Brian Lara donates J$500K to assist children’s homes in Jamaica
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former West Indies batsman Brian Lara Monday donated J$500,000 to the Ministry of Youth and Culture to provide assistance to children in the care of the Child Development Agency (CDA). A portion of the…
Indiana Grand Casino brings Caribbean paradise to New Year’s Eve Party
By Andy Proffet, Staff writer From Shelby News It’s going to be a cold start to the New Year, with temperatures in the 20s—no surprise for Indiana. That’s a big reason why Indiana Grand Casino is going with a Caribbean…
Designer Daily: Featured illustrator: Mike Mitchell
Mike Mitchell creates all kind of illustrations, but I’m especially fond of his cuter characters. See all Mike Michell’s illustrations at: http://www.sirmitchell.com/ ABOUT THE DESIGNER DAILY SITE Designer Daily is a place for designers to find inspiration, resources, and thoughts…
Cayman’s role in the aircraft industry as a significant international financial services Centre
Sherice Arman, an attorney in Maples and Calder’s Cayman Islands office, is writing on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) In today’s world, where the time value of money is critical, many more companies and…
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Frank Flowers stops consecutive running At the age of 66 Frank Flowers long record of consecutive running every day since 1977 came to an end on November 4th 2013 when he was admitted into hospital for a replacement surgery to…
OPINION: It’s the economy, Caribbean.
By CMC – From Observer Media Group BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart won the political battle but loss the economic war in 2013. His Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Kamla Persad Biissessar set a record by losing four political…
Christians face danger from Jihadists in Syria
By Okke Ornstein From newsmax PHOTO: The Church of Saint Michael in the Syrian village of Qara was heavily damaged in fighting between rebels and pro-government forces in late November in the predominantly Christian region of Qalamoun, north of Damascus….
Passenger Missing From visiting Cruise Ship – Further update
Further update: The Canadian national who was reported missing on the 31 December 2013 has not been located to date. The RCIPS is in liaison with the family of the missing person, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Canadian Consulate, FBI and Royal…
The Editor speaks: We had a wonderful merry and blessed Christmas
We had a wonderful merry and blessed Christmas [Joan and I] We had tumultuous events happening around this time twelve months ago (it should certainly start a lot quieter in 2014). We had a minority government in place when 2013 commenced…
See the ‘Ugliest Animal’ in the World
By AFP News From PET MD LONDON – The blobfish, a denizen of the Pacific that looks like a bald, grumpy old man, has been named the world’s ugliest animal, organizers of the offbeat competition said on Thursday. More than…
