Number of British women becoming nuns hits 25-year high
AFP From Business Insider The number of women becoming nuns in Britain reached a 25-year high last year, according to figures released by the Catholic Church London (AFP) – The number of women becoming nuns in Britain reached a 25-year…
Women’s Caribbean Motorcycle Club Makes Debut on International Female Ride Day
From Motoress Recently there has been a shift in the Caribbean island of St Lucia and the St. Lucian biker culture. Women are taking up motorcycle riding in record numbers. Now women are no longer interested in being just the…
Cayman Islands: Celebrate mom with yoga, gifts and brunches at Camana Bay
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman (Tuesday 26 April 2016): Celebrate the special woman in your life this Mother’s Day with Camana Bay. From spending quality time together with a new, relaxing yoga class and an array of exciting activities to capturing…
Digicel strengthens female workforce with ‘WILL Power’ series
From Jamaica Observer Telecoms giant Digicel has embarked on a new initiative aimed at empowering and grooming female employees for leadership roles in the organisation. Named the Women in Leadership Learning Power (WILL Power) series, the programme is delivered in…
Media again under threat in St Lucia
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — In a virtual rerun of a threatened lawsuit against a local broadcaster in Saint Lucia in 2013, an attorney representing Claudius Francis, the president of the senate, has written to Clinton Reynolds of…
Caribbean Posh Magazine establishes the region’s Premier Women’s Empowerment event
2016 Power Brunch: BVI Sets Precedent for First Event of Its Kind in The Caribbean Caribbean POSH Magazine recently wrapped thevery successful premier edition of the Caribbean POSHGirl POWER Brunch: BVI earlier this month which was held on Scrub Island,…
Florida Bar President admits he was naive about gender bias
By Julie Kay, Daily Business Review Florida Bar President Ramon Abadin invited every male South Florida law firm managing partner to a speech he gave Wednesday about gender bias in the legal profession. Apparently just one showed up, the head of…
Bias suit against Twitter set to expand across engineer ranks
By Ben Hancock, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for a former Twitter Inc. software engineer are ready to argue that the company’s culture around job promotions holds back women at all rungs of its engineering ranks. Jason…
CONCACAF announces Women’s Football Leadership Group
Female experts will examine further opportunities to promote the sport and achieve growth MIAMI ( – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today the formation of the Women’s Football Leadership Group that will be…
[Jamaican] Flight attendant charged with coke smuggling a ‘Flight Risk’
By Andrew Blankstein and Tracy Connor From NBC News The JetBlue flight attendant charged with trying to smuggle almost 70 pounds of cocaine onto a flight — and hot-footing it without her Gucci shoes during a security screening — appeared…