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Month: December 2016

Sunrise Centre Christmas Play

Full House for Cayman Islands’ Sunrise Centre Christmas Play Sunrise Adult Training Centre had a full house for its annual Christmas play on Wednesday (7 December 2016). This year’s production was “The Innkeeper’s Dilemma”, which was set at the fictional…

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CDB approves US$65 million for electricity systems upgrade in Suriname

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a loan of US$65 million to the government of Suriname. The financing will upgrade and expand sections of the country’s transmission, sub-transmission and distribution networks,…

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Jamaica: Five new tourism subsectors added to offerings

By Alecia Smith From JIS Story Highlights: Five new tourism subsectors have been added to the country’s offerings as the Government ramps up efforts to promote Jamaica as an ideal tourist destination. The new areas, which form part of the…

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Giuliani out of running for state, any position in Trump administration

From Newsmax Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is no longer under consideration to serve as secretary of state under Donald Trump, the president-elect tweeted Saturday morning after his transition team announced it Friday. CNN reported Giuliani has been told…

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ECADE promotes human rights

(Castries, December 9, 2016) As the world joins to observe international Human Rights Day on December 10, several organisations across the eastern Caribbean have come together to launch the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality or ECADE. ECADE was…

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Cuba strengthens links with Caribbean states

PRENSA LATINA NEWS AGENCY The Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), June Soomer, has verified during his visit to Cuba the strengthening of relations between the island and the rest of the Caribbean countries Soomer held talks…

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interCaribbean Airways now flying from Providenciales to Montego Bay

From South Florida Caribbean News PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands – interCaribbean Airways is now offering a new nonstop weekly service from Providenciales to Montego Bay. These new flights will commence operating on December 18th, 2016 every Sunday and return…

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Bosman seeks attention for islands’ coral reefs

From St. Maarten The Daily Herald THE HAGUE–This week’s symposium on Caribbean coral reefs at the Royal Palace on the Dam in Amsterdam has raised questions by Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament André Bosman of the…

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Caribbean Air Traffic Management

Remarks of CANSO Director General, Jeff Poole, at the CANSO Latin America and Caribbean Conference, San José, Costa Rica, 6 December 2016 Introduction: the state of the ATM industry Welcome to Costa Rica for the eighth CANSO Latin America and…

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Africa shows love for Castro and his legacy, but what has become of the revolution?

By LIESL LOUW-VAUDRAN From Mail & Guardian Africa The Caribbean’s ties with Africa remain strong, but some in the diaspora feel more attuned to Julius Malema than to the current leadership. The death of long-time Cuban ruler Fidel Castro prompted…