DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Caribbean producer aims to make a name for sutchi
From advocate.gaalliance.org German entrepreneur developing niche for pangasius farmed in the Dominican Republic A quarter-century ago, German entrepreneur Franz Fix made a new home in the Dominican Republic, where he is now part-owner of a luxury hotel in the village of…
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Non profit organization praised for helping Jamaican children
Non Profit Organization, COJO praised for supporting educational and children’s institutions NEW YORK – A Non profit organization based in New York, Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) was praised by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas….
USA: Jury takes one hour to convict O’Garro of all charges in insurance fraud case
By Edmund H. Mahony from Hartford Courant Hartford insurance broker Earl O’Garro Jr. found guilty of all charges in fraud case HARTFORD — A federal jury needed only an hour Monday to convict former Hartford insurance broker Earl O’Garro Jr….
Obama gets emotional while laying out new gun policies
By Eric Levitz from New York Mag President Obama has delivered some version of this speech so many times that even his disclaimers that “this has all become routine” have themselves become routine. The fact that none of the changes…
Volvo Cars and Ericsson developing intelligent media streaming for self-driving cars
Volvo Cars is looking ahead to when its drivers can sit back and enjoy free time in their car on the daily commute. At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Volvo revealed that it is developing intelligent, high bandwidth, streaming…
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Maxey Cosmetics signs coral harvesting agreement with Cayman Islands By Deanna Ultroske From Cosmetics Design The company Is leveraging Its long history with the territory to source black sea rod oil, one of Maxey’s signature Ingredients, In waters where…
Cayman Islands: Passport2Success Graduates Celebrate
From NWDA The most recent graduates from the Passport2Success programme were joined by family and friends at their commencement ceremony on Friday, 4th December 2015. Now in its fifth year, more than 300 young Caymanians have taken advantage of…
BBC’s appalling new logo
People are baffled by BBC Three’s ‘appalling’ new logo BY SAM HAYSOM From Mashable LONDON — So BBC Three unveiled their new logo on Monday morning and — unsurprisingly — people had a few things to say about. The old…
From Rags to Riches? In search of Roosevelt Skerrit’s millions
By Clint Lowe With contributions from Lizzy in Dominica and J.A. Scotland in the UK From Caribbean News Now Several weeks ago we decided to undertake what appeared at the time to be a monumental task; investigating the source(s) of what has…
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CTO declares 2016 “Year of Romance in the Caribbean”
PRESS RELEASE – With the start of the New Year comes the launch of a new initiative by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) – 2016 The Year of Romance in the Caribbean – which celebrates everything romantic about the region….
