CONCACAF announces groups and reveals logo for Inaugural Girls’ Under-15 Championship
Sixteen teams will vie for Confederation title GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands (Monday, June 2, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced the competitors, unveiled the logo and released the match schedule of…
Exercise Tradewinds 2014 underway
From U.S. Southern Command ST. JOHN, Antigua – Military and security forces from 11 Caribbean nations have joined the United States and Canada for maritime security and disaster response training as part of Exercise Tradewinds 2014, which began earlier today….
CIBC profit drops less than expected as it eyes bigger deals
By Cameron French From 4-traders Quarterly profit at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce fell by nearly two-thirds due to a charge taken by its Caribbean unit, the bank said on Thursday, but the result topped analysts’ estimates and CIBC’s chief…
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Saving the CARICOM-Canada talks
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News PHOTO: Sir Ronald Sanders Negotiations between Canada and the 15 member-states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are now in danger of ending without result on June 30…
CARPHA’s new laboratory promises faster detection and response to control disease outbreaks in the Caribbean
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is now better equipped to perform faster and safer detection and response to infectious disease outbreaks in the Region. Thanks to the Government of Canada’s Global Partnership Programme…
How the Caribbean is not so sunny anymore for Canadian banks
By John Greenwood From Financial Post TORONTO • Canada’s big banks have a strong presence and a track record of profits in the Caribbean, but during the past few years the region’s economy has taken a nose dive — and…
A day to celebrate migratory birds, a most spectacular event
By Kathy Reshetiloff From Bay Journal News Service International Migratory Bird Day celebrates and calls attention to one of the most important and spectacular events in the Americas — bird migration. Bird Day is celebrated in Canada, the United States,…
New arrest in case of money laundering to Cuba
By Jay Weaver And Juan O. Tamayo From Miami Herald A case that started out alleging $70 million in Medicare fraud now puts the figure at nearly $240 million. A Miami man has been arrested in an unprecedented money-laundering case…
OPINION: Small states in danger of losing a strong advocate
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday May 8, 2014 – The 53-nation Commonwealth association is an important instrument for the promotion of the interests of small states including those in the Caribbean. But, it is facing troubling…
Waterton announces extension of offer to Chaparral shareholders
TORONTO, May 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman, LP (” Waterton “) announced today that the cash offer by Waterton Precious Metals Bid Corp. () Offer “) to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of…
