Caribbean News iCommunity iEntertainment iFinance iLocal News ISports iWorld News Manager's Choice News Sports Local Sports World
Cayman Islands: Sebastian Martinez signs for Portuguese club Leixoes SC
On Monday, August 7th, following a three-week trial period, aspiring 18-year old Caymanian Sebastian Martinez signed a two-year professional football contract with Leixões Sports Club (SC) of Portugal. Located in Matosinhos, a city and municipality in the northern Porto district…
Angolan VP to be tried for corruption in Portugal
From news24 Lisbon – Angolan Vice President Manuel Vicente will face trial in Portugal over allegations he bribed a magistrate to drop two investigations against him, according to a Wednesday ruling cited in Portuguese media. Vicente, who was the president…
Portugal forest fire: 12 survive by hiding in a water tank
From BBC Twelve people survived one of Portugal’s deadliest fires by seeking refuge in a water tank after access to their village was cut off by the blaze. The residents, including a disabled 95-year-old woman, spent more than six hours…
UN chief bids farewell
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said goodbye to staff and Caribbean and other Permanent Representatives at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday. Stating that though he had delivered many speeches over his…
CRFM successfully implements EU-funded project helping to strengthen sanitary controls in the CARIFORUM fishery sector
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture has successfully completed the project “Capacity Building of regulatory and industry stakeholders in Aquaculture and Fisheries Health and Food Safety to meet the SPS…
The ECB has temporarily taken the fear out of the European bond market
By Jonathon Garber From Business Insider Back in February, European peripheral spreads versus Germany widened to levels last seen in June 2015 as investors freaked out about contingent convertible bonds, or Coco bonds. The fear was that capital levels of certain…
Portugal’s return to bond market fuels recovery hopes
By Jamie Robertson, Presenter, BBC World News Something to smile about at last? Portugal hopes its return to the bond market will spur economic recovery Wednesday morning in Portugal and a corner was turned on the gruelling road to…
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…
Submarine case – €19 million transfer to Cayman Islands not accepted as evidence
From algarvedailynews The company which advised the German consortium on the sale of submarines to Portugal transferred over €20 million to ‘unknown bank accounts.’ In the space of six months Escom UK, which was owned by Banco Espirito Santo Group,…
Portugal legend Eusebio dies at 71
Sunday, 5th January 2014 09:10 From LBC97.3FM Portuguese football legend Eusebio has died three just weeks before he was due to celebrate his 72nd birthday. The former Benfica and Portugal superstar, regarded as one of the greatest players in the…
