Get ready to buy emerging markets [after vacationing in Grand Cayman]
By StreetAuthority From Nasdaq As I write this I’m sailing across the sky, 35,000 feet in the air in a Boeing 777, heading home from a great vacation in Grand Cayman. It’s one of the most beautiful islands in the…
Caribbean urged to ban sale of high salt foods, high sugar beverages to children
From Caribbean360 According to a recent report, no CARICOM country has national policies or major initiatives aimed at reducing salt intake of the population which has been shown to reduce blood pressure which is a major problem among Caribbean people….
Sustainability keeps Caribbean locals and tourists happy
From DW How do you make an island paradise with limited business infrastructure into a winning combination for both tourists and locals alike? You take a leaf out of Dominica’s book. For the many tourists that come to the Caribbean…
Pirates of the Caribbean
Disney never wanted you to see the Pirates of the Caribbean this way From Disney Dose This post is the second in a series themed “Disney Never Wanted You to See Disneyland This Way.” So far we have just covered…
Caribbean leaders unveil 10-point slavery reparations plan
By Juliana Lucas From Voice Heads of state for 15 Caribbean countries want Europe’s former slave-owning states to pay up for past crimes through structured programmes 20/03/2014 02:26 PM DEMANDS: Caricom want countries like Britain to make amends for the…
Andrew returns to the Rock [from Cayman]
From Jamaica Observer The JLP’s welcoming party assembled in the VIP Lounge of the Norman Manley International Airport to meet party leader Andrew Holness yesterday. From left are Councillor Duane Smith Deputy Spokesperson on ICT, Knowledge Economy & the Environment;…
CARICOM expresses support for Britain’s airline passenger tax reform
From Caribbean360 CARICOM Secretary General Irwin La Rocque said that the tax had in the past negatively affected the region’s tourism sector and the realignment to a simpler and fairer two-band system is in keeping with the proposals advanced by…
Millionaire strip club owner battered to death in Caribbean – wrong body sent back to UK
By William Turvil from Daily Mail UK Daughter of millionaire strip club owner battered to death in the Caribbean blasts bungling authorities for ‘corruption and cover-up’ – including sending the WRONG BODY back to Britain Denise D’Courtenay, 60, had been…
Jamaica’s Tessanne Chin for Caribbean culture festival in New York
From Caribbean360 The reigning Voice winner will be joined on stage by A-list Caribbean performers including Konshens and Beenie Man at the inaugural Oracabessa Festival on Memorial Day NEW YORK, United States, Jamaica’s reggae-fusion songstress Tessanne Chin, who won season…
Cayman premier’s speech at UCCI Anti-Corruption conference
UCCI Caribbean Conference Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA The Ethical and Anti-Corruption Framework of the Cayman Islands Government: Lessons for the Caribbean Good morning, I thank President Roy Bodden and the leadership at the University College of the…
