Seymour: ‘Guadeloupe was a learning experience for U15 boys’
By Cayman Football GRAND CAYMAN (March 13 2015) – Cayman’s U15 boys national team gained valuable experience recently by playing two friendly matches in Guadeloupe. Having lost 8-1 to the Guadeloupe U15 national team in their first match the Cayman…
Apple’s electric car dreams may bring auto industry nightmares
By David Welch and Dana Hull From Automotive News (Bloomberg) — Before Apple Inc. decides to move ahead with its Project Titan project and build an electric car, the company may want to look at the menu of challenges that…
Simon Reeve: ‘The Caribbean has incredible history’
By Kirsty Nutkins TV adventurer Simon Reeve discovers the real Caribbean in a brand new BBC2 series With their palm-fringed white sand beaches and crystal clear waters, the paradise islands of the Caribbean have long been considered the stuff of…
Dawkins’ Hot Spot In Caribbean Writers Series
From The Jamaica Gleaner According to Poet Laureate Professor Mervyn Morris, “Basil Dawkins is one of the most successful Jamaican dramatists, the author of more than twenty plays.” The recent publication of Dawkins’ award-winning script, Hot Spot, by Hodder Education…
Promoting healthy weights in the Caribbean: safeguarding our future development
By Avril Isaac From CARPHA Roseau, Dominica, March 12, 2015: The Caribbean is in the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, despite the fact that the health status of the Region’s children and young people has dramatically improved over the…
Serious Fraud Office told to pay millions after failed Celtic Energy case
From BBC Six cleared as fraud case thrown out A multi-million pound legal bill racked-up in a failed case against six people accused of a fraud conspiracy is to be paid by the Serious Fraud Office. The men included lawyer…
Ebola – WHO (Still) don’t get it: Social science saves lives
By Robert Dingwall From Social Science Space The World Health Organization Executive Board has just met to prepare for the May 2015 World Health Assembly. The board had a special session on the Ebola outbreak, which demonstrated how little its…
OECS seeks data to develop Eastern Caribbean yachting sector
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Tourism Desk has attempted to address the challenge of lack of data to provide policy guidance to further develop the yachting sector. This was done…
Best Caribbean Airports
The 10 Best Caribbean Airports – 2015 [according to Caribbean Journal] From Caribbean Journal These days, getting there isn’t always half the fun. Long lines and having to practically undress at the Security checkpoint can make flying more fraught than…
Association of Caribbean States convenes its XX Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Council
From eTN global Travel Industry News PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – The designated UNESCO World Heritage Site of La Antigua, Guatemala welcomed Regional Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Vice Ministers, Ambassadors and International Organizations as the Association of Caribbean…