CARICOM defers Dominican Republic application amid row over court ruling
From Caribbean 360 The fallout continues from the constitutional court ruling that could render stateless thousands of people of Haitian descent living in the Spanish-speaking country. Peter Richards PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping Tuesday said it…
The 89-Year Evolution Of The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
By Jennifer Michalski, Kirsten Acuna And Christina Austin Reuters From Business Insider The 87th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will kick off on Thursday, Nov. 28. Over the past 89 years, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has become an irreplaceable…
MOM bans 15 firms from hiring new foreign workers for 6 months
By Amelia Tan, From The Straits Times The 11 employment agencies are: Wanco Manpower, RGF HR Agent, Chiu Teng Enterprises, Cayman Management Consultants, Renaissance Management Services, Talent2 Singapore, Singapore Human Resource Consultants, Imag Global Resources, New Channel Manpower International and…
Dr. Guy Harvey honoured with CARAH Award
By John Bell From The Bahamas Weekly WASHINGTON, DC – The Institute of Caribbean Studies has presented Dr. Guy Harvey with the CARAH Luminary Award in recognition of his career as a marine wildlife artist, diver, angler, filmmaker and marine…
Sex education needed in the Caribbean
From Black Voice News Sir George Alleyne: Leading Caribbean Health Expert and Administrator Backs sex Education in the Region’s Schools Special to the NNPA from the New York Carib News With teenage pregnancy rates remaining stubbornly high in the Caribbean,…
Rihanna makes history with the first-ever AMA Icon Award
From Caribbean 360 Barbados’ pop princess ruled the American Music Awards, taking home the inaugural Icon award at the age of 25 and bagging the Best Soul/R&B Female Artist crown. CALIFORNIA, United States, Wednesday November 27, 2013 – Barbados’ megastar…
HBO announces its December features in the Caribbean
• Valentine Road (December 2) In Oxnard, California, eighth-grade student Brandon McInerney shot his classmate Larry King twice in the back of the head during first period. When Larry died two days later, his murder shocked the nation. Looking beyond…
St Andrew’s Day is Sat 30 Nov
Who was he? What do we know from the Bible? Well we just learnt from the reading that Andrew was a Galilean fisherman working in the Black Sea before he and his brother Simon Peter became disciples of Jesus Christ….
Bermuda outpaces Cayman in ILS
By Ray Mellon From Intelligent Insurer Bermuda has outpaced Cayman in the ILS space for the first time in 2013, by both the value of ILS issuance and the number of bonds issued, according to a new report released by…
Walmart-style giveways not the answer to our economic woes
Bob Stewart, Guest columnist, BDA Sun Like Bermuda, Cayman has experienced a significant economic downturn and is seeking to reverse it. One way of doing this has been the creation of Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), a Special Economic Zone that…
