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Former Cayman Islands Minister back in court again on drink related charges
Former Deputy Premier Rolston Anglin lost his licence for a year after pleading guilty to drink driving in 2012 after a much publicized lead up when he was originally going to plead ‘Not Guilty’.
However, he was back in court again early this week accused of being in charge of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Police charged him with the offence last year when he was driving on the West Bay Road.
Anglin will appear again in court on May 25th.
Nigerian-born radio presenter raped by kidnappers
By Akinshilo Ayomide From Naij
Reports reaching us claim a popular Nigerian-born radio and television presenter Adalicious Ada has been allegedly kidnapped and raped.
Adalicious Ada, whose real name is Adaeze Onyinyechi Ayoka, is a presenter born to a Ghanaian mother and a Nigerian father from Umuahia, Abia state. She works for Y FM in the Gold Coast.
According to Trent online, Ada’s captors released her in the early hours of Tuesday, April 14, 2015, and she is currently receiving medical attention at the female/maternity ward of the Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority (GPHA) Hospital in Takoradi, Ghana.
The general managers of Y FM, Franklin Kofi Fiati and Nana Kwesi Coomson paid a visit to the hospital but the administrators restricted them from seeing Ada.
They were advised to return later as the doctor on duty, Dr. Boateng was checking up on admitted patients at the facility.
The hospital staff said, “She is sleeping now so even if we allow you people to see her, you cannot talk to her. She is well and has no bruises on her. Her dreadlocks are shaved, that’s the only thing I can say.”
The report also claims that the presenter’s abductors gang raped her and shaved off the presenter’s dreadlocks in the attack.
Her colleagues revealed that some unknown people had threatened the presenter and the programmes manager of the station, Julius, sometime in 2014 although she reported the case to the police.
The morning show host of Y FM, Kwame Legend, said, “In the threatening text, she was told by the people that she was going to die, they will kill her.
“The last time Ada was seen at work was the Thursday before Easter Friday. I even had a chat with her on Easter Friday, since then I haven’t heard from her and haven’t seen her too.”
One of the victim’s neighbours who spoke under anonymity said “She came home last night around 12am and she started knocking at the door.
“As soon as we saw her, she started asking for food and when she was given the food, she started hitting us with the food given her. She was taken to the hospital around 1am.”
Ghanaian hip-hop artistes AJ Nelson, D-Black, Joel Orleans, pop singer Raquel and comedian DKB have sent messages of condolence to Ada. They begged that her abductors be caught and brought to justice.
IMAGE: Y FM presenter, Adalicious Ada. PHOTO: Pulse Nigeria
For more: http://www.naij.com/422159-nigerian-born-radio-presenter-raped-by-kidnappers.html
Warning – There is a Parvovirus outbreak in Cayman Islands
From CARE – Cayman Animal Rescue Enthusiasts
Please help stop this virus from spreading by ensuring your dogs and puppies are up to date on their vaccinations.
There are few words that can strike fear in the hearts of veterinarians everywhere like the word “PARVO” – and for good reason.
Parvovirus is a real and present threat to all puppies and sadly Island Veterinary Services have just confirmed that there were three cases brought in yesterday.
Prevention is key – VACCINATE your puppies starting at 6-8 weeks old. One vaccine is NOT ENOUGH! They need a full course of 3 shots 3 weeks apart and annual boosters.
Help spread the word so we can prevent this virus from spreading by clicking on image and downloading it and emailing it on.
Belize Football: McCauley back in national team fold for Cayman
From Digicel Sportsmax
President of the Football Federation of Belize (FFB) Ruperto Vicente is hoping to have Belize’s leading goal scorer Deon McCauley for Round 2 of the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers against the Dominican Republic.
Mystery surrounded the exclusion of McClauley from the national squad for the first round of qualifiers against the Cayman Islands as the striker, despite making it clear that he was fully recovered from a hernia operation, was not selected for the team. The president of the football federation in Belize, however, told local media they were confident things were falling into place this time around.
“The national team director made it clear in his report this morning that Deon McCauley is in the national team program. He is a part of it, he is invited to be a part of the national team, but he cannot be given the same courtesy as international players because he is not assigned to any team at the moment, you know. So he is a part of the team, he has been called to come in to practice just like any other player,” Vincente said.
The President also, however, insisted that the player, who has scored 17 goals in 32 games for his country, will not be treated differently from any other player.
“He has sent an email stating that he had wanted to come, but he has also set some conditions. And those conditions include that his transportation from the United States to here be provided,” Vincente explained.
“He will also want to negotiate his fee for playing on the national team. It stated that our international players as well as our national players are treated with the same respect and they get the same payment for being on the national team.”
Cayman Gala for Special Olympics Cayman Islands
In collaboration with Flowers Sea Swim, SOCI is inviting you to attend our Cayman Gala evening. It will be a fun event with lively entertainment, great raffle prizes and the chance to meet some of our local and visiting Special Olympics Athletes and Olympians.
Your attendance at this event will help support our 54 delegates heading to the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles this summer. Starting on July 25th, for 10 exciting days, 28 athletes, 9 Unified Partners and 15 coaches will represent the Cayman Islands with our athletes competing in Aquatics/Open Water Swim, Athletics, Basketball, Bocce and Football.
We do look forward to welcoming you to this Cayman Gala. So please reserve your tickets/table of 10 on or beforeJune 2nd, 2015 by contacting – Kym 623-1034 or emailing [email protected] or [email protected]
Cheques are to be made payable to Special Olympics Cayman Islands and sent
- By mail to P.O. Box 12182 – KY1 – 1010, Grand Cayman OR
- Delivered to CML Offshore, Grand Pavilion, West Bay Road.
Aaron, Arun among 15 for Caribbean Juniors
From Trinidad Express
AARON WILSON and Arun Rooponarine are among 15 players selected to represent the country next week in the Caribbean Junior Table Tennis Championships in the Dominican Republic. The other under-19 players on the squad are Tobagonian Benoni Daniel Shaquille Mitchell, Nalini Boodoo, Gyshan Latchman and Anjana Vasalan. Joshua Maxwell, Luc O’Young, Chelsea Fong, Shreya Maharaj, Naomi Garraway and Tobagonians Jakeem Welch, Derron Douglas and Shanekah Johnson were the 15 & under players picked for the Cadet events.
National under-21 champ Wilson will be attempting to go one better after being the under-19 runner-up last year. The 16-year-old and two-time defending national under-18 champ Roopnarine were jointly ranked second in the country behind Curtis Humphreys last year. Daniel finished last season as the top-ranked under-15 player, while Mitchell was fifth in the under-18 category.
Latchman was ranked third in the under-21 division and ended the season in joint second place among the under-18s, alongside Boodoo, while, Valsayn ended last year ranked fourth in both the under-18 and 21 categories. Maxwell and O’Young were ranked second and third, respectively, among the under-15s, while Welch was second in the under-13 age-group and Douglas was fourth in the division as well as the top-ranked under-11 player in the country last year. Like Douglas, Maharaj ruled the under-11s for the second straight year and she also finished in joint third place in the under-13 division, alongside Garraway.
Johnson was the No. 1 under-13 player last year, while Fong ended up fifth in the under-15 category. The tournament will be contested from Tuesday until from next week Sunday and there will be team events as well as singles and doubles.
Cayman Islands selects two new marketing agencies
RSW/AgencySearch manages search to help carry the Cayman Islands forward into the future
CINCINNATI, April 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — With growing competition from neighboring Caribbean nations and the changing face of its own islands, the Cayman Island Tourism Board (CITB) decided it was time to explore new options to support the Creative and Public Relations needs of its business.
To accomplish the task of selecting new marketing partners, CITB enlisted RSW/Agency Search, a company that provides organized and proven methodology for marketers seeking new agencies.
With the help of RSW/US Agency Search, CITB initially reviewed the credentials of close to 100 firms, including the incumbents. In the end four PR and four Creative agencies were then selected to present.
According to Mark Sneider, the President of RSW/Agency Search, “The two incumbent agencies had done a great job over the previous 10 years supporting the needs of the Islands. However, the winning agencies – BrightRed/TBWA and CoynePR – outperformed them on a number of different levels.”
Sneider elaborated, “Both BrightRed/TBWA and CoynePR presented conceptual campaign directions that were well grounded in sound strategy – which were built out of very inspiring consumer insights. Many of the other agencies weren’t as strategic or as organized in how they thought about the business challenges of the Cayman Islands.”
With regard to the incumbents, Sneider went on to say, “I’ve seen this happen to agencies. We have been managing agency relationships and playing in the agency-client space for the past 10 years. Agencies get complacent and they stop generating the great work that they once created. We see it every year in our Agency-Client surveys: marketers tell us that the top reasons why they leave their agency are because they either run out of good ideas, their service level drops, or they stop operating like a strategic partner.”
Since its founding in 2010, RSW/AgencySearch has managed searches for clients in industries including healthcare, tourism, grocery/retail, fast food, auto, food/beverage, and durable/industrial goods, among others.
About RSW/AgencySearch
RSW/AgencySearch is a marketing agency search firm that specializes in finding better agencies (of all types/sizes) for marketers – at no cost to the marketer. RSW/AgencySearch primarily helps smaller budget marketers ($1M-$15M) find right fit agencies and larger budget marketers find specialty agencies.
More information can be accessed at: www.rswagencysearch.com or by calling Mark Sneider at 513.559.3101 (or via email at [email protected]).
Haiti: Tragic accident in Petit-Goâve, 26 wounded, 8 dead
From Haiti Libre
Last Monday, April 13, 2015 at approximately 8:30 am, a tap-tap registered #25809, coming from Port-au-Prince, ensuring the route Miragoâne / Port-au-Prince and a truck carrying construction materials, collided at the bottom of Morne Tapion, Petit-Goâve, National Road #2.
According to a partial assessment: 8 people died [9 according to the latest information of the DPC] including 6 women and 2 boys, 5 on site, 3 at the hospital Our Lady of Petit-Goâve.
Cayman Rugby: Kennedy unhappy with NACRA champs exit
From Digicel Sportsmax
Captain of the Cayman Islands rugby team Chris Kennedy was left unhappy with failing to advance to the 2015 NACRA Rugby Championship final, after a lop-sided 24-3 loss to Mexico at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex, in the Cayman Islands.
Kennedy admits that a part of the disappointment stems from wanting to face rivals Trinidad and Tobago in the final.
“We’re just gutted,” Cayman Kennedy said.
“We really wanted to play that final against Trinidad. We thought we could take it to a new level for Cayman rugby. It’s just really disappointing, really disappointing. But you know, well done to Mexico.”
Trinidad and Tobago knocked out defending champions Guyana in a narrow 22-20 to Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain, last week.
With the loss to Mexico, the Cayman Islands fell five places in the Rugby World Rankings, to be at 59th in the world out of the 102 member nations.
Caribbean Court mounts 10-year anniversary photo exhibit
From Latin American Herald Tribune
SAN JUAN – The Caribbean Court of Justice is preparing to open a photographic exhibition to commemorate its 10th anniversary as a regional institution.
CCJ chief judge Dennis Byron and legal scholar Francis Alexis will deliver remarks at Thursday’s opening inside the court’s headquarters in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the CCJ said in a statement.
The photo exhibit is one of a number of activities planned to commemorate the court’s first decade.
Twelve of the 15 Caribbean Community member-states are signatories of the CCJ: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
All 12 use the CCJ as a court of Original Jurisdiction for interpretation and application of the treaty establishing CARICOM, but several do not employ the CCJ as the court of final appeal in civil and criminal cases.
For more: http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2383584&CategoryId=14092
Caribbean calls for slavery reparations summit
From Latin American Herald Tribune
SAN JUAN – Representatives from the Caribbean Community Reparations Commission and the U.S. National African American Reparations Commission plan to call for a Global Summit of Reparations Commissions for 2017 to discuss demands for redress of the crimes of slavery and segregation.
The Institute of the Black World 21st Century said Tuesday the call emerged from last week’s International Reparations Summit in New York City.
“In the memory of our ancestors, those who gathered for this historic conference in New York viewed the National/International Summit as the beginning of the final stage in the long historical process of seeking justice, repair, restitution and recompense for the monstrous crimes of African enslavement and native genocide,” Institute president Ron Daniels said.
Delegations at the New York gathering also agreed to convene a global summit in Europe at some point over the next two years to take CARICOM’s demand for reparations for native genocide and African enslavement into the home of the former colonial powers.
The Institute’s director of communications, Don Rojas, told Efe in a phone interview that the conference in Europe is expected to take place before the 2017 Global Summit of Reparations Commissions, to be convened in the Caribbean.
CARICOM has already agreed upon a 10-point program, which includes asking Europe for an official apology and debt forgiveness, among other demands.
CARICOM comprises Antigua and Barbuda; the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Montserrat; St. Lucia; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; and Trinidad and Tobago.
For more: http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2383590&CategoryId=14092
Broadscope white paper focuses on US and UK FATCA reporting for Cayman Islands-domiciled PE funds
From Private Equity Wire
A new white paper from Broadscope Fund Administrators outlines key US FATCA and UK FATCA reporting and registration deadlines for Cayman Islands private equity firms.
The paper, US and UK FATCA Reporting Obligations for Cayman Islands Domiciled Private Equity Funds, provides a clear timeline of deadlines that are rapidly approaching.
“The Cayman Islands registration deadlines are only 15 days away and there is still considerable uncertainty in the market, primarily because the Cayman Islands registration portal opened less than a month ago,” says Robert F Aufenanger, Founder and Managing Member. “Private Equity firms that have yet to register need to make it a priority, as lack of compliance could have serious consequences for their funds and their investors.”
Whether Private Equity firms administer their FATCA compliance program in-house or use the assistance of a third-party administrator, Broadscope’s white paper provides a clear summary of what firms need to focus on now.
To download go to: http://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/2015/04/14/221394/broadscope-white-paper-focuses-us-and-uk-fatca-reporting-cayman-islands-domiciled-
More than 200 sickened on San Diego-bound cruise ships
From ABC10 News Digital Team, Associated Press
SAN DIEGO – Federal health officials say more than 200 people have come down with vomiting and diarrhea aboard two San Diego-bound Royal Caribbean-owned cruise ships.
The Centers for Disease Control says 112 passengers and crew were sickened by norovirus aboard the Celebrity Infinity, which carried some 2,000 passengers on a 15-day trip that began in San Diego March 29 and arrived back in San Diego on Monday. Celebrity Cruises, however, put the total at 100 and has said those who fell ill responded to shipboard medication. Norovirus can be transmitted from contaminated food or water or an infected person.
The Infinity was disinfected and departed for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with new passengers Monday afternoon. Royal Caribbean is the corporate owner of Celebrity Cruises.
The Royal Caribbean Legend of the Seas arrived Tuesday morning after a 15-day cruise that began in Fort Lauderdale on March 30. The CDC says 114 passengers and two crew members became sick from unknown causes. The crew collected samples from sick patients that it will hand over to the CDC for analysis to determine the cause of the outbreak.
The Legend of the Seas had 1,763 passengers and 747 staff aboard.
During its 15-day cruise it made stops in Columbia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and went through the Panama Canal.
After being disinfected as well, Legend of the Seas is scheduled to leave San Diego Tuesday for a cruise back to Fort Lauderdale.
A network news crew recently swabbed different areas on a cruise ship and found that the bacteria on a slot machine handle and the buttons on the elevator had a reading of nearly four times normal germ levels.
Lounge chairs by the swimming pool had nearly eight times the normal level of bacteria.
The worst item on a cruise ship was the handle on a serving spoon at the buffet, which had 20 times more bacteria than normal.
The cleanest areas to touch were the self-serve yogurt machine and the dinner menu.
For more: http://www.10news.com/news/more-than-200-sickened-on-san-diego-bound-cruise-ships
Caribbean urged to pursue reparation
By Nelson A. King From CANA
NEW YORK – An international conference on reparation has ended here with a call for Caribbean governments to proceed urgently with the recommendation that the slave-owning and slave-trading European nations be invited to attend an inter-governmental reparatory justice summit in 2015.
In addition, delegates also agreed to organise two global reparations summits, the first in 2016 to be held in the Caribbean and another in 2017 in Europe.
For more: http://cananewsonline.com/news/107373-caribbean-urged-to-pursue-reparation.html
Sandals provides 13,000 jobs across Caribbean with ‘more to come’
From Jamaica Observer
IT’S not that Butch Stewart was bragging. Although, when you look at the size and scale of his tourism operations today, he has every reason to boast.
His demeanour last weekend was more one of satisfaction and achievement as he, his son Adam, and their staff officially opened Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in Ocho Rios — that’s the former Sandals Grande Riviera which underwent a US$60-million renovation.
The over 100-acre property now offers guests 16 restaurants, 11 bars, the Caribbean’s largest rock climbing wall, and 529 villas, luxury rooms and suites — including Romeo and Juliet villas each fitted with inside pools.
The renamed and relaunched property is one of 15 Sandals, three Beaches and two Grand Pineapple resorts operated by Sandals Resorts International across seven Caribbean islands, the majority of them in Jamaica — Stewart’s country of birth.
In total, the 20 resorts provide jobs for 13,000 people throughout the Caribbean. That, Stewart said, makes his organisation the single largest private employer in the Caribbean, the exception being The Bahamas.
“We earn for Jamaica more foreign exchange than any other organisation here,” Stewart said and, by virtue of the size of his operation here, he added that his company pays more taxes in Jamaica than any other firm.
“All in all, for a company founded in Montego Bay in 1981 with a hotel of 99 bedrooms and promoting Jamaica heavily wherever we go, we are proud of what we have achieved,” said Stewart, who is also chairman of the Jamaica Observer.
That achievement includes Sandals resorts dominating the prestigious World Travel Awards each year, taking the coveted prize of World Leading All-inclusive for 20 consecutive years.
In addition, the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) — the world’s leading scuba diver training organisation — has named Sandals among the world’s top five companies with the best scuba diving operation.
1 free carry-on, 1 free checked bag allowed on all Caribbean Airlines flights
From Jamaica Observer
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Starting Wednesday (15) Caribbean Airlines passengers will only be allowed one free carry-on and one free checked bag.
The airline made the announcement through a statement issued to the media on Tuesday (14). See the statement in full below:
Caribbean Airlines first announced its intention to revise its baggage policy in December 2014 and the roll out of the new baggage policy began on 18 December 2014 on flights to/from Toronto.
The new checked baggage policy, whereby Caribbean Airlines passengers now have the option to pay for additional checked baggage, is in alignment with prevailing industry trends.
Starting Wednesday 15 April, on all Caribbean Airlines flights, passengers will be entitled to one (1) free carry-on and one (1) free piece of checked luggage, with the option to pay for up to three (3) additional checked pieces. Each checked bag must not exceed 50lbs.
The new baggage policy applies immediately to all passengers who purchased their tickets on or after 01 February 2015.
All baggage fees, dimensions and weight restrictions based on passenger destination, along with other optional services can be viewed via our website at: http://caribbean-airlines.com/index.php/optional-fees
Some customers will be exempted from the baggage fee for their 2nd checked bag, and these include:
- Business Class passengers
- Customers enrolled in our Caribbean Miles & 7th Heaven Rewards Loyalty
programmes who have earned silver, gold or executive status
- Passengers purchasing flexible economy fares
- Customers who purchased their tickets before February 1st, 2015
- Passengers traveling to/from London
Business Class passengers on international services now have an increased baggage allowance of three (3) complimentary checked pieces with a weight limit of 50 lbs per bag.
Passengers who choose to travel with carry-on baggage, will be entitled to one (1) piece of carry-on not exceeding 22 lbs and one (1) personal item which could be in the form of a laptop, briefcase or small bag.
Customers will enjoy the convenience of paying for their extra bags ahead of their travel date via our Ticket Offices and Reservations Call Centres, or at their departure Airport where our agents are equipped with Smart Hand Held Computers to ensure a quick seamless experience.
More information on our One Bag Policy is available on the Caribbean Airlines website.
Cuba terms US decision to remove Caribbean nation from terror list ‘fair’
From Business Standard
Shortly after White House announced that President Barack Obama was set to take off Cuba from the U.S. terror list, the Caribbean nation has welcomed the decision as “fair” and has said that it should not have been on the list in the first place.
The move came amid a normalization of ties between the two countries, reported the BBC.
The Caribbean nation’s presence on the terror list had been a key sticking point for Cuba during talks to reopen embassies.
Obama had said on Tuesday that Cuba had not provided support for international terrorism over the last six months and had assured that it will not do so in the future as well.
The decision however, was condemned by Republican Senator Marco Rubio who claimed that the nation remained a state sponsor of terrorist activities.
It came after Obama announced a historic thaw in relations between the two countries in December.
This electrocuted snake has shut down the water supply to thousands
From Trinidad Express
An image supplied by WASA shows the remains of the electrocuted snake that has left thousands of people without water.
A SNAKE that slithered into the compound WASA’s water treatment plant in North Oropouche triggered a series of events that knocked out the water supply to thousands of people along the east-west corridor and as far south as Manzanilla. The following is WASA’s statement on the bizarre incident – Works to repair the transformer at the North Oropouche Water Treatment is expected to be completed and the water supply restored to affected customers by Wednesday 15th April, 2015. This after a snake crawled onto the transformer, coming into contact with two leads that grounded off, resulting in an electrical fire that burned the transformer wiring at the Plant last Saturday night – 11th April 2015. This was discovered as a team that included Specialist Electrical Engineer, Peter Sammy, as well as T&TEC and WASA engineers, assessed the problem at the transformer to determine the necessary corrective measures, in order to restore the power supply to the facility.
Threatening behaviour on plane lands British men in Bermuda court
From Jamaica Observer
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) – Two British men were left scrambling for cash to avoid going to jail after each was fined US$3,000 in a Magistrates’ Court on Monday for using threatening behaviour towards crew members on a Mexico-bound flight from Britain that the captain was forced to divert to Bermuda.
Jamie Richardson, 38, from Lancing, West Sussex, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour on Thomson Airways Flight 022 by throwing peanuts and a pound coin at a flight attendant.
Daniel Taylor, 37, from Worthing, West Sussex, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour by hitting himself on the head with clenched fists and taking an aggressive stance towards cabin staff.
Richardson said he regretted the incident and that he had mixed sleeping pills, which he took because he had a fear of flying, and vodka, which led to his behaviour.
Taylor, who said he also took sleeping pills, said “it was the most embarrassing day of my life”.
Prosecutor Larissa Burgess told the court that the men appeared intoxicated when they boarded Sunday’s flight bound for Cancun, Mexico, at Gatwick Airport.
Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo ordered both men to pay fines of US$3,000 or face four months in prison in default of payment.
But their attorney Alexandra Wheatley asked the magistrate to reconsider the amount because the defendants instructed her that they had only about US$700 in cash between them.
But the magistrate refused the request, saying: “This kind of behaviour is not acceptable.” He added that taking sleeping pills was not an excuse and that the fine was lenient enough. “In these times it could be a lot harsher – you can’t mess around in the air these days,” he said.
Burgess said the defendants were seated apart, but kept moving around asking for drinks and, at one point, Taylor stepped on a flight attendant’s foot.
The court heard that the men then began shouting and swearing, and on being told to stop doing so, they exclaimed “we are drug dealers”.
Burgess added that Richardson then wanted to buy peanuts from a flight attendant and Taylor threw his wallet across the cabin to Richardson. When Richardson threw it back, it hit a passenger on the head.
Burgess said they were told that this was unacceptable and Taylor proceeded to throw the peanuts and pound coins at the flight attendant, saying he did not want either.
Taylor refused a final written warning from the flight attendant, who notified the pilot of the incident.
The pilot then diverted the flight to Bermuda, where the defendants were arrested.
Passenger goes overboard in Eastern Caribbean
By Emrys Thakkar From Cruise Hive
It’s being reported that a male passenger has gone overboard while a cruise ship was sailing in the Eastern Caribbean.
According to endi a 67-year-old male irish passenger named Dominic William O’Carroll went overboard from the Horizon cruise ship operated by Croisieres de France. The passenger may have jumped intentionally but this is yet to be confirmed. The US Coast Guard states that a crew member saw something going overboard Early Monday morning on April 13th at around 5 AM.
The vessel was sailing from Dominican Republic to Saint Maarten at the time and just south of the island of Vieques. The Coast guard is now searching the area including a boat from Puerto Rico.
Cruise Hive will update this post once we know more on this developing story.
For more: http://www.cruisehive.com/passenger-goes-overboard-in-eastern-caribbean/6655
Montserrat seeking accession to revised treaty of Chaguaramas
From Jamaica Gleaner
The Montserrat government says it is seeking accession to the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas that governs the 15-member regional integration grouping, CARICOM.
Montserrat is the only non-independent member of CARICOM, which it help to established.
It continues to retain full membership of CARICOM and remains an up to date subscriber to all of the specialised agencies and the CARICOM Secretariat.
Trade Minister Claude Hogan says in July 2014, Montserrat had advised CARICOM that the country would have progressed with the ratification of the revised treaty and then proceed to accession.
He said Montserrat would also proceed to engage with the Caribbean Court of Justice and the Caribbean Development Fund to ensure the concurrent accession to these entities.
Bajans should embrace Caribbean counterparts
From Loop news Service
Far too often these days, according to a Barbadian cleric, there are rampant and vicious dislike or worse when a Bajan hears a foreign Caribbean accent and it needs to stop now.
Apostle David Coulthurst was addressing participants at a press conference launching a charity mission to the Rupununi district in Guyana. He is surprised at the animosity many Barbadians have when hearing a Guyanese accent.
He said if Bajans saw the conditions many of these Guyanese escaped from, then they’d understand why Guyanese here work so hard and save their monies for family back home. He stressed that they are only trying to rescue their loved ones and not afraid to shed some sweat even if for small rewards.
The clergyman told the media that after pursuing his degree at the University of Liverpool, in England, he saw how a few who gained degrees were not necessarily chasing money but looking to do better for their neighbourhoods instead.
Apostle Coulthurst added much of Barbados’ sugar industry in its prime owed much to Guyanese labour, he even suggested a revival is still possible if we look to their help once again.
Apart from his assisting a project to provide shoes to schoolchildren in rural Guyana, Coulthurst also assists the Prayer of Jabez movement in repatriating and healing prostitutes from what he deems as a dangerous profession.
For more: http://loopnewsbarbados.com/2015/04/14/bajans-embrace-caribbean-counterparts/
