Guyanese in St Maarten receives life-saving pacemaker at Cayman Islands hospital
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Nov 13 2016 – Egland Arthur, a construction supervisor in St. Maarten, started experiencing shortness of breath while visiting Guyana earlier this year. When it was discovered he had very poor heart function, Arthur’s cardiologist recommended…
Rudy Grant appointed new CEO of Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association
From Caribbean News Service BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov 14 2016 – The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for that organisation. He is former Barbados Senator, Rudy Grant, who takes…
Handbags made with a social conscience
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, November 14, 2016. The issue of replica handbags and other goods is a significant problem for designers and the industry as a whole. Whilst it is doubtful that this practice will cease, it is encouraging when authentic luxury…
Turks and Caicos airline boosts regional connectivity
From Caribbean News Now PROVIDENCIALES, TCI — With its new enhanced winter timetable, interCaribbean Airways substantially boosts regional connectivity and convenience via its fast-growing hub at Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). “Both the passenger’s connecting experience at…
Cayman Islands remembers
Georgina Wilcox Last Sunday (13) the Cayman Islands remembered the lives lost in World Wars I and II and of lives lost at sea. Services in memory of these loved ones were held in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, both…
Petition to save Cayman Islands Equestrian Centre
The owners of the Equestrian Centre Cayman need your help In fact all our horses need your help. Amidst the recent crimes at the stables, we are fighting a battle with the Government over the expansion of the Linford Pierson…
Has Caribbean nationalism killed Pan Africanism?
TBC Examining the rift between Black Caribbean’s and Africans Garvey’s call for all black persons to “Look to Africa” has been answered with an insolent “for what?” Proud of their culture, Afro- Caribbean persons’ perceived superiority over all other cultures…
Carnival to increase capacity in Long Beach and Tampa
From Cruise and Ferry Carnival Cruise Line is to expand capacity in two key markets in 2018, with Carnival Miracle operating seven-day Caribbean cruises from Tampa, Florida and Carnival Splendor offering week-long Mexican Riviera cruises from Long Beach, California. “Tampa…
Jamaica seeks to improve its goat breeding industry based on Canada’s experiences
From Caribbean News Service OTTAWA, Canada, Nov 14 2016 – State-of-the-art genomics research in dairy goat, conducted by Trent University, as well as the experiences of the goat breeding sector in Ontario, are very valuable to Jamaican producers, who are…
Countries with best quality of life
11 countries with the best quality of life in the world By Leanna Garfield From Business Insider The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently released its 2016 Better Life Index of countries with the best quality of life….