Oliver Kinross to host The Latin America and Caribbean Security Summit 2014 In Miami
From Source Security The summit will cover a range of topics varying from counter narcotics, maritime security, penitentiary security, private & corporate security, etc. The event will showcase latest technology, equipment and services at the forefront of the security industry…
Black pupils improving faster than any other group
By Natricia Duncan From The Voice Government data suggests persistent under-performance is on the way to becoming a thing of the past UNDER-PERFORMANCE IN education has been one of the stubborn problems facing Britain’s black community. Year after year, statistics…
A pledge of continued commitment to people in the Caribbean living with HIV
By CRN From mnialive Mr. Ainsley Reid of Jamaica, recognized the strides made across the region in the fight against the spread of HIV and in the care and support of those people living with HIV. In his acceptance speech…
Obama cracking down on tax cheats
By Jonah Bennett From Daily Caller Arriving 18 months late on the scene, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) came into effect this week in an effort to crack down on tax dodgers funneling money outside the country, the…
Director of Public Prosecutions responds to local media editorial and story
From the Director of Public Prosecutions We refer to the Cayman Compass editorial of Wednesday 2nd July 2014, and a related article, noting with concern the clear implication therein that the prosecuting team in the Cayman Islands and thus the…
Nick Pringle | Pitch perfect
By Sumana Mukherjee From Live Mint From the cricket field to the sales spiel, the commercial director of Accolade Wines—in India as Hardys—has it all extra-covered. Pringle’s workday starts with Australia and travels westwards with the sun, ending with the…
US jury finds Jamaican national guilty of sex trafficking
From Caribbean360 MIAMI, United States, Thursday, July 3, 2014, CMC – A Jamaican national has been found guilty for his role in an international sex trafficking operation. Damion St. Patrick Baston, 37, was convicted on three counts of sex trafficking…
Number of Caribbean children obese and overweight doubles in last decade – study
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday July 2, 2014, CMC – A study done in four Caribbean countries has found that 30 per cent of children aged 11 to 13 were overweight or obese, a senior official of the Pan American…
Ramotar slams US diplomat over Guyana government poll remarks
By Peter Richards From Caribbean360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Thursday July 3, 2014, CMC –Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar Wednesday forthrightly dismissed a statement by the outgoing United States Ambassador, Brent Hardt, who accused the head of state of selectively abiding by…
Two found guilty in ‘mistaken identity’ murder of Jamaican national
From Caribbean360 HAMILTON, Bermuda, Thursday July 3, 2014, CMC – Two men have been convicted of the premeditated murder of Jamaica-born George Lynch, who was killed 18 months after he moved to the island from Canada. Lynch, 40, a father…
