Producer clears the air on Mr Caribbean competition
From DAVibes Producer Antoinette Mora (centre) with the top three Mr Caribbean 2014 participants The organizer and producer of the Mr. Caribbean competition, Antoinette Mora has called on Dominicans to change their mindsets and appreciate the creative talents and expression…
Tessanne Chin heads class Caribbean acts at St Lucia Jazz Festival
From Caribbean360 The 12-day event brings together local, regional and international musicians performing straight-up jazz, R&B, reggae and other Caribbean music, as well as French and Latin rhythms. CASTRIES, St Lucia, Jamaican reggae fusion artiste Tessanne Chin, who outclassed the…
Barbados central bank governor says solution found to settle CLICO arrears
By Ernie Seon From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados Tuesday February 25, 2014, CMC – Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr. Delisle Worrell says a cooperative solution has been found to settle outstanding Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) claims in…
Eight Caribbean countries to strengthen HIV programmes – UNAIDS
From Caribbean360 The representatives from Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago met her last week for a three-day workshop hosted by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday…
Polish priest held over alleged sex abuse in Dominican Republic
From Caribbean360 The “Wojciech G” case is the second child molestation scandal to sully the reputation of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic since last summer. KRAKOW, Poland, Friday February 21, 2014 – A Catholic priest suspected of sexually…
RORC Caribbean 600
RORC Caribbean 600 starts in spectacular conditions From Scuttlebutt Sailing News (February 24, 2014) – The magnificent international fleet of 60 yachts enjoyed a sparkling start today of warm trade winds, Caribbean swell and brilliant sunshine. As the fleet leaves…
Health City Cayman Islands opens doors
By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new healthcare project has opened its doors on the East End of Grand Cayman. Health City Cayman Islands was officially inaugurated by project partners Dr Devi Shetty and Dr Anthony Tersigni and Cayman…
Grammy award winning Tasha Cobbs in Cayman March 1
“Break Every Chain” “Happy” brought sweet melodies to the ear and made many “Smile”, as the 2009 album was aptly named; then in 2012, along came “Break Every Chain” which has become a worldwide national anthem, sung from the powerful…
CEC is #1 of 12 others in Caribbean Journal’s “Caribbean Tech Hubs”
From Caribbean Journal 13 Potential Caribbean Tech Hubs Could a Caribbean city develop into a Silicon Beach? As the Caribbean seeks to develop, it will need to be creative — and part of that means both attracting creative people and…