CONCACAF appoints Deputy General Secretary
Director of Marketing and Communications Jurgen Mainka has been promoted to the role Miami (Friday, December 11, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced that Jurgen Mainka, CONCACAF’s Director of Marketing and…
Recipe of the week
From The Kitchn Recipe: Sweet & Sour Cranberries 5 FOOD GIFT RECIPES FROM MAGGIE BATTISTA PRINT RECIPE Jump to the recipe Sweet and Sour Cranberries These gems make for an unexpected holiday gift. They’re excellent as is or added onto…
Australian trial over ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star Johnny Depp’s dogs not yet over
By Conviron Altatis From International Business Times Amber Heard was previously accused of smuggling their Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo into Australia on a private jet when she visited Johnny Depp, who was filming “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men…
Mind’s Eye Miss Lassie
Mind’s Eye prepped for traditional Christmas The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) carried out traditional Christmas preparations on “Mind’s Eye -The Visionary World of Gladwyn K. (Miss Lassie) Bush” on Friday 11th December 2015. The Heritage Watch site is also…
What lies ahead for Venezuela, Guyana, and the Caribbean
By: Santiago Baruh and Miguel Salazar, Research Associates at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs December 11, 2015 – This year’s election cycle in Venezuela has spurred President Nicolás Maduro’s fierce opposition. With a key two-thirds majority in the country’s National…
How the Caribbean lost out
EDITOR, The Tribune From Tribune 242 The bastardisation of a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet most aptly sums up the response of our flyboy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fred “Supersonic” Mitchell: “Me thinks thou dost protest too much.” The Minister got…
Universal health coverage saves lives, alleviates poverty and boosts growth
The ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has issued a short statement for Universal Health Coverage Day, which was, Saturday 12 December. Message by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General on the occasion of Universal Health Coverage Day12 December 2015 On Universal Health Coverage…
Guyanese caught at New York airport with cocaine-filled [Cayman Islands Tortuga] rum cakes
From CARIBBEAN360 NEW YORK, New York, Friday December 11, 2015 – A Guyanese man is now behind bars in New York after being caught with two Tortuga rum cakes filled with $70,000 worth of cocaine. Romel Samuels, 30, was held…
The Caribbean Writer announces short list for Volume 29 Prizes
The Caribbean Writer has announced the 2015 short list for Volume 29 prizes. The winners will be announced in January 2016. The list of prizes include: The Canute A. Brodhurst Prize, The David Hough Literary Prize, The Marvin E. Williams…
Gambia declared Islamic republic by President Yahya Jammeh
12 December 2015 Mr Jammeh has attracted criticism for his human rights record Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared his Muslim-majority country an Islamic republic, saying the move marks a break with the colonial past. Mr Jammeh told state TV…