Tulum, the anti-Cancun clings to Caribbean charm
From Repeating Islands This travel article appeared in WorldCrunch.com. All one can say is–poor Tulum. Sumptuous beaches and low-key vibes in Tulum, on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, have attracted those keen to avoid the crowds and bling of the most popular…
Li Ka-shing restructures empire, shifts HQ from Hong Kong to Cayman Islands
By Glen Korstrom From Business Vancouver Hong Kong’s wealthiest man remains best known in Vancouver for buying the former Expo ’86 site Li Ka Shing was one of the founders of Vancouver’s Concord Pacific | Wikipedia Hong Kong billionaire Li…
Guyana opposes widespread use of antibiotics in agriculture
By Kenton X. Chance From Caribbean News Now PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Guyana’s minister of agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, says he opposes the widespread use of antibiotics in agriculture, saying this has serious implications for human health. Ramsammy, a physician and…
Norman Manley as premier
By Michael Burke From Jamaica Observer Fifty-five years ago, on August 14 1959, Norman Washington Manley was formally sworn in as the premier of Jamaica, the first of two persons ever to hold this post — Sir Alexander Bustamante being…
DNA commentary: VAT Implementation – A Titanic Failure
By Branville McCartney, DNA Leader From Bahama Islands info The first week of Value Added Tax (VAT) implementation has been a proverbial nightmare for both businesses and consumers around the country. As expected, this Christie administration has again failed at…
Intelsat serves Latin America from its Gables office
By Joseph A. Mann Jr.Special To The Miami Herald Intelsat, the world’s largest provider of commercial satellite services, has an important regional office in Coral Gables. Operating 50-plus communications satellites that cover more than 99 percent of the world’s populated…
Banks want to robocall you when it’s important, but not important enough to speak to a human
By Chris Morran From Consumerist Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, companies can’t robocall you on your cellphone unless you’ve given them prior consent to contact you at that number. Now the banking industry is trying to gain exemptions for…
New Caribbean Book: “Wide Sargasso Sea”
Caribbean culture and history From crossref-it.info The naming of the West Indies Wide Sargasso Sea is set on two Caribbean islands, Jamaica and a ‘honeymoon island’. This is not named but is very like Dominica, where Jean Rhys was born….
Drake’s entourage causes upset in Caribbean
By Rebecca Grace From Liberty Voice The entourage that Drake brought with him to the Caribbean this past Friday caused a significant amount of upset to some of the locals, one more so than the other. Fellow rapper P. Reign…
Haiti travels together on road to 2014 CWC
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — If Haiti women’s national team head coach Shek Borkowski could not prepare his squad for the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship in the Caribbean country there was a viable option. In a fascinating move, nearly the entire roster…
