Pan Am pickups: Musicians to perform in vintage pickup trucks to promote Games
By The Canadian Press August The 2015 Toronto Pan American Games mascot launch is pictured in a file photo. The music series will tour to several other Toronto locations before moving to Hamilton and Markham. TORONTO – Several musical acts…
A handy one-stop through women’s history
From Jamaican Gleaner Book: Engendering Caribbean History – Cross-Cultural Perspectives Editor: Verene A Shepherd Publisher: Ian Randle Reviewer: Paul H. Williams “The explosion in scholarly production on women and gender issues in the Caribbean since the 1970s, together with the…
Harris to upgrade Caribbean gateway
By Aimee Turner From Air Traffic Management Harris has been awarded a contract to modernise critical air traffic control (ATC) communications at two international airports in Jamaica. Harris will supply its Liberty-STAR Voice Communication and Control System (VCCS) to the…
History – Jamaica and other Caribbean islands
By Jwala Kallee From DEF media Settlement and development follow more or less the same pattern. They were British, Dutch or French colonies. They all thrived on sugar production, banana cultivation and other agricultural activities. There was felt in all…
Jamaican Independence Day 51
Jamaicans in New York Celebrate Independence 51 By JIS Jamaica Independence activities in the United States have moved into high gear, with nationals in Rochester, New York staging a number of events over the weekend to mark the 51st anniversary…
FOOTBALL: Youth players enter camp for CONCACAF tournament
From Go-Jamaica Jamaica’s 24-member youth football squad has been called to a 10-day camp in preparation for the inaugural CONCACAF Under-15 Boys’ Tournament in the Cayman Islands from August 13 to 25. The 24 players reported to camp yesterday, but…
Tifa is Europe bound after rocking the Cayman Islands
PR from TDC Group of Companies Ltd July 30th, 2013 — Fans in the Cayman Islands were totally satisfied after dancehall diva Tifa’s performance last Friday. The dancehall diva rocked the 876 Pre-Independence party at Sparky Drive leaving fans salivating…
“A Gathering of Old Men” receives top rating
Cayman book “A Gathering of Old Men” receives top rating from review Book Review… A gritty saga of the Caymans hits mark From Kaieteur News Online Book: A Gathering of Old Men by J.A. Roy Bodden Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby…
Cayman experiences major Internet outage
Statement from Lime received Monday July 19th at 4:15pm In the early morning of Sunday 28th July at approximately 6AM, a failure occurred on the MAYA-1 Cable System. The MAYA-1 Cable System is a submarine cable system that runs north…
EU: ready to help ACP states better manage migration
From CTA The European Union (EU) remains committed to addressing issues related to migration in the Caribbean and will focus on increasing its value to development, the head of the EU delegation in Guyana, Ambassador Robert Kopecky said at the…
