New Director for Cayman Tourism
Rosa Harris, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism’s new Director After seven-and-a-half years at the Department of Tourism (DOT) Mrs. Rosa Harris has moved into its top position as Director of Tourism. “I am very pleased that such a qualified individual…
Limit on contracts for inverted companies wins in house [Cayman named]
By Derek Wallbank and Richard Rubin From Bloomberg The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to prevent companies that moved from the U.S. to Bermuda or the Cayman Islands from winning some federal contracts. The 221-200 tally, with 34 Republicans…
Why join the Commonwealth?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday July 11, 2014 – The Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University held a colloquium on Thursday July 10 on the subject of “Why join the Commonwealth?”. I was invited to…
RBC Children’s Cancer Fund gets new Administrator
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Friday July 11, 2014: RBC continues its fight against pediatric cancer in the Caribbean through a new partnership with The Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society (TTCS). The bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the non-profit organization on…
Scientists may have found the brain’s on/off switch
By Tracy Staedter for Discovery News From Mashable When I was a child about nine years old or so, I embarked on a mission to discover the barrier between waking and sleeping. I believed that if I concentrated each night…
Three men allege they were kidnapped by Washington D.C. uber driver, taken on 10-minute high speed chase
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist It’s not just Washington D.C., taxi drivers who allegedly kidnap passengers. Three out-of-town visitors allege they were kidnapped and taken on a high speed chase after hopping in an UberBlack car in the city earlier…
The Obama administration releases 2014 National Drug Policy Strategy
On July 9, Michael P. Botticelli, Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy, released the 2014 National Drug Control Strategy, the Obama Administration’s primary blueprint for drug policy in the United States. The science-based plan for reform contains a series…
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Jamaica sugar industry facing major crisis as drought worsens
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday July 11, 2014, CMC – The Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), says the multi-billion dollar sugar industry is now under major threat due to the effects of the worsening drought. SIA chairman, Ambassador Derrick Heaven, says…
Sahara Desert dust takes Transatlantic trip
By Patrick J. Kiger for Discovery News From Mashable If you’re sneezing right now, the cause may be on the other side of the planet. In late June, winds began blowing what NASA describes as a “river of dust” from…
Caribbean nations fighting spread of chikungunya virus; 21 deaths so far
From NNN NASSAU (Bahamas), July 10 (NNN-CARIBBEANNEWS) — Twenty-one deaths were reported so far following the rapid spread of the mosquito-transmitted chikungunya virus in the Caribbean region, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The Aedes aegypti mosquito spreads…
