Burglars target education department
From RCIPS Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 9:28 AM Police are investigating a burglary that occurred at the Education Department in Thomas Russell Avenue, George Town. Sometime between 5.30pm, Wednesday, 12th March and 7.00am, Thursday, 13th March 2014 unknown offenders forced…
Rotary Bed Race Sat (15)
Cayman Rotary Bed Race for polio The Rotary clubs of the Cayman Islands are asking companies to build beds in order to raise funds to benefit the Rotary International’s Polio Eradication programme: “PolioPlus” on Saturday March, 15th. All Rotary Clubs…
Let us focus research on what we do best
By Professor Errol Morrison “There are some things which we in the Caribbean will do best…and there are some things which only we in the Caribbean will want to do!” These are the words of Nobel laureate in economics, the…
PM woos Caribbean nurses to T&T
By Gail Alexander From Guardian Media ST VINCENT: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has invited nurses from the Caricom region to work in T&T in a bid to ease T&T’s nursing shortage. Persad-Bissessar made the offer on Tuesday at the same…
UWI defends doctor who performed C-section resulting in death of baby
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Thursday March 13, 2014, CMC – The doctor who performed the C-section which led to the death of a baby at the Mt. Hope Maternity Hospital on Carnival Saturday has the backing of the University of…
Famed artist Guy Harvey unveils his signature hull artwork for Norwegian Escape
MIAMI – March 12, 2014 – Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that Guy Harvey, widely recognized as the world’s finest marine wildlife artist and champion of ocean conservation, has been named to design the signature hull artwork of the line’s…
Caribbean healthcare providers should test high-risk patients for kidney disease – PAHO
From Caribbean360 The Washington-based health care organization on Wednesday called on Caribbean healthcare providers to test high-risk patients for signs of kidney disease. WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Thursday March 13, 2014, CMC – The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) has expressed…
CONCACAF appoints Diversity Officers
Officials will play key role in implementing Protocol on Racist Incidents in Stadiums MIAMI (Wednesday, March 12, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that it has appointed a team of Diversity…
SportsMax to stream Champs 2014 live
From Jamaican Gleaner Track and field fans from anywhere outside of Jamaica will have the chance to watch the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) live, as International Media Content Ltd. (IMC), parent company of cable sports giant SportsMax,…
Ganja and colonialism
By Tennyson Joseph From Trinidad Express The ongoing Caribbean discussion on the decriminalisation of marijuana provides a telling but sad example of “policy capture” by external interests over decision-making in our Caribbean. Particularly worrying about the sudden wave of open…