Guyana a trailblazer among Caribbean counterparts…
By Vanessa Narine, From Guyana Chronicle Visually impaired students set record with 82.4 percent CSEC pass rate TEN individuals, with varying visual impairments, have set another record, in addition to being the largest batch to sit the Caribbean Secondary Examinations…
Cayman Islands water company reports decline in revenues
By Natario Mckenzie From Tribune242 Consolidated Water: Q2 bulk water revenue decline attributable to Wsc water loss reduction programme BISX-listed Consolidated Water has reported that its bulk water revenues declined to approximately $10 million in the second quarter of 2014,…
16 couples selected to wed on 16 islands in The Bahamas at 16:00 hours on January 16
By Earnestine Moxyz ,From Bahamas Tourism Office, Florida PLANTATION, Florida – After four months of promotions and submissions from more than three thousand couples from throughout the United States of America, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism (BMOT) announced today that…
A champion of Caribbean economic development
By Egbert Gaye From Montreal Community Contract Kari Polanyi Levitt worked with some the Caribbean must illustrious economists. She was recently appointed to the Order of Canada. On June 30, Kari Polanyi Levitt was one of 86 new appointments to…
Gartner: The PC is dying, so Chromebook sales will shoot up
By Eugene Kim From Business Insider Research firm Gartner says Chromebook sales will reach 14.4 million units by 2017, nearly tripling the current market size. And part of the reason for that growth is the slowing PC market. “Competition in…
Roanoke doctor trying to save Caribbean hospital from another disastrous flood
From Carilion Clinic For people in the Dominican Republic, the small hospital in San Juan de la Maguana strives to provide the best medical care available. Dr. John Mann sees a disaster waiting to happen. The Christian Clinic for Integrated…
North Vancouver couple’s disappearance remains a mystery
By Lori Culbert, From Vancouver Sun North Vancouver banker and his wife have been missing for 20 years NORTH VANCOUVER — The disappearance of the wealthy banker and his beautiful wife has all the hallmarks of a classic whodunit: the…
I’ve Been Everywhere Man
See these AMAZING photographs by Gary Arndt From Everything Everywhere The Path Along the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland The Coast of the Island of Saba Where the Namib Desert Touches the Atlantic Ocean Fireworks Over the Sydney Harbour Bridge …
LIME Caribbean CEO calls for technology innovation
The region’s leading telecoms provider that first connected the Caribbean to the rest of the world, LIME, called on regional government ministers and fellow telecoms providers to push for greater broadband penetration, allowing Caribbean nationals and businesses to participate in…
Swamped by rising seas, small islands seek a lifeline
By Thalif Deen From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Wednesday August 13, 2014, IPS – The world’s 52 small island developing states (SIDS), some in danger of being wiped off the face of the earth because of sea-level rise triggered…
