Free ‘NYC’ condoms are being smuggled into the Dominican Republic and sold illegally for cash
By Erin Durkin New York Daily News The taxpayer-funded condoms, distributed for free across the five boroughs under a city Health Department program since 2007, are popping up in stores in the Caribbean country at cheaper prices than other condom…
CCRIF expands scholarship programme
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, April 8, 2013 – The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has expanded its scholarship programme to include Caribbean universities – in addition to those in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, previously available under…
22nd International Optimist Regatta set for June
From Caribbean Sailing St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Register now! The International Optimist Regatta (IOR) celebrates its 22nd edition, marking over two decades of fostering junior sailing in the Caribbean. Dates for the regatta and kick-off Sea Star Clinic and…
Caribbean beauties to vie for seniors crown
By Tangerine Clarke From Caribbean Life Two gorgeous senior citizens of Caribbean heritage will be the center of attention when they step on stage to be judged at the 29th Annual Ms. New York Senior America 2014, scheduled to take…
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,…
Raising NY City’s Minimum Wage – A call to action
By Scott M. Stringer From Caribbean Life As New York City’s economy recovers from the recession, thousands of working families in all five boroughs face a grim reality: Although one of their members might have a fulltime job, the weekly…
Vows – straight to the heart [and they came first from Cayman]
From Jamaica Observer It was a deliberately slow, but rewarding, march towards love for Brian Kong and Candice Newman. The lovebirds, who tied the knot last month in a beautiful wedding ceremony at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel’s Starlight Terrace,…
Best Accommodations for Tennis in the Cayman Islands
From Caribya Hotels in the Cayman Islands Take a Swing at Tennis Those who have been will tell you that the Cayman Islands is a dream destination for tennis players, with its balmy weather and gorgeous, all-year greenery. How often…
Cayman Islands private equity funds
Nicholas Butcher and Iain McMurdo From Maples and Calder The Cayman Islands (Cayman) are home to a well-established and ever-growing domicile for private equity funds. This can be seen in the statistics issued by the Cayman Islands Registrar of Partnerships….
OPINION: Bought by the Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese and now the ‘Russianese’
By Peter Binose From Caribbean360 Prior to the Crimean crisis vote at the UN this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced free scholarships to all the non aligned movement, this included the whole of alba and its member states says…





