Caribbean cannot afford to be without RSS, says Barbados PM
By Sharon Austin From Caribbean News Now Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) — Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has underscored the importance of the Regional Security System (RSS), describing it as an organisation the Caribbean “cannot afford to be without”. Stuart expressed…
Grenada government unable to pay arrears owed to public servants
From Caribbean360 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Friday February 28, 2014, CMC – The Grenada government says it will not be able to pay as schedule the EC$12 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) in retroactive payment to public servants. A…
Grenada marks 40 years of independence
By Larry Luxner From Baltimore Post-Examiner U.S. Army Rangers parachute into Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury, October 25 1983. Grenada, which in October marked the 30th anniversary of the U.S. invasion that overthrew the island’s Marxist regime, celebrated the 40th…
Grenada celebrates 40th anniversary of political independence
From Caribbean360 Grenada was the first English-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to have a change of government by the bullet rather than the ballot. ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Friday February 7, 2014, CMC – Grenada is celebrating its 40th anniversary of…
Grenada Sailing Week
Grenada Sailing Week – A massive success From Sail World At the Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week 2014 official prize giving if the smiles and laughter is the measure of a successful regatta, then the 2014 edition was a…
Jamaica bank improving electronic security after mass Target breach
From Caribbean360 The NCB executive noted that pirates were good at sending emails with fake websites or downloading Trojans “that can compromise security irrespective of what is on the banking website.” KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday January 28, 2014, CMC – One…
Grenada failed to capitalize on ‘key programme objectives’ – IMF
From Caribbean360 The IMF said that Grenada during the period 2006-11 had received US$15.2 million in assistance under its Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement and a successor US$13.3 million Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement that was approved WASHINGTON…
Grenada has no interest in legalizing marijuana
From Caribbean360 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Friday January 24, 2014, CMC – Grenada has thrown cold water on plans to decriminalise marijuana insisting that the cultivation and use of the drug on the island were illegal. “Government’s position on this issue…
The Cayman Institute and Branson’s “The Ten Island Renewable Challenge”
The Cayman Institute is an apolitical, privately funded, non profit organization established to consider the long term effects and implications of diverse technological, sociological, economical and cultural issues to the Cayman Islands. Its members work on a voluntary basis and…
