cost houses and value added products such as furniture and charcoal for the export market….
DataStax lands $106M in Series E Funding
By Ron Miller from Techcrunch DataStax, the commercial face of the open source Apache Cassandra database, announced $106M in Series E Funding, bringing their total to date to over $190M in funding. Today’s round was led by Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield…
Shifting rainy season wreaks havoc on Barbuda’s crops
From Caribbean360 Highlands, Barbuda, IPS – Water rationing has become a way of life for the 1,800 residents of the tiny island of Barbuda, which has been experiencing prolonged dry periods, especially in the Highlands area near the main agricultural…
20 drunk trees that need to go home
By Brian Koerber From Mashable You know the type. Everyone is just hanging out, having a good time, drinking a couple beers, and that one person goes a little overboard and ruins the fun for everyone else. We’ve all been…
Central American Cup Tigo 2014 USA Championship, third- and fifth-place matchups set
Bid to Centennial Cup America on the line in L.A. Grand Finale; Four 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup berths already set Guatemala City, Guatemala (Wednesday, September 10, 2014) – The Central American Football Union (UNCAF) today announced the matchups for the…
Caribbean Export launches the Regional Investor of the Year Award 2014
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) and the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) have announced the 2nd hosting of the Caribbean’s Regional Investor of the Year Awards 2014 (RIYA 2014). RIYA 2014 is a prestigious and unique…
LIAT expands Caribbean routes, adds Haiti service
From Daily Herald JOHN’S Antigua–The Antigua-based regional airline LIAT announced Tuesday the launch of its inaugural service to the French-speaking Caribbean Community Caricom country Haiti as part of a major initiative to restructure its commercial activities to improve the performance…
