Caribbean travel bans unfair, says Sierra Leone national
By Ken Richards From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — A national of Sierra Leone residing in Britain has criticized the travel ban imposed by St Kitts and Nevis and a number of other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member…
Former Ameriprise adviser from Plymouth admits to swindling $1 million from clients
By Randy Furst Star Tribune The ex-Ameriprise employee spent her clients’ money on clothing, vacations, tuition. The money siphoned from elderly clients paid for some eclectic purchases. It was spent at Victoria’s Secret, on Caribbean cruises, salon visits and donations…
Mike calls on CARICOM to observe what is happening in TCI
From Turks & Caicos Weekly News In A press statement on October 10, former Premier Michael Misick congratulated the former Premier of the Cayman Islands McKeeva Bush, on clearing his name of corruption charges. Misick congratulated Bush on being found…
New program will test air traffic control for drones
By Tom Simonite for MIT Technology Review From Mashable How do you keep small drone aircraft safe in the world’s busiest national airspace? One idea is to have them use cellphone networks to feed data back to an air traffic…
Wrongfully jailed, man freed after 30 years
From Caribbean Life Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 announced that he will move to vacate murder and other charges against David McCallum and the late Willie Stuckey, who were convicted in the 1985 kidnapping and…
The Cayman Culinary Society’s 24th Annual Salon Culinare is on its way – Eat, Drink and Enjoy!
The Cayman Culinary Society (CCS) will hold its most anticipated food event, the annual Salon Culinare on October21st, 22nd and 23rd. The competition will be a two-day event hosted by the Ritz Carlton on the 21st and 22nd showcasing remarkable…
Head teacher branded ‘hypocrite’ for arranging trip to Caribbean in term time
By Harry Readhead From Metro UK Furious parents have labelled a headteacher a ‘hypocrite’ after she made plans to fly off to the Caribbean during term time – when they would be fined for doing the same. Jenny Winder, 53,…
How a tiny fishing village became the gadget factory of the world, and why that’s just the beginning of its ambitions
By Steve Ranger From Tech Republic It’s a hot summer evening in Shenzhen, but it’s still cool inside the Apple store. The young shoppers are checking out the phones and nodding along to the music by a British indie band…
Oil prices fall sharply: Will poor populations benefit?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday October 16, 2014 – To anyone living in a developing country that is not an oil-producer, the present drop in the price of oil is very welcome. Ever since the world’s…
Trouble in Tethys – Extraordinary GM called
Tethys Petroleum Limited: Shareholder Requisition of Extraordinary General Meeting GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, Oct 20, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Tethys Petroleum Limited (“Tethys” or the “Company”) (TPL)(TPL) announces that its board of directors has received a requisition from Pope…
