USCG Lt. Hector ‘Rafy’ Ramos keeps boaters safe at sea
by Carol Bareuther From All At Sea Caribbean Gut instinct has served U.S. Coast Guard helicopter pilot, Lt. Hector ‘Rafy’ Ramos, well. Last year, flying out of Air Station Borinquen in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Ramos and his team successfully rescued…
Inside Richard Branson’s £40,000 a night Necker Island
Posted by Y! Features Editor in Around the Web Set in the Caribbean, Richard Branson’s holiday home Necker Island is a by-word for luxury and has played host to a vast array of A-list celebrities and royalty. But the 74-acre…
CONCACAF selects group of elite referees for 2013 Gold Cup
Miami, FL (Friday, July 05, 2013) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) revealed today the list of referees set to officiate the matches of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. “We are proud to have…
Caribbean governments give no priority to climate change
By David Jessop From Dominican Today Climate change and the Caribbean economy Whether you believe that global warming is caused by human activity, is in one or another way cyclical, or is a complete myth, there is sufficient scientific evidence…
Jamaica’s McNeill: British Air passenger duty “still a serious problem”
From Caribbean Journal The British Air Passenger Duty remains a “serious problem,” although Jamaica has managed to “turn the corner” a bit, according to Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill. He said efforts to improve Jamaica’s profile in the United Kingdom…
Breast cancer and genetic testing: it’s different for black women
by Crystal Shepeard, Care2 Even before Angelina Jolie made headlines about her decision to have a double mastectomy after discovering she carried the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes – mutations that increase the chance of developing breast and ovarian…
CARICOM at 40: An alternative agenda
By Sir Ronald Sanders Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday July 4, 2013 – By the time this commentary is read, Heads of Government of the 15-nation Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) will have celebrated the 40th anniversary of the inter-governmental…
Jamaican PM Speech at CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting
THURSDAY, 04 JULY 2013 Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller Among the many things we the people of the Caribbean have in common is the warm and welcoming Caribbean Sea. Its foamy crests embrace all our coastlines. Our…
Colombian Scholars Highlight Importance of Being Caribbean
Santiago de Cuba, July 4 (Prensa Latina) Scholars from Colombia highlighted here today the links to the Caribbean, a reality dodged for a long time. During the Colloquium “The Caribbean Linking Us”, as part of the 33rd Fiesta del Fuego…
Tiffany’s Executive Stole $1.3 Million in Jewels
BY ALLISON P. DAVIS New York Mag A former Tiffany & Co executive who stole over 1 million dollars worth of jewelry is facing 30 years in prison, reports WWD. Ingrid Lederhass-Okun, who started with the company in 1991, was…
