Barbados ‘Money Back’ scheme to combat rise in travel tax
By David Jessop From Voice Caribbean island puts incentive in place to encourage tourism in wake of Air Passenger Duty (APD) rise In what must be a first for any country in the world – and the clearest indication yet…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Farewell to Rueshad Grant shadowed by unanswered questions
By: Alyshah Hasham, From The Star Safety at Caribbean carnival should have been improved before he was born, mother of the 18-year-old killed by a parade float says on the eve of his funeral. Questions continue to haunt the family…
Jamaica now top Caribbean trading partner for China’
From Stabroek News Jamaica Observer) BEIJING, China — JAMAICA became China’s top trading partner in the Caribbean in 2012 and the communist country is committed to forming deeper business alliances with the island going forward, says Chinese President Xi Jinping….
Glory of CARIFESTA and challenges for the media
By Rickey Singh From Jamaica Observer Given the very disappointing regional media coverage of the nine-day 11th Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) currently being hosted by Suriname, the Annual General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), now taking place…
ERA, ICTA & WA appointments made
The Cayman Islands Government has gazetted the appointment boards of three authorities, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), the Information and Communications Technology Authority (ITCA) and the Water Authority (WA). The ERA Sherri Bodden-Cowan, Chair (existing member), Derrick Tibbetts (existing member),…
Jamaica downs Cayman for third straight win
From The Gleaner GLASGOW, Scotland, (CMC): Jamaica achieved a third win in a row, defeating the Cayman Islands 98-2 on the fourth day of the World Youth Netball Championships yesterday. It was all systems go for Jamaica. From the first…
Pilots seeks judicial review over CAL’s employment practices
By Laurel V Williams Sunday T&T Newsday Two local airline pilots have filed an application for leave in the High Court to apply for judicial review against the decision of Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) to hire and employ foreign nationals….
Only two CARICOM states ranked for encouraging female entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON D.C. United States – Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states ranked among 20 Latin America and Caribbean countries that provide the best environments for female entrepreneurs. The Women’s Entrepreneurial VentureScope (WEVentureScope) index was…
Transcendental meditation practice alleviating ADHD in Caribbean Schools
By Transcendental Meditation Study suggests the TM technique may change brain in important ways to help ADHD NEW YORK, PRNewswire- Select schools throughout the Caribbean island of Dominica have begun to employ the Transcendental Meditation® technique as a stress-management tool…
