Massive dust cloud over Atlantic inhibits tropical storms
By Zachary T. Sampson, Tampa Bay Times Staff Writer PHOTO: NOAA The red oval and arrow indicate an area of dusty, warm, dry air over the eastern Atlantic that is making tropical storm formation less likely over the next few…
NY consultant to tell Caribbean tourism players how to enhance visitor experience
From Go Jamaica BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The executive director of the New York based Avant-Guide Institute (AGI), Daniel Levine, is to advise Caribbean tourism players on how to deliver more perfect visitor experiences as he delivers the keynote address…
EIB to Loan $12b by 2020 to African, Caribbean, Pacific Countries
Posted by Jennifer Young, Research Associate MicroCapital European Investment Bank (EIB) to Loan $12b by 2020 to African, Caribbean, Pacific Countries for Infrastructure, Private Business, Regional Developments The Luxembourg-based European Investment Bank (EIB), the long-term lending bank of the European…
Daniel Pelka murder: mother and partner given life
From BBC The mother of Daniel Pelka and her partner have been jailed for life for the four-year-old’s murder. Magdelena Luczak, 27, and Mariusz Krezolek, 34, must serve a minimum of 30 years each for what the judge called their…
TO2015 to Bring Sizzling Sounds of the Americas and Caribbean to streets of Toronto, Hamilton and Markham
From Canada News Wire Vintage pickup trucks to deliver salsa, samba, reggae, funk and calypso to street corners in August TORONTO, July 29, 2013 /CNW/ – The TORONTO 2015 Games are hitting the streets once again this summer to celebrate…
ICO hammers ‘appalling’ CINICO
The following is the complete transcript of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) decision after their hearing of a complaint made against the Cayman Islands National Insurance Company (CINICO) when it refused to give full access to an applicant’s request for…
CONCACAF denies permission given to Warner for legal action
Statement from CONCACAF CONCACAF unequivocally denies the allegation by Jack Warner that has been reported by the press that CONCACAF has given him permission to undertake or consented to any legal action by Mr. Warner against Sir David Simmons. CONCACAF…
A handy one-stop through women’s history
From Jamaican Gleaner Book: Engendering Caribbean History – Cross-Cultural Perspectives Editor: Verene A Shepherd Publisher: Ian Randle Reviewer: Paul H. Williams “The explosion in scholarly production on women and gender issues in the Caribbean since the 1970s, together with the…
First Trust intros First Alt ETF
By Casey Quinian, Mutual Fund Wire It’s a first for Vanguard [profile] First Trust Advisors. First Trust announced it plans to launch its first alternative strategy ETF, First Trust Morningstar Managed Futures Strategy Fund. The fund provides exposure to commodities…
Britain opposed 1983 Grenada invasion
From Caribbean 360 Documents released by the National Archives indicate that then prime minister Margaret Thatcher and United States president Ronald Reagan were at odds over the plans to invade the Caribbean island. Nelson A. King LONDON, England, Friday August…
