Shortlists announced for Third-Annual CONCACAF awards
Top Performers from Across the Confederation to Be Honored; Web Voting in Fan and Media Categories Underway Miami (Tuesday, January 12, 2016) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today the shortlists and the…
Sandals hosts Scottish Travel Agency Group
PIGEON ISLAND (January 5, 2016) – Several Eastern Caribbean destinations could see increased business from Scotland, as one of the largest independent travel agency groups in the world familiarizes itself with Sandals in the sub-region. Karl Thompson, Managing Director for…
Hubble spots faint galaxy
Hubble spots faint galaxy with ‘natural magnifying glass’ By Steve Dent From engadget ‘Tayna’ existed just 400 million years after the big bang. NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer have been ridiculously successful at spotting distant objects, but some galaxies are too…
From the EU to China, 2016 ushers in new data headaches for companies
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel Foreign governments—including China, Turkey and the European Union—are giving corporate America fits over how companies handle information and data, and the trend is only going to worsen this year. For example, the European Union is…
Acclaimed Medical Professor endorses Caribbean Hospital’s Mission
From Caribbean News Service CAYMAN ISLANDS, Jan 11 2016 – One of the world’s respected pathologists is encouraged by the work of a Caribbean hospital and its mission to make high quality healthcare affordable and accessible to all. Dr. Vinay…
Ambitious entrepreneur wants to create the future Davos of the Caribbean
By Christopher Kai From Huffington Post I recently had a chance to speak with an ambitious entrepreneur named Kirk-Anthony Hamilton who wants to spotlight Jamaica not just as a vacation destination but as a future global business powerhouse. He created The…
Top U.S. General: Caribbean mosque has ‘associated itself’ with Islamic State
by EDWIN MORA From Breitbart WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) chief has indicated that one of a few “radical” mosques in the Caribbean has linked itself to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), noting that the number of Islamic…
Caribbean Netherlands Summit calls for action in coming year
From Saba-News Alleviation of poverty, economic development and more efficiency are to become the priorities if it were up to Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba following last year’s evaluation of the islands’ constitutional status as public entities. These focal points…
Rare Caribbean lizards on the verge of extinction
From Jamaica Observer ST PETERSBURG (CMC) – The US Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday announced that seven species of Caribbean skinks or lizards may qualify for Endangered Species Act protection. The rare lizards from Puerto Rico and the Virgin…
The Caribbean mourns David Bowie
From Global Voices The Caribbean, like much of the rest of the world, woke up to the news that musician David Bowie — that temporal creature who morphed seamlessly from androgynous Ziggy Stardust to elder rock statesman — had died…