Caribbean News iBusiness iCommunity iCulture iFinance iJamaica iLifestyle iLocal News iWorld News Manager's Choice News
Jamaica is the 2nd poorest country in the Caribbean/Jamaican men can
From 3Jamaica The recently released data 2014 World’s Development report ranks Jamaica as the 2nd poorest country in the Caribbean in terms of Gross National Income per captia. I have taken the data and broken out the data to show…
Dallas symposium on human trafficking
From Dallas Morning News Stop Slavery Join local community leaders, anti-trafficking experts and several faith-based groups to discuss the depth of human trafficking in Dallas and seek solutions to the growing problem. Saturday April 18 2015 9am-12n St Michael and…
Cayman Islands accountants has big plans for 2015
The Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants’ (CISPA) leadership has big plans for the year ahead. During the association’s recently held Annual General Meeting, incoming president Baron Jacob, discussed some of the key areas the organisation is focusing on this…
Obama’s War in the Western Hemisphere and Venezuela’s National Liberation Struggle
By Prof. James Petras From Global Research Why did Obama declare a ‘national emergency’, claim that Venezuela represents a threat to US national security and foreign policy, assume executive prerogatives and decree sanctions against top Venezuelan officials in charge of…
EU small business grant scheme to be launched
COSME Representatives from the Boosting Caribbean OCT Enterprises (COSME) initiative for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) visited the Cayman Islands recently and met with small business owners in the Chamber of Commerce conference room to provide information to local…
Cayman Islands government announces new chair for University
Cabinet appoints UCCI Board Members On Tuesday 31 March 2015, Cabinet appointed the following persons to the UCCI Board of Governors: • Lemuel Hurlston, CVO, MBE, JP – Chair • Andrea Bryan – Deputy Chair • Stephen Watler—Member Mr Hurlston…
To Pao Judge, Jurors not ‘potted plants’
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — In the cast of characters that starred in the Ellen Pao gender bias trial, Judge Harold Kahn was relegated to a supporting role. The San Francisco Superior Court judge received nowhere…
Caribbean urged to reverse decline in aquaculture
St. George’s, Grenada, 1 April 2015 (CRFM): Fisheries officials who spoke at the 13th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum, held in St. George’s, Grenada, earlier this week, highlighted the need for collective action by the 17 member states of…
Police: DLA lawyer killed after Craigslist connection
By Zoe Tillman and Jenna Greene, from Legal Times Jamyra Gallmon went to a downtown Washington hotel on Feb. 9 to rob a man she’d met on Craigslist, according to charging documents. David Messerschmitt, a 30-year-old associate at DLA Piper,…
Jury to ‘Scott Rothstein’s biggest victim’: You’re liable for $157M
By Noreen Marcus, from Daily Business Review A Miami federal jury found George Levin, the former head of a top feeder fund for disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein, liable for more than $157 million in funds that fueled the ex-law firm…
