TNO, ASU awarded training contract in the Caribbean
BY JUDY NICHOLS From Full Circle The Caribbean Branch Office of TNO, in partnership with Arizona State University’s Advanced Technology Innovation Center, has been awarded a three-year contract to train a renewable-energy workforce in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Jamaica….
Caribbean nations urged to take advantage of Panama Canal expansion
By Shanelle Weir From Panama American World Caribbean countries are being urged to position themselves to take advantage of greater trading opportunities that may derive when the Panama Canal Expansion project is completed and commissioned by the first quarter of…
Mixed WI feelings over Maya Angelou acclaim
From Trinidad Express Thanks to two events happening at the same time, the contribution of Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean to US life and culture enjoyed a brief but timely recall. The May 28 death of literary superstar Maya…
Protecting your loved one in a nursing home
By Bamundo Zwal & Schermerhorn, LLP From Caribbean Life That unfortunate time has come. Your sick or elderly loved one can no longer care for themselves, and their needs are too great for you to properly meet. How do you…
Trinidad teen athlete and cousin killed by [Trinidad] police
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday June 10, 2014, CMC – Police have confirmed that they shot and killed two cousins, including a 16-year-old athlete, who won a bronze medal at the CARIFTA Games held in the Bahamas last year. Police…
Annual Healthcare Conference to focus on chronic non-communicable diseases
The prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, cancer and heart disease is worryingly on the rise in the western hemisphere. Organisers of the fifth annual Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference, have therefore decided to choose CNCDs to…
Cayman funerals in May 2014
Eunice Millwood – 5 May 2014 New Bodden Town Otto Lee Regina Flowers – 15 May 2014 South Sound Norma Jane Ebanks – 23 May 2014 Boatswain Bay Joyce Ritch 23 May 1941 – 28 May…
Insider trading probe: Sebi may seek help from foreign peers
By PTI New Delhi From My Digital fc In what is emerging as the biggest insider trading probe in India, watchdog Sebi [Securities & Exchange Board of India]may seek help from its peers in foreign countries, including Hong Kong, Singapore…
Jamaica mulls legal pot (no, it’s not already legal)
By Aileen Torres-Bennett, Special for USA TODAY KINGSTON, Jamaica — This tourist mecca may soon be known as the Colorado of the Caribbean. Given the ready availability of “ganja” as the locals call it, many outsiders assume marijuana is already…
Caribbean Airlines expanding routes
From Dominica Vibes NEW YORK (CMC) – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) has announced plans for expanding existing routes to include some destinations in the Caribbean. An official at the state-owned carrier said this is one of the things…
