Going green without sinking into the red
By Peter Richards From ipsnews CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Apr 7 2014 (IPS) – Most Caribbean countries are famous for their sun, sand and warm sea breezes. Far fewer are known for their wide use of solar, wind and other forms…
Shark drags kayaker eight miles
From Caribbean360 FLORIDA, United States – American college student Adam Fisk got a lot more than he bargained for when he set out on a routine weekend fishing trip, cruising off the South Florida shore in a red kayak, with…
UK refuses to disclose cost of corruption investigation in Turks and Caicos Islands
By Hayden Boyce, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Turks & Caicos Sun At a time when residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands are experiencing severe financial hardships, Helen Garlick and her Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) continue to be paid…
Shanghai to be 2nd Tingyi headquarters
From Ecns.cn Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp, the company that owns instant noodle brand Master Kong and specializes in beverages and instant food, intends to establish an operations headquarters in Shanghai. Tingyi’s spokesman Chen Gongru said the move is part…
More questions than answers in fatal boat incident
By: Stanford Conway, From SKNVibes.com BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – FOLLOWING Wednesday afternoon’s (Apr. 2) unfortunate watery death of Rudolph ‘Tone’ Dowell of Pond’s Extension and Maxwell Browne of New Road, a number of questions have been raised but no official…
Local crowd attacks aid workers at Guinean Ebola treatment center
By Colin Daileda From Mashable Enraged by an Ebola outbreak that has killed 86 people across the country, a group of Guineans attacked aid workers at an Ebola treatment center, accusing them of having brought the disease over, according to…
Machel ‘brilliant’ as he addresses students in Miami: I’m a Caribbean man
By John Bailey From Red 96 7FM Reigning Power Soca Monarch and Road March King Machel Montano put his music aside to deliver what was described as a “brilliant”, “insightful”, “heartfelt” and “inspiring” address to hundreds of Caribbean students at…
T&T minister filing lawsuits against journalists, media houses and politician
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Friday March 22, 2013 – Sports Minister Anil Roberts says he will take legal action against several journalists and media houses as well as the chair person of his Congress of the People (COP) political party…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Numerous Carib’n nationals deported from US following minor crimes
From Jamaica Obsever WASHINGTON (CMC) – A significant number of Caribbean nationals had been deported after committing minor infractions, including traffic violations, according to an analysis of internal United States government records since President Barack Obama assumed office. The figures…
