Cooperation, not competition, is key for Caribbean’s continued success
by Daniel McCarthy From Travel Market Report The Caribbean has seemingly forever been the bellwether for the cruise industry. According to CLIA’s 2018 Cruise Outlook, 35.4 percent of all cruise deployment was dedicated to the Caribbean, more than double the…
Civil society role critical to advance CCJ, says former president
By LK Hewlett From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — Former president of the Caribbean Court of Justice Sir Dennis Byron has weighed in on why two more Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have rejected the CCJ. Antigua and…
Aspiring attorney loses Law Schools’ challenge at Caribbean Court of Justice
By: Denis Chabrol From Demerara Waves Port of Spain, Trinidad. The legal challenge alleging that the Law Schools’ admissions process discriminates against holders of non-University of the West Indies (UWI) law degrees was dismissed Friday afternoon in a judgment delivered…
Mystery corals of the Caribbean: Porites
By NICOLE HELGASON From Reef Divers.io Now, this is a question I must ask my most serious coral loving colleagues. How to tell the difference between all these Porites corals? *Looking to solve the mystery scroll to the bottom for…
Best in clean energy revealed at Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum
From CARICOM ( Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum Press Release) The Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), the largest annual gathering of the regional clean energy market, today announced eight winners for its second annual CREF Industry Awards. The winners were recognised…
Study reveals record cruise tourism expenditures in the Caribbean and Latin America for 2017-2018
From My Vue News San Juan, Puerto Rico (November 8, 2018) – The Florida-Caribbean Association (FCCA), the trade group representing the mutual interests of the cruise industry and destinations and stakeholders in the Caribbean and Latin America, is proud to…
Caribbean Business Survey: Top 200 locally owned companies in Puerto Rico
By José Alvarado Vega From Caribbean Business Editor’s note: The following originally appeared in the Nov. 8-14, 2018, issue of Caribbean Business. The latest Caribbean Business survey of locally owned companies indicates resilience in the face of a slow recovery from hurricanes…
SELLAS Life Sciences announces settlement of counterclaims against JGB (Cayman) Newton, Ltd. for $6.6 million payment by JGB
Follows Dismissal by Court of All Claims Against SELLAS Debenture and All Security Interests Held by JGB Terminated NEW YORK, Nov. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SLS) (“SELLAS” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company…
Caribbean Currents: Global warming is now a fact that is hard to deny
By Johann Calhoun From The Philadelphia Tribune Caribbean leaders today are challenged to solve economic problems that are created from natural disasters like hurricanes and flooding. Small islands have the highest risk of being first impacted by rising sea levels….
St. Maarten Minister Johnson welcomes extension of FCCA ‘Caribbean is Open/Caribbean for Everyone’ campaign
From Government of Sint Maarten The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), has decided to continue with its ‘Caribbean Is Open/Caribbean for Everyone’ campaign, which began in September 2017 after the devastating hurricanes Irma and Maria. The campaign since its establishment has…