U.S. attorney shot in Turks and Caicos
From Caribbean News Service PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, Jul 31 2017 – The police have launched a manhunt for gunmen who shot a prominent U.S. attorney and tied up a security guard here late Friday, The police report that Michael…
CDB rolls out training programme to support regional institutional reform in 19 countries
From Caribbean News Now BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has introduced a training initiative to help governments of its 19 borrowing member countries (BMCs) more effectively manage policies, programmes and projects. One course participant, and one institution…
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Caribbean Development Bank : Climate change impacts to be discussed at CDB’s 47th Annual Meeting
From Caribbean Development Bank The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is calling attention to the work that remains to be done to strengthen the Region’s resilience to climate change impacts. On May 24, 2017, CDB will host a seminar to review…
Turks and Caicos toddler gets critical diabetic care in the Cayman Islands
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, Sunday March 5, 2017 – A two-year-old toddler from the Turks and Caicos Islands has a new lease on life after receiving critical diabetic treatment at a Caribbean hospital. Bahamian Lakeisha Wilson, who works as a…
Crackdown on tax havens would risk UK ‘crime-busting capability’
From Sputnik News A decision by members of the UK House of Commons to pass a bill designed to make it harder from criminals to cover their identities by using UK-linked tax havens to disguise property and asset ownership has…
Two more Haitian migrant vessels intercepted in Turks and Caicos
From Caribbean News Now PROVIDENCIALES, TCI — As police and immigration officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) continue to search for bodies that may still be in the waters of the North West Point area of Providenciales from…
Jamaica’s health sector gets boost from 82 PROMAC trained health professionals
From Jamaica Gleaner The local health sector has received a much-needed boost as Jamaica’s maternal and neonatal services will improve with an additional cohort of trained professionals. A total of 82 health-care personnel have completed specialised training in maternal and…
Defeated Dr. Rufus Ewing resigns as PNP leader; quits politics
By Todeline Defralien From The Sun Turks & Caicos Former Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing has resigned as leader of the Progressive National Party (PNP) after losing his At-Large seat and leading the party to a crushing defeat in the December…
Caribbean rolls out relief efforts after Hurricane Matthew
By Bert Wilkinson From Amsterdam News Now that Hurricane Matthew, one of the deadliest storms to have roared through the Caribbean and the U.S. in more than a decade, has made landfall in Florida, relief officials at the Caribbean’s main…
The Bahamas named the Caribbean’s Leading Luxury Destination
From The Voice The Bahamas beat out Anguilla, Turks and Caicos Islands, Mustique and St Lucia, to win the prestigious awar For the second year running The Bahamas has been named the Caribbean’s Leading Luxury Destination. The cluster of islands was…
