IFAC-backed conference to improve Caribbean PFM kicks off in Bahamas
By: Emma Rumney From Public Finance International Public sector and accountancy professionals have convened in the Caribbean in hopes of strengthening the region’s public financial management. The International Monetary Fund has praised the Bahamas for the successful implementation of a…
Don’t call for me, Venezuela
From Caribbean News Now CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s two main cellular phone service providers are suspending international calling as the country’s economic situation worsens. cell-phone-ban.jpg Movistar, a subsidiary of the Spain-based Telefonica, and Digitel both announced last week that they…
DG & Miss Cayman 5K reg.
Top Team Prizes for DG’s 5K Challenge on Cayman Brac The two teams with most participants entering the 2016 DG’s 5K Challenge on Cayman Brac this Sunday (17 April) will win gift certificates for the recently refurbished Cayman Brac Reef…
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OUR CARIBBEAN: Fighting crime as a region
By Rickey Singh From Nationnews Barbados LAST WEEK the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Keith Rowley, had the painful task of informing that nation that crime had reached a “crisis level”. It is the kind of information, or news,…
Olwomen story of the week
5 common mistakes that can end any relationship By Jenny Smith From Olwomen It is fairly easy to ruin even the most solid of the relationships. The sad truth is we may not even know we are making these mistakes….
Haitians deported from their own country
By JACOB KUSHNER From Pulitzer Center FOND BAYARD, Haiti—On April 28, 2009, Julia Antoine gave birth to a girl in a hospital in the town of Los Mina, in the Dominican Republic. Her husband, Fritz Charles, couldn’t be there—he was…
Cayman riders & Champion Serpell
Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) CAYMAN RIDERS JUMP TO THE CHALLENGE This past Sunday, the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) held the Cayman leg of the CEA Regional Jumping Challenge (RJC) at Cayman Riding School. Only in its second year,…
Europe may still be stuck in a liquidity trap
By Myles Udland From Business Insider Europe may still be stuck in a liquidity trap. During the financial crisis, this economic idea came into play as economists worried the Federal Reserve’s move to buy assets couldn’t avoid this scenario, in which…
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Massive drug bust in Antigua By Antigua Observer From St Lucia News ANTIGUA OBSERVER – Two men, who have been charged for possession of illicit drugs with an estimated value of more $1 million, are expected to appear before in…
