American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine launches new scholarship programmes
Scholarships Reward Community Involvement, Academic Achievement and Other Accomplishments CORAL GABLES, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 13, 2014– American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) today announced eight new merit-based scholarships created to help aspiring medical students fund their education. The…
Some folks do have all the luck
By David Walker From Caribbean360 SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, Thursday August 14, 2014 – In my early days of work, I had a colleague who was fond of saying “if it wasn’t for bad luck, I would have no luck at all”….
Citigroup Endorses Revamp of U.S. Stock Exchange Trading Fees
By Doni Bloomfield From Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. (C), the third-biggest U.S. bank, told regulators they could steer more stock trading to public exchanges by making it more affordable. The bank suggested the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cut the highest…
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,…
Guyana a trailblazer among Caribbean counterparts…
By Vanessa Narine, From Guyana Chronicle Visually impaired students set record with 82.4 percent CSEC pass rate TEN individuals, with varying visual impairments, have set another record, in addition to being the largest batch to sit the Caribbean Secondary Examinations…
Cayman Islands water company reports decline in revenues
By Natario Mckenzie From Tribune242 Consolidated Water: Q2 bulk water revenue decline attributable to Wsc water loss reduction programme BISX-listed Consolidated Water has reported that its bulk water revenues declined to approximately $10 million in the second quarter of 2014,…
16 couples selected to wed on 16 islands in The Bahamas at 16:00 hours on January 16
By Earnestine Moxyz ,From Bahamas Tourism Office, Florida PLANTATION, Florida – After four months of promotions and submissions from more than three thousand couples from throughout the United States of America, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism (BMOT) announced today that…
A champion of Caribbean economic development
By Egbert Gaye From Montreal Community Contract Kari Polanyi Levitt worked with some the Caribbean must illustrious economists. She was recently appointed to the Order of Canada. On June 30, Kari Polanyi Levitt was one of 86 new appointments to…
Gartner: The PC is dying, so Chromebook sales will shoot up
By Eugene Kim From Business Insider Research firm Gartner says Chromebook sales will reach 14.4 million units by 2017, nearly tripling the current market size. And part of the reason for that growth is the slowing PC market. “Competition in…
Roanoke doctor trying to save Caribbean hospital from another disastrous flood
From Carilion Clinic For people in the Dominican Republic, the small hospital in San Juan de la Maguana strives to provide the best medical care available. Dr. John Mann sees a disaster waiting to happen. The Christian Clinic for Integrated…
