CHICOS Program to include providing capital, all-inclusive resorts and sustainable hotels
Discussion panels and workshops at the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference & Operations Summit (CHICOS) will focus on key subjects impacting the investment climate in the Caribbean including available capital, mixed-use development and other investment opportunities in the region. CHICOS is…
Tourist wins settlement after “nightmare” holiday in Dominican Republic
From Caribbean360 LONDON, England, Tuesday September 2, 2014 – In October 2009, a British tourist’s dream holiday in the Dominican Republic turned into a nightmare when he fell seriously ill just five days into a two-week stay at the four-star…
Cayman Islands Weststar TV sold to Logic (WestTel/KeyTech)
By Raymond Hainey From The Royal Gazette KeyTech buys Cayman TV firm Telecoms firm KeyTech has bought a TV firm in Cayman — and sold off BTC for $30 million. KeyTech’s subsidiary WestTel Ltd (Logic Cayman) has bought up British…
Burglar arrested – Charged
From RCIPS Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 10:58 AM Further to the below release of yesterday, the male has been charged with burglary and is due in Court today. From RCIPS Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 4:11 PM At around midnight last…
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Grand Cayman utility company to replace DT GT lines – outages planned Sunday (7) PLEASE NOTE Caribbean Utility Company (CUC) Grand Cayman’s electrical power supplier have announced they will be replacing lines in downtown George Town this Sunday September 7th…
Whopping $700 media fee creates controversy
By Vinette K. Pryce From Caribbean Life After 46 years of coverage of the annual West Indian American Day Associations annual festivities in Brooklyn, in an un-precedented action, the organizers required media individuals to pay a whopping $700 in order…
Will Caribbean immigrants finally be able to self-identify on U.S. census forms?
Op/Ed by Dr. Linda Marc Cléris From LaVoz After a battle waged since 2008, the United States government may finally be prepared to recognize Caribbean immigrants and Caribbean Americans in the United States as what they are – a district…
United Nations photo competition for Caribbean small island developing states
From Caribbean News Now PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — The United Nations will launch a Caribbean SIDS (Small Island Developing States) photography competition. The UN Photo Competition for Caribbean SIDS will seek to raise awareness of the UN values in relation to…
Cayman Islands makes history with 1st bronze medal at Youth Olympics
YOUTH OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALLIST From CIEF The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (“CIEF”) is delighted to announce that Polly Serpell made history last month in the 2014 Youth Olympics Games (“YOG”) in Nanjing, China, by winning a Bronze medal in the…
It’s great to see the Caribbean on the rise
From TTG Digital With APD reformed and visitor numbers up, this has been a strong year for the region, says the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s Carol Hay This year has been a remarkable one for the Caribbean so far. Starting with…