Radioactive cars from Japan turning up in Caribbean
By Bert Wilkinson Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News From Blackfoicenews.com It certainly won’t be the first thing on the minds of Caribbean people when they wake up every day but there is clear evidence that…
Cayman insolvency petitions on the rise
From hedgeweek Insolvency petition filings in the Cayman Islands spiked more than 30 per cent in 2013 when compared with 2012, resulting in the highest number of filings in the past three years, according to Appleby. The increase reversed a…
Provisional and temporizing solutions not the answer to Caribbean problems
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday January 24, 2014 – The extent of the damage and human suffering on the island of St Vincent caused by unprecedented rainfall and flooding over the Christmas holiday period is much…
Fitch expects to rate Comcel Trust’s senior notes ‘BB+(EXP)’
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) CHICAGO, January 23 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings expects to rate Comcel Trust’s (Comcel) proposed USD500 million senior unsecured notes ‘BB+(EXP)’. Fitch has also assigned a Long-Term Foreign-Currency and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings…
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,…
A new sports person?
Kaiya Sade Streete-Thompson, born on 10th April 2013, was baptized a few weeks ago at St. George’s Anglican Church. As Kaiya is the daughter of Kareem Streete-Thompson, Cayman’s famous long jump and 100 metres athlete, there should be good genes…
Jamaica: Mass burial site claim
From The Daily Herald JAMAICA–A stunning claim has been made by a former gang member in the eastern belt of the Jamaica capital, that men in the criminal underworld, often assisted by rogue policemen, have been killing people and burying…
iNews Briefs
Reporting app revealed The Department of Environment (DoE) has announced it is launching an app that will enable people to make reports to staff in real time on their iPads and smart phones whenever they see someone executing infractions in…
5 Facts: The Caribbean Court of Justice
By diGJamaica The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has been in the news quite often over the last year, especially in light of the highly-publicised, contentious Shanique Myrie case. On October 4 last year, the case concluded with the court…
Grenada has no interest in legalizing marijuana
From Caribbean360 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Friday January 24, 2014, CMC – Grenada has thrown cold water on plans to decriminalise marijuana insisting that the cultivation and use of the drug on the island were illegal. “Government’s position on this issue…
