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Day: July 16, 2014

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Growth of creative industries sector requires awareness-building

From Barbados Advocate The task of establishing the Caribbean Creative Industries sector and of building a system to guarantee its success and sustainability requires the full support of all stakeholders. This was the position coming from Heather Clarke, Registrar of…

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Grenada 2014 tourism numbers up despite depressed economy

From Caribbean360 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Thursday July 10, 2014, CMC – Grenada’s Tourism Minister Alexandria Otway Noel says despite an inherited depressed economy, her administration has recorded significant growth in the tourism industry in 2014 so far. Otway-Noel was the…

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UNESCO reports advances and setbacks on Freedom of Expression in Latin America and Caribbean

By Travis Knoll From Knight Center Advances on the digital revolution, attacks on journalists, and state-media conflict have marked journalism in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to UNESCO’s 2014 report “World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development”….

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Regional filmmaker gives free DVD’s to Cayman library services

The Cayman Islands public library system was presented with copies of a newly produced DVD entitled ‘Cities of the Caribbean’ courtesy of regional filmmaker, Patrick Baucelin of Martinque. The DVD highlights 30 capital cities in the Caribbean, including George Town,…

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Officer says ‘disruption tactics’ used in Stephen Lawrence case in UK

From msn news The detective who secured convictions against two of Stephen Lawrence’s killers believes that some senior Scotland Yard officers never wanted a successful prosecution. Clive Driscoll, a former detective chief inspector, has told BBC Newsnight that “disruption tactics”…

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Prof. Leslie Manigat made “significant Contribution to the development of tertiary education in the Caribbean,” was an outstanding academician

By Tony Best From The New York Carib News Historians and analysts don’t rate Prof. Leslie Manigat as one of Haiti’s great political leaders. Not at all! As a matter of fact, they often berate as a “tragic” presidential figure,…

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Can you help Amanda sail the Caribbean?

By Amanda From Kickstarter Hi! I’m Amanda and I want to raise enough funds to sail the Caribbean islands. I will be documenting the trip through pictures & video. My story dates back to 2006 when I was a junior…

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Babies born in Canada to immigrant mothers have lower risk of cerebral palsy: Study

From Science Codex TORONTO, July 14, 2014—Babies born to mothers who immigrated to Ontario from other countries have significantly lower rates of cerebral palsy than those of Canadian-born mothers, especially those from the Caribbean and East Asia, new research has…

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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,…

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Pre-JMC meeting kicks off

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Overseas Territories Heads of Government gathered here this morning to begin the pre-Joint Ministerial Council Meeting. The meeting, chaired by Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, is an opportunity for all Overseas Territories Heads of…