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The View from Europe: The new masters of the universe
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now It is far from easy to separate fact from fiction when it comes to recent allegations about the effect that big data may have had on Caribbean democracy. This is because it is…
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Beautiful, brilliant, Black: women of the African-Caribbean diaspora.
By Desmond Jolly From Davis Enterprise Several readers have remarked on the recent article about the African-Caribbean diaspora — immigrants and their descendants from the predominantly black nations, those that our president have categorized as unworthy of respect. In honor…
Destinations of the week
100 under-the-radar beaches everyone should visit in their lifetime Part 5 By Alison Millington From Business Insider Whether you’ve only spent a handful of days on the sand in your life or you’re a full-blown sunseeker, there are plenty of…
The Editor Speaks: School drop outs
There has been much in our local media regarding the schools, especially the government run ones, suggesting the teaching staff are to blame for the low standard of education being taught there. I have written a number of editorials on…
Key trend in Africa: Safari lodges changeover to clean solar energy and storage
meeco develops intelligent solar power solutions for remote tourist destinations in Kenya The energy supply of remote African hotel and safari facilities has always been a challenge mostly met by the extensive and exclusive deployment of diesel generators. But more…
Claim that MP lied about Kenya massacre ‘may be in contempt of parliament’
By Owen Bowcott From The Guardian UK Foreign Office intervenes in Mau Mau case after court hears colonies secretary may have misled MPs 60 years ago Published Tuesday 21 March 2017 Last modified on Sunday 7 May 2017 Lawyers acting…
Is Kenya’s mobile-money success translatable to the Caribbean?
By Christian Wayne From St Lucia Star Mobile money has redefined doing business in economies round the world. Globalization and rapid technological advancement – and the struggle to keep pace with change – has altered global society in profound ways….
Webinar on elimination of lead paint in the Caribbean countries
From ONU medio ambiente United Nations experts and government officials discussed the health and economic impacts of lead exposure and the need to advance on lead paint legislation in the Caribbean during a webinar on April 7. Lead exposure is…
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Cayman Islands: How to comply with the Removal of Wrecks Convention
From Safety4Seas The Maritime Authority of Cayman Islands has issued Shipping Notice regarding an update on its guidance referring to the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007, with effect from 7 February 2017. The purpose of the…
Board of troubled Fidelity Bank approves Mauritian group takeover bid
By BRIAN NGUGI From Business Daily Africa IN SUMMARY Fidelity has been looking to sell an equity stake to a strategic investor in order to bolster its capital base. Under the deal with SBM, the Mauritian firm will inject Sh1.46 billion…
