C&W to cut costs by US$100m
From Nationnews.com Barbados International telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) is on a mission to reduce its Caribbean operating costs by US$100 million. And the company said its businesses in Barbados and the region were on target to meet…
Ironwood development ready to go
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, 13 January 2014: A $360 million commercial, tourism and residential community covering 600 acres is slated to begin construction in East End in the spring of this year. The Ironwood community will feature a Town Centre…
Cops criticised by family of Canadian murdered in Jamaica
By Caribbean360 Shirley Lewis-McFarlane was bludgeoned and strangled on December 30 and her relatives are complaining that the police are still without a suspect. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday January 13, 2014, CMC – The family of a Canadian woman who was…
Region at risk from spread of chikungunya virus
From Caribbean360 Since the outbreak in French St Martin was reported on December 5, cases have been confirmed in several other Caribbean countries. (File photo) STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Monday January 13, 2014, CMC – The European Centre for Disease Prevention and…
The beautiful flag women of Trinidad Carnival
From Uncommon Caribbean You have no band without a beautiful flag woman. You have no band without an experienced flag woman. The band will have no control, the music will have no soul, The revelers wouldn’t play, their usual mas…
Cayman Islands Certificate and Badge of Honour
Dr. Saratchandra (Sarath) de Alwis–Seneviratne The contributions of Dr. Saratchandra (Sarath) de Alwis-Seneviratne to the field of medicine, and to community life, in the Cayman Islands are countless. An indefatigable presence in the Cayman Islands since his arrival in 1994…
Schools can’t do it alone – [Jamaican/Cayman]
Reverend urges parents, society to take part in socialising, educating children By Jermaine Francis, Staff Reporter, The Gleaner A call is being made for parents and the wider society to recognise that schools alone cannot fully socialise and educate the…
100 refugees seek TT asylum
By Carol Matroo FromT&T Around 100 persons are currently seeking asylum in Trinidad and Tobago. This was revealed by the Living Water Community, the organisation which is assisting the refugees in settling away from their respective homes to a new…
TNT first CFU team to semis [after beating Cayman]
From Anguilla News (Grand Cayman/Cayman Islands) – Trinidad & Tobago created history by securing a place in the semifinals of the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Under 20 Championship for the first time on Sunday 12 January after defeating hosts Cayman Islands…
Bermuda to use “Integrated Casino Resort” model for gaming
By the Caribbean Journal staff Casino gaming will be coming to Bermuda as announced late last year, the government said this week. The island’s government said it had decided to “proceed with the establishment of legalized casino gaming through the…
