Martinique opens cruise village
By Rebecca Gibson From Cruise and Ferry Cruise visitors receive a warm welcome when sailing into Martinique The Martinique Tourism Authority has opened its first Cruise Village at the Pointe Simon Cruise Terminal in Fort-de-France. Opened to improve the cruise…
Berette Macaulay launches ‘Cocooning Catharsis’ in the Caribbean
By ARC Magazine Susanne Fredricks is proud to host the launch of ‘Cocooning Catharsis’, Berette Macaulay’s first solo show in the Caribbean. The exhibition opens this Thursday 19th December at 6.30 pm, at the Upstairs Gallery at Hi Qo Art…
Qualfon receives Foreign Investor of the Year Award
Qualfon Receives Foreign Investor of the Year Award from the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies and the Caribbean Export Development Agency The Foreign Investor of the Year award recognizes foreign investors (non-Caribbean nationals) whose investments have generated a significant…
Garden of the Groves’ Celebration of Migratory Birds
By Erika Gates From The Bahamas Weekly Basic Birding Class for adults was also part of the IMBD celebrations and was conducted over four consecutive Saturdays by Cert. Bahamas Birding Guide, Erika Gates. Freeport, Bahamas – During the final months…
Bomb hoax – two arrested, one charged – other released
On Wednesday, 18th December 2013 two Caymanian males ages forty-eight and fifty-three were arrested by officers of the RCIPS Drugs & Serious Crime Task Force on suspicion of “bomb hoax”. One male was later charged with the offence of “bomb…
Prisoners flex mental muscle
Four inmates of Her Majesty’s Prison Northward are building portfolios of ‘clients’ from among their fellow prisoners, after successfully completing a personal trainer certification course. Richard Parsons, Sherlock Bodden, Robert Schultz and Robert Girvan were regulars in the gym, who…
The future of Cypriot Banking – Is there life after Troika?
By Dr. Jim Leontiades, Cyprus International Institute of Management www.ciim.ac.cy From Financial Mirror Have you ever wondered why so many small countries rely on banking as their primary industry? A partial list of these would include: Monaco, Malta, Luxembourg, Cayman…
JMP Group INC. files (8-K) Disclosing
JMP Group INC. files (8-K) Disclosing Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant December 17, 2013 Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance…
RBC Caribbean Economic Report: Barbados economy slipped back into recession
From News T&T The S&P downgrade from BB+ to BB– with a negative outlook, is based on weak and deteriorating external and fiscal balances in the face of external financing challenges (such as the recent failed US$500 million bond issue)…
Tom Daley ‘is gay because his father died’ says UK evangelist
By Jamie Merrill From The Independent Christian Concern founder Andrea Minichiello Williams angers gay rights campaigner after speech in Jamaica The head of a British evangelical Christian lobby group has angered gay rights campaigners by urging Jamaica to keep same-sex…
