Letter to the Editor
Arrested for fighting slavery? Modern slavery couldn’t be closer to home for Biram Dah Abeid. The twelfth of thirteen children born to an enslaved mother, Biram was released from a life of servitude while still in the womb.1 His release…
Christmas survival guide
By Samuel Rosenburg From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, – Even where people spend 10 months of the year carefully managing a budget so that their income and expenses are carefully looked after, Christmas is the time of the year…
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,…
St Kitts and Nevis: Caribbean rivals target high-end home buyers
By Teresa Levonian Cole from FT The two Caribbean islands are both focusing on the elite market with a series of prime housing projects f you’re here, you’re not all there,” runs the joke on the sleepy Caribbean island of…
Thai arrest warrants issued for ‘body parts’ Americans
From BBC Thai police have issued arrest warrants for two American men who tried to post baby body parts to the United States. The two men, Ryan McPherson and Daniel Tanner, have reportedly left for neighbouring Cambodia. They were detained…
While awaiting prison term, ex-North Providence police chief can take Caribbean cruise
By Mark Reynolds From Providence Journal North Providence, R.I. — As he waits for Supreme Court intervention that would save him from a six month prison term, former North Providence police chief John Whiting has stayed in Fort Myers, Fla.,…
Cayman Islands are now America’s biggest foreign investor
By Michael Ide From Value Walk China and Japan still own the largest portion of Treasury securities, but the Caymans have the biggest holding of US equities If you were to guess which countries of the biggest investors in US…
Facing international criticism, Guyana government reiterates position on press freedom
From Caribbean360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government facing international criticism over allegations that Attorney General Anil Nandlall had threatened the safety of journalists at a daily newspaper, has reiterated its position on press freedom in the Caribbean Community…
Bahamas debt higher than ‘2/3 of world’
By Neil Hartnell Tribune Business Editor From Tribune 242 The Bahamas may be the least indebted tourism-based economy in the Caribbean,but a top International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive has warned its debt-to-GDP ratio is higher than “two-thirds” of other countries. This…
Police disciplinary hearings to be public under May plan
From BBC Theresa May has said she wants the police to be more transparent Home Secretary Theresa May has announced plans for police disciplinary hearings to be held in public. She also wants to see legal independent experts chairing the…