Liat seeks to improve customer service as pilots raise several issues
From Caribbean 360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Monday July 15, 2013 – The regional airline, LIAT, Monday assured the travelling public that it is committed to improving the level of service offered by the airline even as disgruntled pilots warned of…
Caribbean launches new tool to deal with climate change
By Peter Richards From Inter Press Service News Agency CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jul 15 2013 (IPS) – If the studies conducted by the International Code Council (ICC) are true, then by 2025, Caribbean countries will witness a significant increase in…
Record-setting British electric race car reaches 204 mph
By Vignesh Ramachandran From Mashable When you think electric car, “fast” might not be the first adjective that comes to your mind. But at 204 mph, Drayson Racing has a electric race car that surpasses the impressive speeds of Nissan’s…
Premier meets regional leaders
From Office of the Premier Post-CARICOM Meeting Overview Premier Alden McLaughlin recently returned from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, where he attended the Thirty Fourth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)….
Kelly Osbourne gets engaged to Matthew Mosshart in the Caribbean
by Lauren James From Contact Music Kelly Osbourne and her boyfriend Matthew Mosshart are now engaged after two years of dating Matthew Mosshart, brother of The Dead Weather/The Kills lead singer Alison Mosshart, has popped the question to his girlfriend…
Solihull School bowled over by Caribbean challenge
From Cricket World Solihull School will be aiming to represent England with pride when they compete at a prestigious international cricket competition hosted in Barbados. The independent school for boys and girls on Warwick Road is the only school outside…
Significant progress in probe, sending notices in every case: FM
By Ritu Sarin : New Delhi, The Indian Express Investigations into companies owned by around 600 Indians in tax havens such as the British Virgin Islands, the Cook Islands and Cayman Islands — details first reported by The Indian Express…
Doctor from Cayman University joins Augusta Health, Virginia USA
From The News Virginian Augusta Health Primary Care announced on Monday that Gin Lou, a family physician, will join the Fishersville practice. After graduating from the Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, Lou received her Doctor of Medicine from St. Matthew’s…
Caribbean Bananas: organic production vs. disease control
By Julio Godoy From IPS Inter Press Service There is no single solution for black sigatoka, the most destructive and costly of banana diseases. The share of organic bananas within the country’s total banana exports rose from 32 to 58…
Annual Cayman Stingray Census shows general improvements
By Guy Harvey From Power Boat World The 2013 census of the North Sound stingray population was just completed this past week and the news is generally good. On day two of the census, I had a late start as…