ACP underscores importance of free press
From Jamaica Observer BRUSSELS (CMC) – The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States Saturday sought to underline the importance of free, independent pluralistic media as a cornerstone of an effective democracy and resilient nation-building. ACP Secretary General Alhaji…
Fund raiser for 8-year-old leukemia-stricken girl
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The parents of an eight-year-old Vincentian girl, who is stricken with leukemia, have received much-needed financial boost to help defray exorbitant medical bills after her relative conducted a fund-raising prayer breakfast last Saturday…
Cable & Wireless seeks control of Trinidad’s state telecom firm
By Narayan Ammachchi From Nearshore Americas Cable & Wireless Seeks Control of Trinidad’s State Telecom Firm The chief executive of British telecom group Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has met Trinidad & Tobago’s Finance Minister Larry Howai to discuss obtaining…
Commentary: Our Caribbean: Middle class politics takes command
Commentary: Our Caribbean: Middle class politics takes command By Oliver Mills From Caribbean News Now The Caribbean middle class has taken control of, and directed politics in the Caribbean since the post-emancipation period. It was the inspiration behind the formation…
Cayman Islands Funerals April 2014
Oral Robert Ebanks-Powery 20 Aug 1956 – 1 Apr 2014 Boatswain Bay Emma Claire Hislop 5 Aug 1917 – 7 Apr 2014 Pease Bay Carville Martin Scott 8 Jun 1939 …
Company denies laundering money sent to Cuba
By Juan O. Tamayo, Miami Herald Caribbean Transfers says it only handled family remittances to the island. A company whose owner stands accused of laundering and sending to Cuba $30 million on behalf of Medicare fraudsters in South Florida says…
Children of the Caribbean
“Our mission is to create lasting positive change in the lives of disadvantaged children across the Caribbean so that these children may reach their fullest potential.” Children of the Caribbean was founded on the premise that the lives of all…
IMF Executive Board completes first post-program monitoring for Antigua and Barbuda
By S Coward On April 21, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the first Post Program Monitoring discussion for Antigua and Barbuda. On June 5, 2013, the Board concluded the tenth and final review of…
ECLAC Predicts Latin America and the Caribbean will Grow by 2.7% in 2014
By S Coward Latin American and Caribbean countries will grow an average of 2.7% in 2014 due to limited dynamism of the region’s principal economies, according to new projections from ECLAC. The regional United Nations organization released today its Updated…
JetBlue announces four new non-stops to Caribbean
From Travel Pulse WHY IT RATES: This is another step in JetBlue’s effort over the last few years to increase service throughout the Caribbean. JetBlue is filling a void left by American Airlines, which has reduced its Caribbean deployment in…
