President Obama’s other Caribbean blunder

By Arthur Piccolo From News Americas NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 1, 2015: What would Alexander Hamilton think if he knew … That on his homeland of St. Kitts & Nevis the he adopted as his new homeland and helped…

CSI Morgantown? LL.M. in forensic science is coming

By Karen Sloan, From The National Law Journal Law school meets “CSI” in a new forensic justice Master of Laws degree offered by the West Virginia University College of Law. The LL.M. is the first in the country to focus…

Windies show promise in drawn England series

From ZeeNews After so many false dawns, West Indies cricket fans will be wary of reading too much into Sunday`s third test win over England but in drawing the three test series, the Caribbean side showed some significant signs of…

Destination of the week

An empty wooden rocking chair near water at a vacation By Kathleen Peddicord From US News This top Caribbean spot is now expat-ready Las Terrenas offers plenty of culture and the opportunity to buy beachfront digs on the cheap. In…

Grateful message from Syracuse ‘miracle kid’ in final weeks of beloved member of Sharon, Lois and Bram

By Sean Kirst From Syracuse.com Maybe a month ago, Roy George opened an email from Sharon Hampson. It was sent to a network of old friends linked to Sharon, Lois and Bram, the Canadian musical trio famous for their children’s…

AdventureSmith Explorations to launch cruises to Caribbean in Dec. 2015

From BWW Travel World.Com AdventureSmith Explorations to Launch Cruises to Caribbean in Dec. 2015 TAHOE CITY, CA, April 30, 2015 – Small ship cruise expert AdventureSmith Explorations http://www.adventuresmithexplorations.com is venturing into new waters. The company has engaged a three-masted schooner,…

Baltimore riots remind Caribbean Diaspora that black lives matter

By Janine Mendes-Franco From Global Voices For Trinidad bloggers living in the United States, the riots in Baltimore is the latest chapter of a seemingly endless story of police aggression towards young black men in the US. Protests and looting…

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Cayman Islands: Doreen Rose Marie Clemmings laid to rest

On Sunday April 19th Doreen Rose Marie Clemmings received a fond farewell from over 1,000 of her family and many, many friends at the Cayman Islands George Town New Testament Church of God. Doreen was a full and active member…

The Editor Speaks: Is it ‘normal’ for women to be insulted by government ministers?

In the Caribbean perhaps so…? Following the “gross mistreatment of a professional colleague, characterized by undertones of prejudice in regard to gender, race and nationality” – Cayman Compass Editorial Board December 19 2014 – we now have another. This time…