Men’s CFU Caribbean Cup 2014 Group Draw
From CFU Kingston, Jamaica – The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) is proud to announce the group stages of the Men’s Caribbean Cup 2014. The Caribbean Cup is the flag ship tournament of the CFU as the tournament displays some of…
$5.3M ‘Social Impact Bond’ Fund for Latin America launches
From Forbes Social Impact Bonds are coming to Latin America and the Caribbean Following the lead of the U.K. , the U.S., and other places, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), which provides development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean,…
12 Unique Easter traditions
12 Unique Easter traditions from around the world By Jessica Lima From BuzzFeed Slovakia does WHAT on Easter? Finns treat Easter like Halloween. shalamov/shalamov Kids roam around the streets dressed up in costume (usually witch costumes) asking for treats. Australians…
Caribbean fertility rates low
By Joshua Surtees From Guardian Media The assumption that the Caribbean is a hotbed of fertility is a fallacy, local experts say. Rising teenage pregnancies and large families with up to ten children can give a false picture of a…
Investors Trust introduces Portfolio Bond to its platform
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Investors Trust Assurance SPC (“ITA”) is proud to announce the addition of a portfolio bond product to its platform. The product, Access Portfolio, is available in US Dollar, Euros and Pound Sterling. With three different charge-structures…
CARICOM chairman to address reparations forum
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Current Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman and St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves will present the keynote address this month at an international forum on reparations for slavery in the…
LA teacher suspended after district says science projects ‘mimicked weapons’
By Pamela Engel From Business Insider Students at a Los Angeles high school are fighting to get their science teacher back after he was suspended in February for “supervising the building, research and development of imitation weapons,” the Los Angeles…
SMILE!
SMILE! Diver taking pictures of life underwater gets photobombed by a grinning shark in the Bahamas By Julian Robinson From Daily Mail UK Shark swims into shot as photographer Jeffrey Haines takes snaps of diver Inquisitive lemon shark bares its teeth…
Royal Caribbean leads alliance against David Beckham soccer stadium at PortMiami
By Patricia Mazzei From Miami Herald The port interests say they welcome Major League Soccer but don’t want a stadium next to them. Soccer star David Beckham addresses the media about announcements at the Miami-Dade County Commission about his proposal…
