The Cayman Islands: Tourism paradise or economic hell
By Cameron Lee From The Market Mogul The Cayman Islands are somewhat a tourism paradise. There are crystal blue waters and golden beaches, but the fate of the economy is often overlooked. For years the country has been sustaining itself…
JetBlue eyes future Guyana market
By Ray Chickrie from Caribbean News Now NEW YORK, USA — The Guyanese public has been using Facebook and other social media outlets to lobby JetBlue to enter the Guyana market especially, since JetBlue commenced services to Trinidad, airfares from…
jellyfish are invading the UK
Swarms of nightmarishly huge jellyfish are invading the UK By Sam Haysom From Mashable LONDON – We don’t want to cause a national panic or anything, but it seems that more and more horrendously large jellyfish are setting up shop…
What will it take for fashion to embrace plus-size women?
By Hayley Wilbur From Mashable The only plus-size models shown in any major September fashion mags were in ads. The Huffington Post recently dug through seven September issues of the biggest fashion publications: (Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, W, Elle, Marie Claire,…
Why Silicon Valley falls short when it comes to education
By Daniel Pianko From Techcrunch Daniel Pianko is managing director of University Ventures, a fund focused on innovation from within higher education. Despite Silicon Valley billionaires’ remarkable track record of innovation, it appears they have decided to throw in the…
Caribbean Maritime Institute to get University Status
By Andre Poyser From Jamaica Gleaner Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) Dr Fritz Pinnock has indicated that plans are well advanced which will see the institution being accorded university status. In an interview with The Gleaner, Pinnock…
Rumblings of growing discontent and hopelessness in the Caribbean
By Ricardo Blackman From Caribbean Digital Network “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” So says Bill Gates, tech visionary, business trailblazer and philanthropist, who changed the world while leading Microsoft to…
Law firms eye global market turmoil, China plunge
By Susan Beck, From The Am Law Daily A plunge in stock prices in China, with its nerve-rattling aftershocks in the U.S., may prompt law firms to further scrutinize their strategy in China. The Shanghai Composite Index tumbled 8.5 percent…
Black women ‘humiliated’ after being removed from Napa Valley Wine Train for volume issues
By Richardine Bartee from Atlanta Black Star Laughing while black is a crime: If you’re not familiar with Napa Valley Wine Train, it is a restored historic train that offers a scenic wine country tour in Napa, California. Doesn’t sound…
Colombia seeks to ship coal via Caribbean ports after Venezuela border crisis
London (Platts)—from Platts McGraw Hill Financial The Colombian government is studying the possibility of permanently shipping coal from its Norte de Santander mines, usually shipped through Venezuela, via its Caribbean ports of Santa Marta and Barranquilla instead, the Colombian transport…
