Antigua and Barbuda voted ‘Caribbean’s Most Romantic Destination’ at 23rd Annual World Travel Awards
Second Consecutive Win Cements Twin Island’s Position as the Leader in Romance Travel NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – September 19, 2016) – Antigua and Barbuda received one of the highest honors in the travel industry by winning ‘Caribbean’s Most Romantic Destination,’…
Conflict of Interest in Multimillion-Dollar Prasa Contracts Comes to Light
By Agustín Criollo Oquero From Caribbean Business SAN JUAN — The Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority (Prasa) awarded a series of lucrative contracts to three private companies that are closely related to a senior official of the public corporation,…
Cayman Islands: Fraser Allister nominated in Lawyer of the Year IFC Associate category
21 September 2016 Fraser Allister nominated in Lawyer of the Year IFC Associate category Ogier’s Fraser Allister has been shortlisted as Lawyer of the Year in the IFC Associate category in the Citywealth Future Leaders awards. The winners of the…
Europe meets the Caribbean
EU Swim 2016: Europe Meets the Caribbean By Julia Galan From SwimSpire The EU Swim is yet again breaking new ground, heading to the Caribbean island of Curacao for its 11th anniversary from the 14th-16th of October, 2016. Hosted by…
Flow Study gets more Caribbean students closer to examination success
..an online portal to help students better prepare for the CAPE and CSEC examinations. As parent and students get fully into the new school term, Flow unveils its e-learning platform, Flow Study, an online portal to help students better prepare…
IDB launches series on crime and violence in Caribbean countries
From Daily Herald SK WASHINGTON, DC–The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it is launching a series of technical notes on crime and violence in four Caribbean Community Caricom countries. It said that the series titled “Crime and Violence in the…
Labor demand in Latin America and the Caribbean: what does it tell us?
By Daniel S. Hamermesh* *Edward Everett Hale Centennial Professor, University of Texas at Austin and research associate, National Bureau of Economic Research and Institut für die Zukunft der Arbeit. I. Introduction The central questions in labor demand deal with the…
Cayman’s Customs TM retires
Cayman Islands Customs Training Manager Retirement Celebration The Cayman Islands Customs Department celebrated Mr. Langlie Powery and his 37 years of service at his retirement ceremony on Friday, 16 September 2016. The retired Customs Training Manager received high praise from…
Caribbean countries to benefit from new global climate fund
From Jamaica Observer NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Six Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are seeking assistance for funding of climate related projects after the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub was launched here on Tuesday. The agreement for the new…
C&W Networks and TE SubCom extend Pan-Caribbean Partnership to provide capacity upgrades to multiple cable systems
SubCom’s ECLink Regional Upgrade Will Enable C&W Networks to Fulfill Broadband, IP Capacity and Service Demands Across a Fast-Growing Region EATONTOWN, NJ and MIAMI, FL–(Marketwired – Sep 21, 2016) – C&W Networks, a division of Cable & Wireless Communications, (C&W),…