Caribbean Public Health Agency gets lab testing accreditation
By Joyce Loan From WIC NEWS Drug testing facilities at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) have been awarded an international accreditation at a ceremony in Jamaica. The testing services of the Drug Testing Laboratory (DTL) have now been certified…
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Budweiser offers 150,000 free Lyft round trips Steve Dent From engadget While Uber brings the Budweiser, Lyft takes you home after drinking it. If you’re on the lookout for a designated driver this holiday season, a brewery can save the…
Exclusive: Canada’s CIBC plans U.S. listing of $2 billion Caribbean unit – sources
By John Tilak, Matt Scuffham From Reuters TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM.TO) plans to list its $2 billion Caribbean unit, FirstCaribbean, in New York, enabling it to exit a region where earnings growth has been slow,…
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Three months after deadly hurricanes hit Caribbean islands, thousands of children still in need of assistance
From UNICEF PANAMA CITY/GENEVA, 13 December 2017 – Three months after two category-5 hurricanes – Irma and Maria – barreled through the Caribbean, causing widespread damage and loss of life, thousands of children remain in need of support across the…
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Pope on Guadalupe feast: ‘Valiantly defend’ church’s diversity
By Nicole Winfield AP From The Spokesman Review VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis urged Latin American and Caribbean Catholics to celebrate and defend their diversity, saying Tuesday the face of the Catholic Church is indigenous, mestizo and black. Francis celebrated…
Largest Photovoltaic plant in the Caribbean to be built in Jamaica
From Presna Latina Kingston, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The largest photovoltaic power plant in the Caribbean will be built in Paradise Park, Westmoreland, some 150 kilometers southwest of the capital city, said Jamaican Minister of Energy Andrew Wheatley. The work,…
Activists speak out against ‘racial issues in FDNY’
BY NELSON A. KING From Caribbean Life Brooklyn Council Member Jumaane Williams joined local activists, including the Rev. Kirsten John Foy and the National Action Network (NAN), in speaking out against the Fire Department of New York’s (FDNY) intention to…
NG Nature Photographers of the Year
Winners of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest By ALAN TAYLOR From The Atlantic 20 PHOTOS IN FOCUS National Geographic has announced the winners of its annual photo competition, with the Grand Prize Winner Jayaprakash Joghee…
GCF Caribbean consultations chart paths to greater resilience
From Green Climate Fund ST. JOHN, 12 DEC 2017 The Green Climate Fund is consulting with its partners in the Caribbean to explore how to enhance the region’s climate resilience in the aftermath of a particularly destructive hurricane season this…
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European Commission recommends draft negotiating directives for a modernised Partnership with countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
Brussels, 12 December 2017 What is the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, and why does it need to be renewed? Since 2000, the Cotonou Partnership Agreement has been the legal framework for the…
