Barbados central bank forecasts sluggish economic growth
From Caribbean360 In an analysis of Barbados’ current economic performance, the CBB said that its forecast is based principally on expectations for the tourism sector and on major investment projects planned by the private sector and the government. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,…
US War on Drugs is an abysmal failure
By Michael Kelley From Business Insider The ‘First Global Snapshot’ Of The Drug War Used Government Data To Prove That It’s An Abysmal Failure A new study used governmental data to prove that the war on drugs war has been…
Cayman Government and WSPA have positive talks
The Cayman Islands Government and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) have held positive discussions on several key issues carried forward from meetings last year. It was agreed that turtle meat has huge cultural significance in the…
Canned cocaine tampered with, says Trinidad company
By Rhondor Dowlat By Caribbean News Now contributor PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — According to SM Jaleel & Co Ltd, which describes itself as Trinidad and Tobago’s number one exporter of non-petrochemical products, a 20-foot container of cans labeled as…
CIFA News and Fixtures
Foster’s First Division Fixtures – Rounds 8 and 9 Please see attachments of the next two rounds of the 2013-14 Foster’s First Division and the league updates after the cancelation of Prospect FC matches. …
Burglary, police pursuit, car crash – three arrested
From RCIPS Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 4:37 PM Three men have been arrested and are currently detained in police custody after a series of events which began with a burglary in the Red Bay area. About 2.40pm today police received…
UPDATE: Missing Diver – Search has now been called off
UPDATE: The search for missing diver, David Byles, has been called off. From RCIPS Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 12:17 PM Search for diver now classed as ‘search and recovery’ The officer leading the search for missing diver David Byles confirms that…
Destination paradise [Cayman is one – of course!]
By Maura McBride From Irish Independent For Ireland’s young professionals, utopian destinations are no longer just to be explored while on holiday. Twenty and thirty-somethings are moving to far-flung destinations in search of higher pay and a better quality of…
The Editor Speaks: Medical Tourism
With Health City Cayman (known locally as The Shetty Hospital) due to have its first phase building completion at the end of February questions have been raised how viable is it? Many have wondered why the renowned health surgeon Dr….
