Rugby: South Panthers named to face Cayman Islands
Press Release USA Rugby South announces the representatives that will battle the Cayman Islands in the first game of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Tournament. This game will be played on Sunday May 14, 10:00 am at Life University in…
Caribbean’s first online human rights database launched
By Jamaica Observer From St Lucia Newsonline JAMAICA OBSERVER – The region’s first online database that will enable a standard system for capturing, collating and reporting human rights violations, has been launched. Developed by the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC),…
Interview with Costa Rica’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Alexander Mora
From Market Views What has your ministry done to boost Costa Rican exports? Minister Mora: The first achievement that we can claim is that this government has accelerated the process for Costa Rica to become a full member of the…
Commonwealth Caribbean to release regional anti-corruption index
From Jamaica Observer ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Anti corruption agencies in the Commonwealth Caribbean have indicated that they will be gathering regional data and release their own anti-corruption index similar to the one issued annually by Transparency International.According to the…
Gay Jamaican-American man beaten up during carnival in the Bahamas
From Caribbean News Service NASSAU, Bahamas, May 09 2017 – Aman who was allegedly attacked by a group of people during a concert at Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival early Saturday morning is alleging that he was “targeted and beat up” because…
Towards a global role for the Africa Caribbean Pacific Group of States?
By Goele Geeraert IPS Contributing Writer From Pride News BRUSSELS, Belgium May 8, 2017 (IPS) — The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) met, last week, in Brussels, for the 105th Session of its Council of Ministers to…
St Lucia: Ministry of Health and Wellness supports “Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week”
PRESS RELEASE – Regional member states, the CARICOM Secretariat and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), along with St. Lucia’s Ministry of Health and Wellness, with the support of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), will be observing “Caribbean Mosquito…
770,000 drone owners in US
There are over 770,000 registered drone owners in the US By Steve Dent, From engadget That’s over double the number of manned aircraft. Over 770,000 drone owners have registered to fly in the US since the FAA made it mandatory…
How crowdfunding for real estate really works for Dango Estate
From WN At its core, crowdfunding means pooling money together from a group of investors to make an investment. In this sense, crowdfunding has existed in real estate for centuries. Neighbors have bought property together, husbands and wives and their…
Brooklyn artist creates vintage furniture from African textiles
By Tangerine Clarke From Caribbean Life Benga Akinnagbe is an American-born artist of Nigerian lineage, so it is not surprising that he sources some of the most beautiful prints from the continent of his ancestors, to fashion his Enitan Vintage…