Politics of inclusion
By Christopher Famous From Caribbean News Now “Leaders are people, who raise the standards by which they judge themselves and by which they are willing to be judged. The goal chosen, the objective selected, the requirements imposed, are not mainly…
Dominican Republic can tap into English Caribbean’s US$30.0B market
From Dominican Today Santo Domingo.- The president of the Roundtable of Commonwealth in Dominican Republic, Fernando Gonzalez Nicolás, on Wednesday listed the ways to revitalize exports and investments with Jamaica and the other English Caribbean countries, a market that consumes…
Memories of Sabina Park – Kingston, Jamaica
By Prof Ravi Chaturvedi From South Florida South Florida Caribbean News TORONTO, Canada – Sabina Park is a scenic cricket ground and the home of the Kingston Cricket Club since 1895. The spectacular Blue Mountains, (world famous for Blue Mountain…
Commercial leases – essential questions for a prospective tenant
From Amorys Solicitors A commercial lease can be an extremely onerous contract and expert legal advice is essential from the negotiation stage through to the point of signing the original lease and related documents. We have highlighted below in the…
CDB introduces Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund at CARIFESTA
From Caribbean News Now BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Building on the recent announcement of its provision of initial capitalisation for the Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recently introduced the CIIF to approximately 100 cultural…
Building climate resilience in coastal communities of the Caribbean
By Zadie Neufville From IPS NEGRIL, Jamaica, Aug 24 2017 (IPS) – Ceylon Clayton is trying to revive a sea moss growing project he and friends started a few years ago to supplement their dwindling earnings as fishermen. This time,…
What is missing from police crime statistics?
by Heather Sutton Caribbean DEVTRENDS From BLOGS.IADB When it comes to understanding crime and violence, police records only tell us half the story (literally). But to design effective crime prevention and reduction policies we need the other half. While an…
CBAAC plans Caribbean nations tour, to reconnect them with African culture
From The Nation The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC) says its proposed tour of the Caribbean nations and festivals is to reconnect Africans in the Diaspora with their cultural heritage in Africa. Chief Ferdinand Anikwe, the…
Summer Fun Wrap Up
Cayman Islands National Trust Wraps Up Summer Fun The National Trust/Art Nest Camp 2017, titled “Art of Nature”, was one of the last opportunities for children to enjoy weeks of supervised summer fun. Held at the Trust’s operational base, adjacent…
New original drama series “The Deuce” premieres September 10, exclusively on HBO
Created by David Simon and George Pelecanos from The Wire, the series stars James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal. MIAMI, FL., August 24, 2017 – The Deuce chronicles that moment in time when sex went from being a back-alley, brown-paper-bag commodity…