Destination of the week
Where to try 8 awesome adventure sports on your Caribbean vacation From Huffington Post If your idea of a great vacation involves adventure, adrenaline, and taking a break from the ordinary, then the Caribbean islands are calling your name. While…
Is the Caribbean about to realise its renewable energy potential?
From Blue & Green Tomorrow The Caribbean is one of the world’s largest untapped sources of renewable energy, with huge solar, wind, geothermal and marine energy potential. Despite this, most Caribbean nations still use imported diesel or oil to generate…
Moravian Church’s statement re arrest of minister
Statement from the Moravian Church:Acting President of the Moravian Church in Jamaica, the Rev. Phyllis Smit- Seymour, has said that the Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands wishes to assure the people of Jamaica of its continued commitment…
Power company wants to introduce sea water A/C system yo Jamaica
From Jamaica Gleaner Jamaican power and conservation solutions company, New Leaf Power said it is desirous of introducing sea water air conditioning technology (SWAC) to Jamaica following a 12-member public and private sector study tour of two alternative energy systems…
Fathom offers exceptional savings on its Cultures of Caribbean Cruises
PR Newswire January 13, 2017 MIAMI, Jan. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Fathom, one of Carnival Corporation’s (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) 10 global cruise brands, announced it is offering $100 savings on six upcoming weeklong voyages that will visit the Dominican Republic and Santiago de…
Novel Facebook-based survey measures citizen frustration with bureaucracy in the Caribbean
From Curacao Chronicle InterAmerican_Development_BankWASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched two studies that show the low regard citizens, including those in Panama and Trinidad and Tobago, have for the quality of public services they receive and how innovation…
Building Political Power in the Caribbean Youth
By Amílcar Sanatan From telesur We need to encourage young political leaders to fight hegemonic, ageist powers within the state while not marginalizing non-political youth groups. Youth membership in nongovernmental organizations is unfathomably low and throughout the English-speaking Caribbean, there…
World Bank appoints Chief Economist for Latin America and Caribbean
From South Florida Caribbean News Carlos Végh, New World Bank Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean WASHINGTON, DC– Carlos Végh, a Uruguayan national, is the new World BankChief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean. Végh will oversee…
US colleges foreign students go
The 10 foreign countries that send the most students to American colleges By Abby Jackson From Business Insider The number of foreign students in American schools has been surging over the past decade, and numbers are up again, according to…
Puzzles for Jan 16 2017 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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