High energy costs slow export-oriented Caribbean manufacturing
By AleemKhan From Breaking News Trinidad and Tobago Export-oriented manufacturing activities in the Caribbean are very limited due to high energy costs in all countries except Trinidad and Tobago, according to a study by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for…
A Survivor’s Dream Come True
By Bethany Rundell, From Baptist Health South Florida A diagnosis of ovarian cancer is scary. But when you’re 25 years old, engaged to be married and had hoped to have children, it can be downright devastating. That’s the reality that…
Trinidad newspaper investigating claims journalist benefitted from LifeSport programme contracts
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday July 7, 2014, CMC – The Newsday newspaper Monday said it had launched an investigation into reports that one of its journalists had benefitted from contracts under the controversial LifeSport programme. “Newsday has taken note…
100 women in hedge funds helping Cayman women
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman – The 100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) inaugural Cayman gala, raised over US$26,000 for their 2014 beneficiary, the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre. The Barefoot Beach Gala, held at Tiki Beach on 3 May 2014 was…
Response by Minister to media story “Minister plans school sell-off”
By Education, Employment and Gender Affairs Minister Hon. Tara Rivers This is in response to a posting on the website of Cayman News Service Tuesday morning titled “Minister plans school sell-off”. The report is erroneous from the beginning with that…
Queen names new warship amid defense budget uncertainty
By Reuters From Manilla Bulletin Rosyth, Scotland – Queen Elizabeth officially named the biggest warship Britain has ever built on Friday amid uncertainty over Scotland’s coming independence referendum and future British defense spending. A crowd of 4,000 gathered in this…
Bank robbers strike again at First Caribbean Bank [St. Maarten – Netherlands Antilles]
From Daily Herald PHILIPSBURG–Another bank robbery occurred in Cole Bay around 10:00am on Tuesday. First Caribbean Bank at the Laguna View Professional Centre on Welfare Road was robbed in broad daylight, less than a month after the brazen daylight robbery…
Caribbean island buried by eruption goes green with volcano power
By Graham Ryan Research Fellow at University of Auckland from The Conversation The eastern Caribbean island of Montserrat has suffered more than its fair share of natural disaster. In 1989, Hurricane Hugo struck the island, causing massive destruction with more…
Why Scotland must face up to slave trade past
Exclusive By Judith Duffy From The Herald Scotland It has long been a hidden part of Scotland’s history: now the debate over how the country should recognise its past links with slavery is to be reignited as part of a…
Cricket: Lords and Caribbean
Lord’s bicentenary: Finch hits 181 in MCC win From gocricket Aaron Finch hammered 181 of 145 balls as MCC beat ROW by seven wickets. London: Australia’s Aaron Finch seized his chance to shine among some of cricket’s greatest players with…
