A Caribbean comeback [featuring Dart Realty]
By Anthony Stoeckert From Lodging Magazine Although the Caribbean is still not experiencing pre-recession levels of growth in the hotel industry, the region has seen a recent uptick in partially built properties revving up construction again as new developers with…
Caribbean compromise brings hope in Caracas
By Chris Noon Venezuela signed a deal with Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday to jointly produce gas from three highly prospective offshore fields spanning the maritime border between the two countries in the Caribbean Sea. The news is a boon…
Construction starts on the largest solar park in the Caribbean
From Daily Fusion Wirsol Solar AG, an international solar energy provider, headquartered in Germany, has started with the construction of the biggest solar park of the Caribbean in the Dominican Monte Plata province. The solar park will have a total…
Carwash owner concerned about parking lot washes
From Carwash.com CAYMAN ISLANDS — Auto Spa owner Joey Ebanks is concerned about the image mobile carwashes are having on parking lots. He says although it is convenient it looks bad when tourists see this type of behavior. “There is…
Caribbean Rum Coconut Pound Cake
By Rose Mary Morgan From Just a Pinch Recipes Rose Mary’s Notes: Coconut Cakes is one that is most appreciated in the Southern States & especially the area from which I am from. A coconut cake was always featured during…
CIAA appoints new ex-pat chief HR manager and Caymanians complain
In a statement released on Friday (13) the Cayman Islands Airport Authority (CIAA) have announced Janet E. Peters was interviewed, along with five Caymanian applicants for the position of chief human resources officer, in late July, in accordance with a…
CIBC fostering entrepreneurship among youth
From Guardian Media BRIDGETOWN—The Caribbean is even closer to fostering an entrepreneurial spirit among the region’s young people through CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank’s renewal of its partnership with a regional youth entrepreneurship organisation. CIBC FirstCaribbean and the Caribbean Centre of…
Molasses spill disaster
By Dina Spector From Business Insider A massive molasses spill is killing everything in its path — and nothing can be done to clean up the mess In this attached photo an environmental cleanup crew scoops a dead eel out…
Girl’s suicide points to rise in apps used by cyberbullies
By Lizette Alvarez From NY Times MIAMI — The clues were buried in her bedroom. Before leaving for school on Monday morning, Rebecca Ann Sedwick had hidden her schoolbooks under a pile of clothes and left her cellphone behind, a…
Eligibility Committee mull Syrians’ Asylum request – decision expected by month
Erica Virtue, Senior Gleaner Writer From The Gleaner The future of a Syrian couple seeking asylum in Jamaica since August is now under consideration by the Refugee Eligibility Committee and a decision is expected by the end of September, according…
