Turkish investors targeted to Invest in the Caribbean
By Caribbean Export From The Bahamas Weekly SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in cooperation with the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) facilitated the participation of Caribbean investment promotion agencies (IPAs) in…
Cayman Islands: Update on the introduction of the Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014
By Matt Mulry From Dillon Eustace On foot of our previous client briefing in relation to the Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014 (the “Law”) which deals with the regulation of directors of certain entities in the Cayman Islands was…
Partnership agreement signed: CTO, CARPHA & CHTA
From TN Global Travel Industry News The tourism and health organizations have agreed to combat health, safety and environmental issues in the tourism workplace. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Caribbean Hotel &…
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,…
Crime deters visitors from buying Bahamas properties
From Caribbean360 NASSAU, Bahamas, Thursday– A prospective second home-owner interested in purchasing a property in New Providence is reportedly surprised by the murder rate and reports of the high levels of crime in The Bahamas. According to The Bahamas Tribune,…
Agreement: Caribbean Tourism Organization and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
From eTN Global news Ten years after they began an informal relationship the region’s umbrella public sector tourism organization and the western hemisphere’s agriculture agency have formalized an agreement to strengthen linkages between tourism and agriculture. The Caribbean Tourism Organization…
Workshop paves the way for HIV operational plans
A two-day HIV/AIDS workshop brought together local medical professionals, government staff, NGO’s, and private sector groups on Wednesday, 4 June and Thursday, 5 June. Health Minister, Hon. Osbourne Bodden opened the workshop at the Hibiscus Conference Room located at the…
Rare monastery seal from Crusades-Era found in Jerusalem
By Alex Magdaleno From Mashable An 800-year-old lead seal that dates back to the Crusades was found in a Byzantine-era farmstead in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday. The governmental body, which aims to preserve the integrity of historical…
Grid-tied solar project In Turks & Caicos a testbed for Caribbean renewable energy development
By Michael Puttre From Solar Industry Turks and Caicos-based Fortis TCI Ltd., owner of the islands’ electric utility, recently installed a 35.25 kW solar photovoltaic system on the company’s headquarters in Providenciales. The pilot project could serve as a model…
EU concerned about challenges to small island states
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The European Union is has expressed concern about challenges and threats facing the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). In a message to mark World Environment Day last Thursday (5), Head…
