Are the days of building affluent hospitals dead?
By Reenita Das Contributor From Forbes While the United States is under a chronic stupor as we decipher how to reduce the 17 percent of GDP on healthcare and prevent it from reaching 25 percent over the next few years,…
Poetry of Derek Walcott’ showcases master’s legacy
By Arlice Davenport From The Wichita Eagle Derek Walcott remains a true literary treasure. “The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013” by Derek Walcott, selected by Glyn Maxwell (Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 617 pages, $35) Just as the sea surges relentlessly against…
Diver puts shark into a trance to stroke its nose and even balance it in the palm of his hand
By Sarah Griffiths From Daily Mail UK Divers in the Bahamas have been photographed putting a Caribbean reef shark into a state of tonic immobility, which is like a trance They claim to have done this by stroking the receptors…
A fitter and more adventurous generation leaps, climbs, and pedals into retirement
By Tara Bahrampour, From Washington Post A generation ago, Americans’ idea of retirement travel might have involved a Caribbean cruise, a casino vacation or a European shopping trip. It would not have typically included trekking in the Himalayas, clearing invasive…
Crime & violence in Latin America & The Caribbean
By Chaka Phillips From Latin Post How to cope with it using a human face The underlying causes of crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region stems from drugs, inflation, poverty, unemployment, and lack of social…
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This inspiration leads to a ‘tenacious’ story
By Rick Cooke Sports Correspondent | Tewksbury Town Crier POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA- “I’ll see you next week brother, I’m leaving on a little trip.” Richard Robinson left his Pompano Beach condo last week for a cruise ship departing from the…
Fed Nominee Stanley Fischer’s Cayman Islands problem
By Pam Martens From Wall Street On Parade Senator Elizabeth Warren Questioning Fed Nominee Stanley Fischer on March 13, 2014 Stanley Fischer did not get a proper vetting at his Senate Banking confirmation hearing last Thursday to serve as Vice…
90,000 Inner City Jamaicans to benefit from improved services and crime prevention
By S Coward From World Bank WASHINGTON, March 14, 2014 – More than 80,000 Jamaican citizens will benefit from improved services, basic infrastructure and targeted crime and violence interventions in 18 vulnerable inner-city communities as a result of US$42 million…
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Don’t keep sending us unskilled Caymanians says Chamber boss Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce President Johann Moxam said at the opening of the Chamber’s careers and training expo Friday (14) said, “Caymanians and local residents who are registered with the…
Message in a bottle writer traced back to Middle Tennessee
By Josh Cross From The Tennessean Illinois man found bottle on a small island in the Turks and Caicos after it was thrown from cruise ship When it was opened, the envelope located inside a wine bottle Bob Buffington found…
