The health-care ‘revolution’ coming to an island near you
By Matt Clinch Assistant Producer cnbc In late February, around 480 miles off the coast of Florida, the Cayman Islands will get ready to cater for a new kind of visitor. On top of tourism and financial services, the islands…
COMMENTARY: Flooding and infrastructure rehabilitation projects in the Caribbean
By Cherie Pounder – Monday, December 30th, 2013 at 11:21 AM PHOTO: Flooding in Castries, St. Lucia As we approach a new year, we should expect the usual passage of storms, hurricanes or extreme rainfall events such as those occurring…
UPDATE: French diver missing in Caribbean island – body found
UPDATE: Body of French diver found in Caribbean Island From NTD Television Authorities confirm death of missing French diver in the Colombian Caribbean. The body of a French man who went missing over the weekend while diving at Tintipan Island…
Cuba: More than 2.5 mn foreign tourists in 1st 11 months of 2013
From Global Post Havana, Dec 28 (EFE).- Cuba welcomed between January and November more than 2.5 million foreign tourists, according to figures published by the National Statistics and Information Office, or ONEI. The report said that 2,546,851 tourists arrived on…
Indiana Grand Casino brings Caribbean paradise to New Year’s Eve Party
By Andy Proffet, Staff writer From Shelby News It’s going to be a cold start to the New Year, with temperatures in the 20s—no surprise for Indiana. That’s a big reason why Indiana Grand Casino is going with a Caribbean…
OPINION: It’s the economy, Caribbean.
By CMC – From Observer Media Group BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart won the political battle but loss the economic war in 2013. His Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Kamla Persad Biissessar set a record by losing four political…
Christians face danger from Jihadists in Syria
By Okke Ornstein From newsmax PHOTO: The Church of Saint Michael in the Syrian village of Qara was heavily damaged in fighting between rebels and pro-government forces in late November in the predominantly Christian region of Qalamoun, north of Damascus….
John Fund: Feds violate hacking disclosure laws on ACA site
From newsmax The federal government has exempted itself from having to tell people signing up for the Affordable Care Act whether or not their classified information has been hacked by cyberthieves, says John Fund, a national affairs columnist for National…
UPS fiasco may be due to fleet issues: Report
From CNBC United Parcel Service, suffering through a big public relations debacle with holiday shipments that failed to reach clients in time for Christmas, may have jets to blame in part for the woes, according to The Wall Street Journal….
Congresswoman reiterates call on Obama to suspend deportations
From Jamaica Observer NEW YORK (CMC) — With Latin America and the Caribbean registering the most deportees from the United States in 2013, Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke has reiterated her call for President Barack Obama to suspend the…
