Dominica union warns it will take ‘action’ over LIME’s decision to retrench workers
From Caribbean360 DPSU general secretary Thomas Letang said negotiations with the telecommunications company over plans to retrench workers had broken down. He said the company was seeking to outsource its services. ROSEAU, Dominica, Wednesday January 8, 2014, CMC – The…
New Year vow on prostate cancer
By Poppy Brady From Voice Online UK Campaigner pledges to step up her efforts to encourage black men to get tested for the disease BLACK MEN are being urged to adopt the mantra: ‘IF YOU are a black male over…
Belize-based Canadian missionary hacked to death
From Caribbean360 The victim had spent the past nine years in Belize, building schools and friendships in the Valley of Peace. (Credit: citynews.ca) BELMOPAN, Belize, Thursday January 9, 2014 – The body of Canadian missionary Brian Townsend, who had spent…
Barbados government to approve new CLICO plan soon – Sinckler
From Caribbean360 Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Chris Sinckler said that many of the cabinet papers have been completed and submitted regarding the approval of the formal and final restructuring plan for CLICO. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday January 8, 2014, CMC…
Court Staff bids colleagues farewell
A sculptor, aspiring social worker, and an avid cricketer and former police inspector – they all seemed on different trajectories, but fate brought them to the Courts. This month, they said their goodbyes after a combined 25 years at the…
Caribbean sun powers flagship Haiti hospital, and then some
From Clean Technica You may remember our report last winter on the development of a Haiti hospital predicted to become the world’s largest solar hospital. The Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais opened last March. So far, it’s living up to —…
European Commission donates $409,000 to Eastern Caribbean
From Caribbean Journal The European Commission has donated around $409,000 to Eastern Caribbean countries impacted by the Christmas trough system. The funding, announced by the European Commission’s Department of Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection, aims to “bring immediate relief to…
CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship live on FOX Soccer Plus and Streaming on FOX Soccer 2GO
U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team Plays Costa Rica, Jamaica and Guatemala in Group Stage of CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship CHICAGO (Jan. 7, 2014) – The CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship kicks off on Thursday, January 9 in the Cayman Islands as…
The main media centre in Sochi opens its doors to the first representatives of the media
January 7, exactly one month before the start of Russia’s first ever Olympic Winter Games, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee has announced the opening of the Main Media Center. The two-story Media Center has a total area of over 158,000…
Red Cross asks for assistance for the Eastern Caribbean Islands
From San Pedro Sun The Belize Red Cross today announces the launching of an appeal for financial donations only to assist victims of disasters that affected the Eastern Caribbean Islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and St. Lucia….
