Cayman Islands at Regional Business Training Event
COSME hosts training to empower Entrepreneurs through use of new business portal, CaribConnect.net TORTOLA, BVI, June 1, 2016 – COSME, an EU funded program to support small and medium sized businesses in the Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), recently…
Cayman Healthcare Consulting at CISBA
From CHCC Cayman Healthcare Consulting (CHCC) had a great time at the recent CISBA Small Business Expo. This was yet another opportunity to showcase their business services and network with other successful small businesses in the community. CHCC help you with your facilities,…
Cayman Islands: The Zak Quappe Scholarship Fund donates to Clifton Hunter Flight club
The Zak Quappe Flight Scholarship (“ZQFS”) made a donation in the amount of Cl $2,500 to the Cayman Airways Flight Club (Clifton Hunter High School Chapter). The CHHS Flight Club will be sending 11 boys and 8 girls to the…
UK’S Caribbean Infrastructure Fund meant to deepen ties
From Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica In 2015, United Kingdom Prime Minister, David Cameron, announced that his Government would invest ₤300m into new infrastructure in nine Caribbean islands. These include the construction of roads, bridges and ports to help…
Raul Castro Ruz: We cannot remain indifferent to disturbances in Latin America and the Caribbean
From CaribFlame Full text of remarks by Raul Castro Ruz, President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, opening the 7th Association of Caribbean States Summit, June 4, 2016 Distinguished Heads of State and/or Government, Esteemed Ambassador Alfonso Munera Cavadia,…
Drones: Putting China’s economy on autopilot
By Hugh Harsono From techcrunch The global drone market has been rapidly expanding, attracting loyal consumers while integrating itself as an emerging pillar in the technological sector. One country that has seen an extremely rapid rise in drone growth in terms…
Mitch McConnell on Trump’s rhetoric: ‘I wish he would discontinue it’
By Todd Beamon From Newsmax Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Newsmax TV on Friday that “I worry about Donald Trump’s rhetoric” — and that his comments could turn off Hispanic voters like Barry Goldwater’s opposition to the 1964 Civil…
St Kitts-Nevis hosts consultations on crime reduction strategy
From Caribbean New Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts — The ministry of national security has engaged the services of international social skills consultant, Neals Chitan, to assist the ministry, and by extension, the government of St Kitts and Nevis, to develop…
Blatter, Valcke and Kattner awarded themselves £55m, say Fifa lawyers
By Luke Harding and agencies From The Guardian UK Lawyers retained by Fifa say contracted payments to the three former officials appear to break Swiss law The spectacular scale of greed at the top of Fifa was revealed on Friday…
Media, sound, and culture in Latin America and the Caribbean
From Amazon Outside of music, the importance of sound and listening have been greatly overlooked in Latin American history. Visual media has dominated cultural studies, affording an incomplete record of the modern era. This edited volume presents an original analysis…