Minister Bodden gets Councillor
New Ministers sworn is as Justices of the Peace GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Councillor Alva Suckoo has been appointed to Minister Hon. Osbourne Bodden to help in the areas of Sports, Youth and Culture in the Ministry of Health,…
Southwest adds international flavor with Caribbean flights
By McClatchy News Service From MailTribune DALLAS, Texas — To the sound of steel drums playing Caribbean music, Southwest Airlines announced Aruba, Jamaica and the Bahamas as its first-ever international destinations. The flights, to depart from Atlanta, Baltimore and Orlando,…
Integrity violations found in Caribbean Netherlands
From The Daily Herald THE HAGUE–Violations of integrity have been found on all three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, not only in Bonaire, where two (former) politicians have been prosecuted. This according to a recent report on security and crime…
‘Change the law’ says wife of businessman who faced trial for beating up thieves
From Wales Online Lisa Woodhouse calls for more protection for her husband Andrew, who was cleared by a jury of assaulting two thieves on his property Abergavenny businessman Andrew Woodhouse who was accused of causing grievous bodily harm against a…
Working for the disabled
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin met with members of the Cayman Islands Disability Policy Subcommittee Thursday, 23 January, 2014. Mr. McLaughlin thanked them for their work in helping the country develop a National Disability leading up…
Across the Caribbean, calls for divine intervention ring out
By Tony Best Special to the NNPA from the New York Carib News As Caribbean countries battle some of their worst economic and social challenges in years, there are increasing calls for divine intervention. From Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago…
Radioactive cars from Japan turning up in Caribbean
By Bert Wilkinson Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News From Blackfoicenews.com It certainly won’t be the first thing on the minds of Caribbean people when they wake up every day but there is clear evidence that…
Lifestyles: new classes starting
Please see the attachment with details on new weight management and other programmes beginning soon. Please note that pre-registration is required in order to determine our enrollment. I hope you will enroll in a program option. For more details, please…
Jamaica: Mass burial site claim
From The Daily Herald JAMAICA–A stunning claim has been made by a former gang member in the eastern belt of the Jamaica capital, that men in the criminal underworld, often assisted by rogue policemen, have been killing people and burying…
5 Facts: The Caribbean Court of Justice
By diGJamaica The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has been in the news quite often over the last year, especially in light of the highly-publicised, contentious Shanique Myrie case. On October 4 last year, the case concluded with the court…
