Cayman Islands: Farmers on the beach
CWA CLIPPING: “Fun Beach Fete” VIPs, including Ministers of Government, investors and reps of technical agencies, were treated to a Cayman-style beach welcome last night (24). Local cuisine, crafts and entertainment were enjoyed at the social held for the Caribbean…
Tourism Matters: A win-win scenario
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean News Now Officially Restaurant Week Barbados was rolled out by the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. recently, which actually runs from 22nd October until 5th November, leading up to this year’s rebranded Food and Rum Festival….
DB helps thousands of Caribbean SMES do business with China
From wiredja WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it is helping thousands of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) do business with Canada. The IDB said 3,000 business meetings were held…
Draw Determines Groups and Schedule for the Central American Cup Panama 2017
Guatemala City, Guatemala (Tuesday, October 25, 2016) – The Central America Football Union (UNCAF) today conducted the draw for the Central American Cup Panama 2017, at the Hotel Sortis in Panama City, Panama. The draw, which determined the groups and…
St Vincent PM addresses LIAT issues
By Theresa Blackman BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) — Prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has sought to “clear the air” on some of the misconceptions about regional air carrier LIAT. Gonsalves, who is the chairman of…
Australia: Fatal incident at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast
By Andrew Koubaridis and Victoria Craw news.com.au POLICE have confirmed the devastating theme park accident that killed four people at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast was caught on CCTV, as investigations into the tragedy continue. Working throughout the night, police…
Walmart cracking down on theft because It doesn’t want to lose billions of dollars a year
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist When something is costing billions of dollars a year in lost revenue, you’re probably going to start paying attention and try to stop the leakage. That’s why Walmart is addressing a big problem at…
US: Forcing soldiers to repay bonuses creates bipartisan outrage
By Brian Freeman From Newsmax Many prominent politicians from both parties are up in arms that almost 10,000 soldiers have been ordered to repay large reenlistment bonuses after audits revealed widespread overpayments by the California National Guard at the height…
Central Bank outlines new strategic plan
By CANA NEWS From Trinidad Express PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct 24, CMC – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says although a turn-around in the domestic energy sector output is anticipated in 2017, “it is not only…
California authorities cite SeaWorld San Diego for not properly protecting employees
By Mary Beth Quirk From The Consumerist Another wave of controversy is washing over SeaWorld, as the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has handed the company’s San Diego park four citations for not making sure employees who work…