Caribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of U.S. blockade of Cuba
By Emile Schepers From People’s World The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba. On Monday, December 8, the Fifth CARICOM-Cuba summit took place in Havana, with Cuban President…
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2015 Begins with urgency to save the Caribbean from climate change
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News If ever there was a time and an issue for the countries of the Caribbean to speak with one voice and at a high level, both the time and the issue have arrived….
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Cayman Islands Police Christmas Safety Campaign – Operation Dasher – 188 prosecutions Since Wednesday 10th December 2014 and start of Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Christmas Safety campaign, Operation Dasher, 188 persons have been prosecuted. From these figures 13 persons…
Cricket: All parties to blame, says report, but WICB, WIPA ‘erred significantly’
From Stabroek News ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The high level task force commissioned with investigating the ill-fated recent tour of India says the West Indies Cricket Board, players union WIPA and West Indies players, were all at fault in…
Caribbean academic wants fixed terms for CARICOM leaders
From Caribbean360 ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A leading Caribbean academic is calling for fixed term limits for heads of governments in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as well as a fixed date for general elections. Professor Brian Meeks, Director of the…
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Cayman Islands: N164bn debt: Access Bank obtains order to sell Akingbola’s properties Dec 1, 2014 – A Grant Court of the Cayman Islands has granted Access Bank Plc leave to sell more of the properties belonging to former managing director…
Bahamas warns of high cost of implementing FATCA legislation
From Loop news Service The Bahamas has warned that the high costs associated with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) are threatening to undermine the financial services industry within many member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). “All…
Caribbean governments missing the plot with Ebola travel bans
By Jovan Reid and Deborah Almond From AMG With New York recording its first Ebola case, Caribbean travel bans on West African states are failing logical scrutiny Several CARICOM governments have now individually imposed bans on travellers and nationals from…
Mike calls on CARICOM to observe what is happening in TCI
From Turks & Caicos Weekly News In A press statement on October 10, former Premier Michael Misick congratulated the former Premier of the Cayman Islands McKeeva Bush, on clearing his name of corruption charges. Misick congratulated Bush on being found…
Reparations commission working towards Caribbean-wide rally – Beckles
By Anika Kentish From Caribbean360 ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Wednesday October 15, 2014, CMC – A two-day conference on reparations has ended here with a call for Caribbean nationals “to rally ‘round the cause of reparatory justice”. Chairperson of the Caribbean…
