Caribbean Development Boxing Tournament…Confident boxing team leaves for Barbados today; urged to be of best behavior
From Kaieteur News They are considered among the best amateur pugilists in Guyana and consequently, the Selection Committee of the Guyana Boxing Association has selected ten boxers to represent this country at the Caribbean. Development Tournament slated for Barbados, December7-12;…
Subway sold for $110 million
From The Guardian tt Prestige Holdings Limited, the local franchise holder of KFC, Pizza Hut and TGI Friday, yesterday announced that it had agreed to purchase 100 per cent of the Subway Restaurant business and related assets from Main Stream…
Puzzles for Dec 7 2016 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
Hard Number Search Puzzle Look for these hidden numbers in the puzzle: TODAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE # 5 YESTERDAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE # 3 SOLUTION
Cayman Dive Operators shore up 2017 tourism season at DEMA
Cayman Islands (November 30, 2016) – A successful trip to the annual Dive Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) show in Las Vegas November 16 – 19 helped Cayman’s dive operators get a jump on 2017. More than 10,000 dive industry…
Cayman Islands attendees learn about finances during final SME workshops of 2016
The Chamber of Commerce brought an end to the 2016 series of Small-and-Micro Enterprise (SME) workshops on Wednesday, November 30. Over 50 attendees made it to the session, where they learned about Financial Planning for SMEs. Paul Muspratt facilitated the…
Boy dies from suspected water contamination in Guyana
From Caribbean News Service GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Dec 05 2016 – Health authorities are awaiting the outcome of tests done by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) after an eight-year-old boy died and his 11-year-old sibling deemed to be “brain…
Death toll in China’s coal mine blast rises, authorities concerned
From Caribbean Herald Four arrested in connected with China’s coal mine blast that killed dozens in Chifeng city • Death toll rose to 32 on Sunday after miners were trapped in the coal mine for four days • Authorities have…
Venezuela expelled from Mercosur
From Caribbean News Now BRASÍLIA, Brazil — South American sub-regional economic bloc Mercosur on Friday expelled Venezuela, effective immediately, for violating the grouping’s democratic principles and trade bylaws. It will now be required to renegotiate its membership if it wishes…
Nigeria: Judicial arrests in anti-corruption investigation rock legal community
By Babajide Oladipo Ogundipe Contributed by Sofunde Osakwe Ogundipe & Belgore From ILO In the early hours of October 9, Nigerian judges woke to learn that a number of their colleagues, from the Supreme Court to the High Court, had…
Migratory birds, and the treaties that protect them, celebrated on 20 Caribbean islands
From Caribbean News Service KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 04 2016 – As migratory birds arrived to settle in the Caribbean for the winter, a series of festivals celebrating these birds swept through the region’s islands as well. In Cuba, a group…






