Cayman Islands Junior Achievers off to Ontario, Canada
The world’s top youth leaders will gather at the 2014 Next Generation Leaders Forum from August 17-22 at Trent University in Peterborough, ON. Students from across the globe will connect with experts from business and academia to develop new perspectives,…
Death at the hands of a foreign culture
By John Nania, Epoch Times The death of a young American Peace Corps volunteer sheds light on China today On July 30, the CCP launched the most severe attack ever against Epoch Times website, causing some temporary inconvenience for readers….
Five arrest warrants issued in former Haitian leader corruption case
By Joseph Guyler Delva From Haitian-Caribbean News Network PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) — The Haitian judge, conducting the inquiry into acts of corruption blamed on Haiti’s former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, issued on Friday 5 arrest warrants against suspects who failed to…
Here’s why hiring managers should stop looking at resumes
By Emmie Martin From Business Insider Resumes have long been the standard starting point for hiring managers searching for top job candidates. But as it turns out, they might not be the best indicators of which applicants deserve a second…
AIFMD rules fuel offshore fund boom
From IFC Review The introduction of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) could add fuel to the fire of the recent trend for investment trusts to be domiciled offshore, reports the FT Adviser. Under the AIFMD, which came into…
Cuba’s Balsero crisis still an open wound, 20 years on
By Ivet González From IPS HAVANA, Aug 6 2014 (IPS) – Tears, silence and evasive responses are the reactions from Cubans when they are asked about the “balseros” or rafters crisis; two decades after an exodus without parallel in Latin…
A man accidentally killed himself while taking a selfie
By Maya Kosoff From Business Insider Oscar Otero Aguilar, who died while posing with a gun for a selfie. A young man in Mexico City has died after taking a selfie while holding a borrowed, loaded gun. Oscar Otero Aguilar,…
Caribbean News Now: Cayman police covering up for British officials
An article has appeared on Caribbean News Now website and claims: “In a decision that has been described by local media as part of an “ongoing cover up”, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) has concluded that allegations that…
No Caribbean appetite for a rum fight
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday August 7, 2014 – It is alarming that Barbados’ Ambassador to the United States, John Beale, has publicly stated that CARICOM (the 15-nation Caribbean Community) is “inactive” and needs to take…
Republic Bank fights high Caribbean energy costs . .
By Maury Wright Editor in Chief, LEDs Magazine and Illumination in Focus .. with comprehensive lighting control Lighting control pays off in almost any environment, but implementing aggressive control strategies is especially important in areas such as the Caribbean where $0.40…
