CARIBBEAN VIEW: Re-thinking Caribbean tourism again
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News Most of the Caribbean tourism groups have claimed the recent change in the Air Passenger Duty (APD) as ‘a complete victory’ for the Caribbean. The ‘victory’ is hardly ‘complete’, if it is a…
The Caribbean Journal’s best destinations for Foodies [Cayman makes list]
The foodie revolution is upon us. And it means more and more travelers are planning their trips around a single purpose: culinary exploration. Thankfully, the Caribbean is one of the great food destinations in the world, with dozens of destinations…
We can’t westernise our values for aid – ACP
From News 24 Cape Town – The African, Caribbean and Pacific Parliament (ACP) says it will discourage African heads of State and government from attending the EU-Africa summit scheduled for May should Western nations impose sanctions on Uganda and Nigeria…
Executions no solution to violent crime in the Caribbean
March 27th, 2014 — Death penalty 2013: Governments in some Caribbean countries keep threatening to bring back executions to stem a rising tide of violent crime, ignoring genuinely effective long-term criminal justice solutions, said Amnesty International today at the launch of…
Caribbean countries explain why they abstained
From Jamaica Gleaner Caribbean countries explain why they abstained during UN vote on Ukraine UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been explaining the reasons why they abstained in a United Nations General Assembly vote re-affirming Ukraine’s…
World Water Day is celebrated in Mexican Caribbean
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico (PRWEB) March 27, 2014 World Water Day is celebrated by cleaning beaches in the Mexican Caribbean Sunset World Resorts & Vacation Experiences organized two days of cleaning the beaches at its hotels in Cancún and the…
Elon Musk will launch the heaviest rocket in existence
By Jim Edwards From Business Insider — and yes, it can reach Mars To see SpaceX’s animation of how the Falcon Heavy will look see website Later this year, Elon Musk’s private rocket company, SpaceX, will launch a test flight…
Caribbean Tsunami exercise
The Cayman Islands joined other Countries in the Caribbean as a participant in a tsunami response exercise on Wednesday March 26, 2014. The purpose of the exercise was to evaluate local tsunami response plans, increase tsunami preparedness, and improve coordination…
Pactera announces completion of merger
BEIJING, March 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Pactera Technology International Ltd. PACT +0.42% (“Pactera” or the “Company”), a global consulting and technology services provider strategically headquartered in China, today announced the completion of the merger contemplated by the previously announced Agreement…
Caribbean: Island Nations Summit on debt restructuring, climate change
CASTRIES (St Lucia), March 27 (BERNAMA-NNN-AGENCIES) — Commonwealth small island developing states began a two-day meeting here with St Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony underscoring the importance of developing strategies to deal with many challenges confronting them, including debt…
