Guyana “watching” situation in recolonised Dutch Caribbean islands
By: Denis Chabrol From Demera Waves Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge on Tuesday indicated that his country would be paying guarded attention to the political situation in the former Netherlands Antilles- Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba- where residents complain…
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Caribbean island seeks freedom after Dutch ‘colonial coup’
By Bryan Miranda From Waging NonViolence An emergency move from the Dutch government on Feb. 6 to dissolve the local authority of its Caribbean island, St. Eustatius, is bringing new urgency to the Statian struggle for decolonization. The power shuffle…
Mr. Edward Pietersz New Country Head CIBC FirstCaribbean Appointed For Curaçao
From Curacao Chronicle WILLEMSTAD – CIBC FirstCaribbean has announced the appointment of Mr. Edward Pietersz as Country Head for Curacao. That appointment took effect from 1st January 2018. Mr. Pietersz reports to Mr. Mark McIntyre, the bank’s Managing Director of…
Caribbean Beer & Rum Experiences
5 Caribbean Beer and Rum Experiences Worth Traveling For By Holly Johnson From US News Retrace history and learn about local brews and liquors on a rum-fueled journey in the Caribbean. It’s no secret that the Caribbean brims with gorgeous…
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Caribbean Youth Environment Network and Solar Head of State launch partnership
Plans to educate youth about renewable energy across the region During this year COP23 climate conference, the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) and Solar Head of State (SHOS) launched a partnership to promote education on renewable energy across the Caribbean region….
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Failure of communications in the Dutch Caribbean comes as no surprise
By JANNEKE VAN DEN ELSHOUT From University of Twente. Recently, the University of Twente joined forces with the University of Curacao and Saxion University of Applied sciences to do research with regard to the effectiveness and quality of the communications and…
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Study looks into HIV virus spread in Dutch Caribbean
UTRECHT–The fast spreading of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the Dutch Caribbean and the factors that cause this phenomenon are the subject of a new research project of the Aids Fund Netherlands, to be carried out by scientists of the…
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Two Caribbean Islands among World’s Most Scenic Airport Approaches
From Curacao Chronicle Saba’s Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport has the shortest commercial runway in the world. PrivateFly, a booking platform for private jet charters, recently named the world’s top 10 most scenic airport approaches, and the Caribbean took off in…
Satellite tracking tiger sharks in the Dutch Caribbean.
From St Martin News Network Tiger Shark ‘Quinty’ swims from the Saba Bank to Trinidad in four weeks! During an expedition last year, a number of tiger sharks were caught on the Saba Bank and fitted with satellite tags to…
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Bahamian master motivator celebrates 30 years in business
From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamian born international motivational speaker, corporate trainer, bishop of motivation, customer service evangelist, talk show host and author, master motivator Spence Finlayson, is celebrating 30 years in business. Finlayson began his career as…
