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…
RBC Wealth Management named Best Private Bank in the Channel Islands
By James Qualtrough From Isle News RBC Wealth Management has been named ‘Best Private Bank in the Channel Islands’ for the second consecutive year at the 2013 World Finance Banking Awards. This success builds on a recent run of awards…
Put on the Ritz for Free in Grand Cayman and St. Thomas
By Robert Curley, From About.com Guide A pair of luxury Ritz-Carlton resorts in the Caribbean are offering free nights with a paid stay. The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman’s Fall Only in Grand Cayman package includes a free fifth night, while The…
Pancho the Pelican an urban celebrity in Havana
From Arizona Daily Star Pancho the Pelican apparently prefers the company of humans to his own kind, and the grit of the big city to a life spent soaring through the breeze above the Caribbean Sea. The wayward seabird has…
LIME and Digicel both announce 4G LTE
CWC to launch 4G LTE in Cayman Cable & Wireless (C&W) will launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile data services in the Cayman Islands, where it trades as LIME. C&W will launch LTE services in the 2013/14 financial year initially…
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,…
Curtly Ambrose not happy with cricket structure in the Caribbean
From That’s Cricket St John’s (Antigua), Sep 16: Former West Indies pacer Curtly Ambrose believes that an overhaul of the entire structure of Caribbean cricket is needed for the game to improve. Ambrose said more attention should be paid to…
