2013 good for Rubis
Strategy & Business Development Manager, Rubis Caribbean, Stewart Gill, says the rebranding of the retail network late last year has had a very positive effect on business locally. He was speaking to the media recently, where he revealed that within…
FOOTBALL: Young Reggae Girls getting ready for CONCACAF U-20 finals
From Go-Jamaica KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica’s young Reggae Girls will today continue their preparations for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship with two training sessions. The training session will take place at the Jamaica Football Federation Football Centre at the UWI. There…
Brian Lara donates J$500K to assist children’s homes in Jamaica
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former West Indies batsman Brian Lara Monday donated J$500,000 to the Ministry of Youth and Culture to provide assistance to children in the care of the Child Development Agency (CDA). A portion of the…
Indiana Grand Casino brings Caribbean paradise to New Year’s Eve Party
By Andy Proffet, Staff writer From Shelby News It’s going to be a cold start to the New Year, with temperatures in the 20s—no surprise for Indiana. That’s a big reason why Indiana Grand Casino is going with a Caribbean…
OPINION: It’s the economy, Caribbean.
By CMC – From Observer Media Group BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart won the political battle but loss the economic war in 2013. His Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Kamla Persad Biissessar set a record by losing four political…
Vincentian diplomats in US appeal for urgent aid/Canadian (2 yr old) among dead
Police in St. Vincent identify Canadian girl among dead following storm A Canadian Maple Leaf flag flies near the Peace tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb.15, 2012. (The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld) KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — Police in the…
World Bank: Caribbean immigrants abroad are ‘very well educated’
By Tony Best Special to the NNPA from the New York Carib News Key source of investment capital; most are engaged in their birthplaces; are affluent with a “level of investment sophistication and business acumen As Caribbean nations continue to…
Another earthquake rocks Trinidad
From Caribbean360 Saturday’s quake was the third recorded in the Caribbean in as many days and followed two tremors that rattled Antigua and Nevis last week. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday December 30, 2013, CMC – An earthquake with a magnitude of…
5 drowned men found along Colombia’s Caribbean coast
From Global News Canada – Dec 28 2013 BOGOTA, Colombia – Police say the bodies of five drowned men have been found along Colombia’s coast, and they suspect the men could have travelled from a Caribbean island in an attempt…
Sagicor to get £86m from sale of Europe assets
By Aleem Khan From Guardian Media T&T The Sagicor Financial Corporation (SFC) has received approval from the regulatory authorities in the United Kingdom and the Cayman Islands to sell Sagicor Europe Ltd (SEL) and its subsidiaries, which include Sagicor at…