Aphria plans for global cannabis leadership with international expansion acquiring leading assets in Latin America and the Caribbean
PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire Aphria medical brands to gain exposure to over 300 million people, roughly 9 times the size of Canada LEAMINGTON, ON, July 17, 2018 /CNW/ – Aphria Inc. (“Aphria” or the “Company”) (TSX: APH and US OTC:…
Cross-agency partnership creates brighter lines for Cayman Islands road safety
Royal Cayman Islands Police Services Auxiliary Constable Fabian O’Connor is on a mission to make the roads safer and more accessible for drivers and pedestrians. AC O’Connor (aka the Dancing Policeman) formed a partnership with National Road Authority (NRA) to…
Trump’s disastrous Putin Summit could have been even worse
By Jonah Shepp From New York Mag President Donald Trump’s performance at Monday’s press conference following his summit meeting in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin was by most accounts disastrous. Trump failed to press Putin on one single point…
Interreg Caraïbes to hold Stakeholder Meeting in Saint Lucia
NTERREG/OECS Joint Media Statement Wednesday, July 18, 2018 — The Joint Secretariat of the Interreg Caraïbes Programme in collaboration with the OECS Commission will host an informational session on Thursday July 19th 2018 in Saint Lucia. The meeting is organised to provide insight…
Enhancing Trade and Investment: TEECA Programme hosts Business Retreat in Martinique
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 — Roseau, Dominica – A group of fifteen (15) OECS small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) together with their counterparts from Martinique participated in a Business Retreat held in Martinique from July 1st – 3rd 2018 as…
Miss Universe GB: First black winner Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers on ‘great achievement’
By Gena-mour Barrett From BBC The first black woman to be crowned Miss Universe Great Britain in the pageant’s 66-year history has called it “a great achievement”. Dee-Ann Kentish Rogers, who’s also a competitive athlete and recently passed her exams…
Cayman Islands Government launches new training and development programme
Building on efforts to create a world-class civil service, the Cayman Islands Government (CIG) has launched a training and development programme to embed formal project management principles and practices, and business case development skills into its day-to-day practices. “This programme…
US Immigration Agents nab Caribbean Nationals in enforcement sweep
From Antigua News Room The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says officers from its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Newark, New Jersey Field Office arrested several Caribbean nationals among 37 immigrants during a five-day operation. On Monday,…
Notorious drug lord could be back in Guyana in a year
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY: In under a year from today, July 10, 2018, a notorious Guyana-born drug lord could walk out of a U.S. prison a free man and face deportation back to the South American country…
As a recovering Caribbean braces for hurricane season, new data tools promise smarter response
By Colin Wood From State Scoop A data-fueled trend toward proactive emergency management could help the nation’s unincorporated territories this hurricane season, but many regions are still struggling with the basics. The 35-mph-winds and several inches of rain Tropical Storm…
