Senior government officials address Sustainable Development priorities of the Caribbean
The Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Antonio Prado, opened the 26th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee in Saint Kitts and Nevis. (April 22, 2016) “National ownership, strong integrated policy planning, and effective institutional coordinating mechanisms are required…
Barclays pulls out of Gibraltar
By Kirsten Hastings From International Adviser The British bank took the decision to reduce its presence in Gibraltar following a strategic review in 2014, having had a presence on the Rock for around 125 years. A small local staff of 14…
Amusement park again
By Seth Porges From Mashable In the 20 years since Action Park first shut its doors, the amusement park’s reputation has only grown. Maybe it was the insane ride designs (looping water slide, anyone?), or perhaps the allegedly inattentive, underaged…
Caribbean News iCommunity iCrime iCulture iFaith iLocal News iOpinion iViews iWorld News News Publisher's Choice Your View
Peter Binose: Ralph Gonsalves, ancestry and the establishment of slavery.
By Peter Binose In the year 1418 three Portuguese sea captains and navigators Tristão Vaz Teixeira, Bartolomeu Perestrelo and João Gonçalves Zarco [John Gonsalves Zarco] sailing under the orders of the king of Portugal King John 1 were sailing the…
Israel approves $3.3 million for tourism center in West Bank
BY JESSICA PLAUTZ From Mashable Israel’s finance committee has approved a plan to build a $3.3 million tourism center in the Barkan settlement in the West Bank. The center appears to be part of a broader package of economic stimulus….
Jamaica Ponzi scheme may impact US charity linked to Royal Family
By Claudette de la Haye Caribbean News Now Contributor #mediawomanrising https://www.gofundme.com/emw7vetg MIAMI, USA — On the eve of the 35th charity gala put on by the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) in Miami, whose patron of honour in previous years…
Why aren’t we farming octopus?
By JOSÉ IGLESIAS ESTÉVEZ, HEAD SCIENTIST AT SPANISH INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY for The Conversation From Mashable Octopuses grow quickly, have lots of tasty flesh and are found all over the world. As the world’s supply of fish diminishes while the number…
4-year-old girl beheaded in Taiwan knife attack
By Tiffany Ap, From CNN On Monday morning, a 33-year-old man attacked the girl with a cleaver in full view of her mother as they were on their way to a metro station in Taipei, the island’s capital, the official…
What will the ALS Association do with that $100 million?
By Todd Wasserman From Mashable The $100 million that the ALS Association raised with its viral Ice Bucket Challenge is certainly an impressive figure. But those who suffer from the disease and those who took the challenge may wonder if…
World’s 10 most stunning airport approaches
From CNN They don’t have airplanes in “Game of Thrones” but if they did, there’d be no finer arrival in King’s Landing than Malta Airport. The spectacular walled city of Valletta, so familiar from the HBO show, rises up from…
