Guyanese caught at New York airport with cocaine-filled [Cayman Islands Tortuga] rum cakes
From CARIBBEAN360 NEW YORK, New York, Friday December 11, 2015 – A Guyanese man is now behind bars in New York after being caught with two Tortuga rum cakes filled with $70,000 worth of cocaine. Romel Samuels, 30, was held…
Gambia declared Islamic republic by President Yahya Jammeh
12 December 2015 Mr Jammeh has attracted criticism for his human rights record Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared his Muslim-majority country an Islamic republic, saying the move marks a break with the colonial past. Mr Jammeh told state TV…
Little Cayman is #1
Caribbean Journal’s 10 most exotic places to live in the Caribbean The Caribbean’s certainly exotic. But what you’re looking for a place that goes off-off the beaten path — the really exotic places, the ones with very few people and…
NOAA awards more than $8 million for coral reef conservation
From NOAA December 10, 2015 NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program is awarding more than $8.4 million in grants and cooperative agreements, this year, to support conservation projects and scientific studies that benefit coral reef management across seven U.S. states and…
Arnold Peralta: Honduras footballer shot dead
From BBC Honduran international footballer Arnold Peralta has been shot dead while on holiday in his hometown. He was killed in the car park of a shopping centre in La Ceiba, on the country’s Caribbean coast. The motive for the…
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ILO and Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies update collaboration
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has extended its collaboration with the Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies for a further three-year period. Last week, the ILO renewed its agreement with the College, which includes a commitment to the ILO…
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1.7 million people joined the ranks of the unemployed in 2015 in Latin America & Caribbean
The ILO’s 2015 Labour Overview indicates that the economic slowdown has caused a rise in unemployment, particularly among women and young people, and there are signs of increased informality. The situation is worrying and poses policy challenges to the countries…
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Fire in Babylon fades as West Indies face a new reality
By Gideon Haigh From THE AUSTRALIAN They all play basketball now. Or football. Or T20. Sad isn’t it? They should set up some academies. They should pick some kids and get Viv in to talk to them. Yeah, wasn’t he…
Jamaican bank buys into Guardian
From Stabroek News (Barbados Nation) As Barbados remains preoccupied with the bidding war for Banks Holdings Limited, two of the Caribbean’s leading companies have joined forces. National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCBJ) is purchasing a 29.9 per cent stake in…
St. Vincent PM sworn in as protests caused riot police to be deployed
By Caribbean360 From St Lucia online CARIBBEAN360 – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was sworn in last night, five hours later than scheduled as the National Democratic Party (NDP) refused to concede a one-seat defeat to the Unity Labour Party…
