World cup football, salad munchers and law
By Jonathan Ames The Lawyer From Briefings Digest 6th July 2014 The quality of football at the 2014 World Cup has been so high as to overcome less positive issues around the competition. Concerns around the impact of stadium building…
OCA probing beating in schools
From Jamaica Observer THE Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) says there has been an increase in reports of students being beaten by teachers, although corporal punishment was banned in 2011. “… We tend to get a lot of reports…
Launch of new Inter Caribbean airline/Direct air link Nigeria-Jamaica
Launch of new Inter Caribbean airline From Indiegogo Who we are Phoenix Airways. is a new regional airline in its formative stages. It is being organized to take advantage of a specific gap in the short-haul travel market, throughout the…
Anthony agonises over ways to cut St Lucia fiscal deficit
From Caribbean360 CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Friday July 4, CMC – The St. Lucia government says it is important to reach a consensus with the public sector unions on ways of dealing with the current EC$76 million (One EC Dollar =…
Victoria couple on ‘disaster’ norovirus cruise demand refund
From CBC News Couple’s only memories of $7,300 holiday are of being sick alongside hundreds of other passengers A couple from Victoria are demanding a full refund after enduring what they say was a nightmare cruise ship vacation. Wally and…
The worst things you can do on a job interview
By Samuel Rosenberg From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Thursday July 3, 2014 – Once you know about all the worst things you can do during a job interview, you can plan and prepare properly so that you can commit…
Cayman film competition winners/Ebony names Caribbean poets
Cayman Through My Eyes Film Competition 2014 winners announced Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (July 4, 2014) Three students have been named the winners in the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism (DOT) Cayman…Through My Eyes short Film Competition from 80 outstanding…
Cayman YMCA receives charter/Rare psychotic hallucinations
Cayman Islands YMCA receives charter From St Petersburg YMCA [Last] week at the YMCA World Council meeting in Estes Park, Colorado with an audience of 1,300 representatives from 83 countries gathered at the YMCA of the Rockies, the YMCA of…
Cayman Islands technology/Caribbean leaders on risk reduction
Cayman Islands: Technology: A key business driver Article by Richard Munday Published by Cayman Finance Cayman’s mature information and communications technology infrastructure has been an important draw for businesses to domicile in this jurisdiction, as highly prized as its high…
Medical marijuana/Big soda attack fails
CARICOM leaders to establish commission to review marijuana decriminalisation By Peter Richards From Caribbean360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Thursday July 3, 2014, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have agreed to the establishment of a Commission to further the debate on…





