EU and OCTs sign joint declaration on sustainable energy
By EU European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, and President of the Overseas Countries and Territories Association and Prime Minister of Curaçao, Dr. Ben Whiteman on, 26 February signed a Joint Declaration on reinforced cooperation in the…
Caribbean Export Development Agency meets in Grand Bahama
By Robyn Adderley From Bahamas Information Services FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – Delegates of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) are meeting in Grand Bahama to discuss matters of export development, trade and investment affecting the region. Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon….
Utility management company sold after signing $10 million contract with Bahamas
By K. Quincy Parker Nassau Guardian Business Editor From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — Just over two weeks after PowerSecure International signed a management service agreement (MSA) with the Bahamas government to transform the electricity sector, that company has been…
British tourist found dead after falling into sea during Caribbean boat trip with girlfriend
From Daily Mirror UK The body of the man, who has been named locally as 28-year-old Jason Jones, was found on the Anse Ger beach near St Lucia Feb 24. The body of a British tourist was found on a beach…
Antigua and Barbuda pioneering in clean energy in the Caribbean
Government of twin island state has officially inaugurated 3 MWp solar power plant at V.C. Bird International Airport Antigua Antigua and Barbuda’s electricity sector has just got much closer to becoming the greenest in the whole of the Caribbean. The…
An MIT economist explains the 3 biggest reasons buying a home is better than renting
By Erik Brynjolfsson, Quora From Business Insider “What do economists think about buying vs renting a house?” originally appeared as a question on Quora. Below we are republishing an answer from Erik Brynjolfsson, director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy….
Boat captain fined $90K for manslaughter
From BVI News Stephen Fossi, the New Zealand national who captained the ill-fated boat that crashed into a reef last year and killed two persons, was fined a total $90,000 in the High Court yesterday on the two manslaughter charges…
White House recognizes Intermountain Healthcare and Syapse for their commitment to precision medicine
White House Summit held in Washington, DC Our work has demonstrated that precision medicine improves survival and reduces costs. — Jonathan Hirsch, Syapse Founder and President SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, February 26, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ — On February 25th, leaders…
Guyana: Mental health secretariat to be set up…as Govt heightens emphasis on illness
From iNews Guyana The establishment of a Mental Health Secretariat, to be built in Quamina Street, Georgetown, will see better coordination of mental health related services, interventions and policies. healthDuring the 2016 National Budget presentation, Finance Minister Winston Jordan pointed…
Trinidad: Fuad to take legal action against police
By Gyasi Gonzales From Trinidad Express FUAD Abu Bakr, leader of the New National Vision (NNV) political party and son of 1990 coup leader Yasin Abu Bakr, said he plans to take legal action against the police following his detention…
