Is the Bahamas affected by the “Caribbean Sclerosis?”
By Natalie Bethel and Cherran O’Brien From IDB In collaboration with the College of The Bahamas, the Caribbean Economics Team of the Inter-American Development Bank organized a presentation on the macro-report, ‘Is there a Caribbean Sclerosis?’ which took place on…
Five money mistakes Caribbean entrepreneurs are making
By Nerissa Golden From Guardian Media It didn’t take me long to compile this list as they are mistakes I’ve made and some of them more than once. With the right systems and discipline you can change your money game…
Health City offers internships for Caymanian students
Health City Cayman Islands is excited to welcome sixteen Caymanian interns into its inaugural internship program of which 6 commenced their internship program this week. Councillor Winston Connolly from the Ministry of Education was on hand to welcome the first…
Cruise lines spend big to lure Chinese
By Adam Jourdan From ioL Travel Cruiseliner Queen Elizabeth II: As luxurious as the ships may be, cruise lines still have to convince people to get on board at the main ports of Tianjin, Shanghai and Xiamen. Shanghai – Looking…
Barbados minister says CARICOM lacks solidarity in Caribbean rum fight with US
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday July 1, 2014, CMC – Trade, Industry and Commerce Minister, Donville Inniss, has compared the current trade issue with the United States over rum to the banana struggle of the 90s, and criticised regional leaders…
Bahamas seeks to host Taste of the Caribbean
By Bahamas Ministry of Tourism From Bahamas Weekly Nassau, Bahamas – Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe said that he is determined to attract the prestigious culinary regional competition ‘Taste of the Caribbean’ to The Bahamas. The competition, which is in…
Counting the cost – CLICO
By David Walker From Caribbean360 SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, Tuesday July 1, 2014 – Throughout this sorry CLICO / CLF saga, we have had great difficulty in extracting any meaningful financial information from those in charge, and who spend billions of our…
Jamaica’s Phase 3 Productions strengthens ChyronHego footprint with mosaic graphics platform
MELVILLE, NY–(Marketwired – Jul 1, 2014) – ChyronHego (NASDAQ: CHYR) today announced that Phase 3 Productions — a TV and multimedia company based in Kingston, Jamaica — has added ChyronHego’s flagship Mosaic graphics engine to its Lyric PRO-powered BlueNet™ workflow….
NZ scientist lands trip to Branson’s island
By Vaimoana Tapaleao From New Zealand Herald Michelle Dickinson has been on Necker Island in the Caribbean with billionaire Sir Richard Branson. A young Kiwi scientist has spent the past few days playing chess with Richard Branson on his private…
Tiny Barbuda grapples with rising seas
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 CODRINGTON, Barbuda, Tuesday July 1, 2014, IPS – The 1,800 residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda are learning to adapt as climate change proves to be a force to reckon with, disrupting not…
