Caribbean Designers to Showcase at Dominicana Moda 2014
From South Florida Caribbean News Dominicana Moda is scheduled for October 20th to October 25th, and will take place at the Hotel Embajador in Santo Domingo Bridgetown, Barbados – The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), under the 10th European…
Apple apologises as iOS 8.0.1 update is pulled
By Joe Cox From What HiFi Apple was forced to pull its latest iOS 8.0.1 update, after users reported problems with the release on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Apple has since apologised and promised it is…
Terror in Latin America and the Caribbean
By W.T. Whitney Jr. From Counter Punch Cuban national hero José Martí referred to land lying between the Rio Grande River and the Straits of Magellan as “Our America.” In an essay with that title published in 1892, Martí evoked…
Disaster Risk Management Latin American and Caribbean
The Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) will hold the “III Regional Seminar on Partnerships between the public and private sectors for Disaster Risk Management.” Continuity of Government and Continuity of Business and Operations during…
Cayman Islands’ Harneys sponsors young Caymanian to pursue law degree
Cayman law firm Harneys has awarded a young Caymanian a scholarship to study law in the UK. High achiever Sydonie Barrett, 19, former student at St Ignatius School, graduated with honours in 2012, before beginning her degree in law at…
Cayman Islands: Caribbean Palliative Care Conference 2014 Thursday (2)
Rev. Guillermo Escalona, M.DIV, BCC, CT Director of Pastoral Education Baptist Health South Florida will be speaking at the Caribbean Palliative Care Conference 2014 on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at St. Matthew’s University, West Bay Road, Grand Cayman. Rev. Guillermo…
Quietest Atlantic Hurricane Season Since 1986
By Dr. Jeff Masters From Weather Underground The traditional busiest month of the Atlantic hurricane season, September, is now over, and we are on the home stretch. Just three weeks remain of the peak danger portion of the season. September…
Caribbean tourism sector advised to focus attention on needs of modern traveller
From Caribbean News Now ORANJESTAD, St Eustatius — Regional tourism planners and policymakers have been advised to stop catering to the visitor of yesterday and focus on the needs of the modern traveller in order to survive growing competition from…
Letter from Britain – Part 1
By Henry S. Fraser From Caribbean360 “The land of embarrassment and breakfast.” (Julian Barnes, British author) “Our tolerance is part of what makes Britain Britain. So conform to it, or don’t come here.” (Tony Blair) “It has something to do…
Drugmakers lose bid to abolish Alameda take-back program
By Ross Todd, from The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday found that an Alameda County ordinance requiring pharmaceutical companies to fund a program to dispose of unused drugs is constitutional….
