Lewis Hamilton takes maiden Formula One win with Mercedes at Sepang
From Caribbean360 SEPANG, Malaysia, Monday March 31, 2014, CMC – Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes captured his first event in ten outings and his first ever at Sepang when he won the Malaysian Grand Prix here Sunday. The Brit, whose paternal…
Haitian lawmaker frees criminal suspects by force
By Joseph Guyler Delva From Caribbean News Now PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) — Prosecutors in Haiti’s capital on Thursday observed the last day of a 48-hour strike to denounce and protest the storming of their office by a lawmaker who freed…
Is the Caribbean Diaspora a real source for investment?
CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Mar. 31, 2014: Nationals from the Caribbean region and those of Caribbean heritage living outside the region number millions even though there is no accurate count of the total number. There’s no better demonstration…
The US debt ceiling crisis that ended with a whimper
By Jamie Robertson Presenter, BBC World News The US Congress has agreed to raise the debt ceiling until March 2015, averting another crisis that almost four months ago threatened to trigger a default on US debt and plunge the global…
Gibraltar: The new Cayman for European funds
By James Lasry From Hassans The Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive (“AIFMD” and / or the “Directive”) has dichotomised the funds industry into EU and non-EU funds jurisdictions. This has put Gibraltar which was one of a dozen such domiciles…
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Television broadcast schedule confirmed for CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals
MIAMI (Monday, March 31, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) released today the broadcast schedule for the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League semifinals, which kick off on April 1. TV viewers and soccer aficionados…
Demographic change in Europe and North America offers opportunity for the Caribbean to modify political positions
By David Jessop From Stabroek News In 2001, one in 10 voters in the United Kingdom were members of an ethnic minority; by 2050 the number will have risen to one in five. Put another way, demographic change is set…
Campbell fancies Windies Women title chances
From Jamaica Observer SYLHET, Bangladesh (CMC) – Coach Sherwin Campbell has backed West Indies Women to win the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup, after their qualification for the semi-finals was confirmed late Friday. The Caribbean side trounced Sri Lanka by eight…
Caribbean Pygmy Octopi
Caribbean Pygmy Octopi smaller than a penny born in captivity By Carolyn Cox From Geekosystem I’m a silly human for wanting to build them a dollhouse aquarium, but I do, guys. I do. Smaller than a LEGO minifig! Overpowered by…
Jean Holder’s Caribbean Tourism: A review comment by Ralph E. Gonsalves
Dr. Jean Holder’s book Caribbean Tourism, published late last year by Canoe Press of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), is an excellent, comprehensive survey of the historical evolution of tourism…
