Caribbean artistes come together for Dominica in Canada
From Antigua Observer Toronto, On. Artistes from Across the Caribbean united in an exhilarating fundraising event for Dominica, hosted by the Jamaican Canadian Association last week. A jam-packed house, into the early hours of morning, made up of people from…
Caribbean women benefit from the Springboard programme
Barnstaple, United Kingdom, PR.com)– Women in the Caribbean are now benefitting from the award-winning development programme from The Springboard Consultancy (SBC), an international training company based in the UK, specialising in addressing women’s development issues. When she was studying for…
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Cubans picked up at sea by U.S. Coast Guard rises nearly 75% By Christine Armario – AP From Clash Daily The flood gates are opening. What do you think about this increase? Is it good… bad… or ugly? MIAMI (AP)…
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Cayman Islands man pleads guilty in boating incident Richard Morrison Stein pleaded guilty to causing damage to another vessel, Miss Michelle, in the Cayman Islands Summary Court last Tuesday (16). Stein admitted he was navigating the vessel, The Flying Scotsman,…
Drop in fuel prices benefits airlines, not passengers
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday December 4, 2014 – Oil prices have hit a five-year low of US$67.50 a barrel. This should have been a godsend for the global tourism industry because the cost of air…
Human error blamed for Caribbean Airlines 2011 crash
By Kurt Campbell From iNews Guyana The final report of investigations into the July 30, 2011 Caribbean Airlines accident at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport has found that human error was largely responsible for the incident that caused irreparable damage…
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Man accused of attempted murder of wife in Cayman court George Washington Vaughan, 42, who is accused of attempting unlawfully to cause the death of his wife, Lois Hall-Vaughan, appeared in Summary Court on Monday (92). The incident happened on…
Venezuela’s airport ‘breathing’ tax/United cuts flights to Venezuela
Venezuela’s airport ‘breathing’ tax By Daniel Pardo From BBC Trending Passengers at Maiquetia International Airport “That will be $20 ‘breathing’ tax please” The biggest international airport in Venezuela is charging a fee for the right to inhale clean air –…
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Cayman unemployed civil servant has received full pay since 1999 Cayman Islands Member of the Legislative Assembly raised a question at the recent Finance Committee meeting concerning the continuing payment of a salary to a civil servant who has not…
Caribbean Airlines expanding routes
From Dominica Vibes NEW YORK (CMC) – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) has announced plans for expanding existing routes to include some destinations in the Caribbean. An official at the state-owned carrier said this is one of the things…