CARIBBEAN VIEW: Stop cursing CARICOM as Darkness; It is a light not yet fully turned-on
By Sir Ronald Sanders Dr Franklin Johnston, a strategist, project manager and advisor to the Jamaica Minister of Education, wrote a column in the Jamaica Observer of May 30, 2014 in which he basically contended that the Caribbean Common Market…
Snooping Sites, Aimless Ads, Sexist Stereotypes: A look back at the week in tech news
By Kate Cox From Consumerist It’s a big, busy world, and even with a smartphone in your pocket at all times it’s hard to read everything written about it in a week. Sometimes, useful info slips through the cracks. So,…
Six charts that show how stingy America is toward its own families
By Matt Phillips From Quartz Just in time Father’s Day, the rich-country think tank known as the OECD has issued its annual survey of the US economy. The Paris-based organization specializes in churning out reports that standardize data across national…
Dominican Republic delivers on immigration promise
By Aníbal De Castro From Miami Herald As close partners, the Dominican Republic and the United States work together on numerous security, economic, and humanitarian issues. In our efforts to bolster the largest economy in the Caribbean and further develop…
PIN students awarded
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin congratulated a dozen students Thursday night who successfully completed the Positive Intervention Now programme at St. George’s Anglican Church. After offering them words of encouragement, Mr. McLaughlin presented Danielle Bryan her…
Cayman rugby lose to USA South in close match – UPDATED REPORT
USA South beat Cayman Islands in try fest 34-24 From NACRA The USA South moved to the top of North Championship League table on Saturday with a narrow 34-30 over the Cayman Islands. The South got tries from Chad Haynes,…
Two-day UK/Caribbean meeting in London: focus on partnership, security
From Trinidad Express A two-day meeting of United Kingdom and Caribbean foreign ministers gets under way in London, England, today with the strengthening of “partnership” for economic development and security as priority agenda issues. Officially slated as the Eighth UK/Caribbean…
Police seeking witnesses in stabbing nr Royal Palms WB Rd (Sat14)
From RCIPS Sun, Jun 15, 2014 at 1:38 PM Police are currently seeking witnesses to a stabbing that took place on West Bay Road vicinity of Royal Palms yesterday June 14th at approximately 1am. It was reported that two males got…