Cayman Islands utility company welcomes Summer students
CUC welcomes Summer Students Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) is currently hosting 16 students as part of its annual Vocational and Summer Student Programme. Now in its 14th year, the programme welcomed the students on July 8 with a promise…
CONCACAF Watch: How the United States is influencing women’s soccer in the Caribbean
By Jon Arnold From Goal The United States has provided minds, locations and players for the women’s game in the Caribbean. Editor’s Note: CONCACAF hipster Jon Arnold brings Goal readers stories and opinions from around the region in a weekly…
Immigration attorney indicted in US for defrauding Caribbean immigrants
From Jamaica Observer NEW YORK, (CMC) – A 51-year-old attorney has been indicted for defrauding at least 30 victims, many of them immigrants from the Caribbean, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R Vance, Jr, has said. Vance said Owolabi Salis, is…
Tourism Officials welcome CONCACAF teams to Cayman Brac
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (Monday, 11 August 2014) On Thursday, 7 August, the Ministry and Department of Tourism hosted a welcome luncheon for players, coaches and chaperones participating in the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)…
Pope concerned for Christians, other minorities in Iraq
From The Siasat Daily Pope Francis Thursday expressed concern over the violence in northern Iraq, following the exodus of thousands of Christian families in the north of the country after their cities were taken by Sunni rebels of the Islamic…
Haiti: Government mobilising all efforts to capture fugitive Clifford Brandt
By Joseph Guyler Delva From Haitian-Caribbean News Network PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) – The Haitian government vowed on Monday to work relentlessly at recapturing gang leader, Clifford Brandt, who escaped from prison Sunday after a mutiny broke out in a prison…
CBU supports media dialogue
President of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Shida Bolai has announced the names of three member systems selected to receive bursaries from the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA). It will facilitate their attending the feature event of the CBU calendar the…
Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries Marching Band pays courtesy call on Consul General Ricardo Treco
From Bahama islands info MIAMI, Florida – Directors and members of the Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries Marching Band paid a courtesy call on Consul General H. Ricardo Treco and members of the Consulate staff in Miami on Friday, August…
Obama’s failing wars — the Caribbean front
By Nil Nikandrov From beforeitsnews The Caribbean is America’s underbelly, and is extremely vulnerable in terms of the superpower’s security. It will suffice to mention the activities of drug cartels in the region that shift tens of tons of drugs…
Turkey’s leaders are in danger of scuttling a major natural gas project with Israel
By Dov Friedman, The Jackson Institute For Global Affairs At Yale University Throughout Israel’s military operation in Gaza, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan appeared committed to outdoing himself in his hyperbolic criticism of Israel. A series of references to Israel…