Unpleasant dance with CCJ by Jamaica and T&T
By Rickey Singh From Jamaica Observer Some 52 years after Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago formally severed the colonial relationship with Britain, they maintain a strange preference for the Privy Council in London as their final appellate institution instead of…
Five Caribbean countries on US narcotic drugs list
From Stabroek News (Jamaica Observer) JAMAICA has been listed as one of 22 major drug-producing and transit countries by US President Barack Obama, according to information released Monday by the US Department of State. However, Minister of National Security Peter…
Caribbean Hall of Fame returns
By Balford Henry Observer From Jamaica Observer THE Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture last staged its Caribbean Hall of Fame for Excellence Awards 2012. This year, founder/executive director, Garnett Reid, is reviving the event. “UNESCO has credited…
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Stop cursing CARICOM as Darkness; It is a light not yet fully turned-on
By Sir Ronald Sanders Dr Franklin Johnston, a strategist, project manager and advisor to the Jamaica Minister of Education, wrote a column in the Jamaica Observer of May 30, 2014 in which he basically contended that the Caribbean Common Market…
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Cayman football coach jailed 4 years & 8 months for juvenile sex crime A well liked Cayman football coach who was recently convicted of defilement after having a sexual relationship with a teenage girl was sentenced to four years and…
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Cayman National Gallery joins in Child’s Month In recognition of Child’s Month the Cayman Islands National Gallery has joined Department of Children and Family Services to initiate a Family Fun Day on Saturday 10th May at The Gallery. The Family…
Kartel issues statement from prison following death threats against journalists
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday April 15, 2014, CMC – The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) has condemned death threats sent to journalists who covered the murder trial of popular dancehall entertainer, Vybz Kartel, urging the police to ensure the…
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Radio Cayman is 38 years old The Glass House – real name Government Administration Building (that was) – had a welcome sight over its lawns on Friday, 4th April – with many people including pirates. The reason for the gathering…
UCCI International Ethics Conference opens March 19 – 21, 2014
See also Programme of Plenary Sessions following this story RBC Royal Bank Sponsors UCCI International Ethics Conference March 19 – 21, 2014 RBC Royal Bank is sponsoring this week’s international conference in the Cayman Islands, entitled Toward a Corruption Free…
PERCEPTIONS: When silence prevails, perception rules
From Pinchina Consulting When silence prevails, perception rules: China, the Government of Jamaica and the Court of Public Opinion This post is the second installment of a series entitled, “Perceptions.” The series explores China’s historic and more recent relationship with…