Hard Rock Opens 400-Key Hotel & Casino in the Caribbean
By Adelina Osan From Commercial Property Executive A second Hard Rock-branded hotel will open in the Dominican Republic, following the successful resort in Punta Cana. Share Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic—A new Hard Rock International hotel and casino will open in…
Bahamas crime statistics frightening, says US embassy
By Royston Jones Jr. Nassau Guardian Staff Reporter From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — US Embassy in Nassau charge d’affaires Lisa Johnson said The Bahamas’ crime statistics are “frightening” and the local crime problem is an issue that needs to…
Cayman Islands schools seal s-f berths
From CUC primary Football League PFL/GPFL Playoffs: Fourth Round Review Schools seal semi final berths Excitement was in the air at the Annex Field this past Saturday as the 2015/2016 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League…
Caribbean Connections: CT, Jamaica eye non-stop flights, import-export pipeline
By Gregory Seay From Hartford Business Imagine it: A jetliner lifts off from central Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport on a non-stop Jamaica flight, its seats filled with homegoers and tourists eager to soak up the balmy Caribbean island’s good vibrations….
St Lucia PM rejects US criticism over extrajudicial killings probe – faults DPP’s office
From Stabroek News St Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has rejected criticisms by the US that his government has failed to prosecute police for extrajudicial killings and laid the blame on the island’s Office of the Director of Public…
CCJ political consensus may not exist, says analyst
From Antigua Observer A political analyst has said that it is ‘very likely’ that the referendum to adopt the Caribbean Court of Justice may fall through if the United Progressive Party and Antigua Barbuda Labour Party do not engage in…
Eating leafy greens may reduce glaucoma risk
By Victor Johnson From Immortal News Daily consumption of green leafy vegetables might reduce the risk of the serious eye disease glaucoma by 20 percent or more, new research suggests. The eye condition known as glaucoma, which can lead to…
Fearless’ Chicago TV executive found dead during Belize vacation, may have been sexually assaulted
By Adam Carlson From People.Com A local TV executive in Chicago, described as “fearless” and “a pivot around which we all orbited,” was found dead Friday morning in Belize, where she had been vacationing, the U.S. State Department confirms to…
Baroness Bra-bados!
By JEMMA BUCKLEY FOR THE DAILY MAIL Or how Cameron’s small business tsar has jetted off to the Caribbean island three times in three months Ultimo boss Michelle Mone visited Barbados three times in three months Lingerie tycoon, 44, tweeted…
Pregnant woman, her mother and another the latest suspects remanded for British teen’s murder
From Citizens Report Three other persons were charged [January 15] with the unlawful killing of British teen, Dominic Bernard. Krystol Thomas, 20; her mother, Sifanie Henry, 39, also known as Coreen; and Jamel Sinclair,19, also known as ‘Frass’ and ‘Bacchus’…
