Costa Rica to host IWBF Central America and Caribbean Championship
By Mike Rowbottom From Inside the Games The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation’s Americas zone has announced that the Costa Rica Paralympic Federation (FPCR) will host the Men’s 2018 Central America and Caribbean Championship. The event is due to take place…
Garifuna celebrates Heritage Month
BY NELSON A. KING From Caribbean Life The Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc., says it is “proud” to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Garifuna-American Heritage Month in New York, inviting all New Yorkers to join in the March 11 – April…
Stanford investing billions offshore in Central America and Caribbean, tax returns show
By Brian Contreras From Stanford Daily Stanford has nearly 10 billion dollars invested in Central America and the Caribbean, analysis of the University’s tax returns shows. Held offshore in places like Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, much of this money…
Final 20-player rosters announced for the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship Trinidad & Tobago
Miami (Monday, January 15, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) made public today the official rosters for the eight Member Associations that will participate in the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship. The Women’s…
UPDATE: Little damage from 7.6 quake that triggered tsunami warning for Jamaica, other C’bean islands
From Jamaica Observer TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the Caribbean in modern times struck off the coast of Honduras on Tuesday night, shaking the mainland and setting off tsunami warnings that were cancelled about…
Blue Moon lunar eclipse
A rare Blue Moon lunar eclipse will happen this month By Mallory Locklear This particular total eclipse, the first in over 150 years, will happen January 31st. One of the more exciting events of 2017 was the total solar eclipse…
Schedule Set for the Home-and-Away Round of 16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Matches
Sixteen top CONCACAF clubs to battle in the three-month, action-packed knockout competition Miami (Friday, December 22, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) unveiled today the dates and kickoff times for the Round of…
Cisco and Digicel sign to accelerate digital transformation
From The Financial The FINANCIAL — Cisco have signed a Caribbean Countries Digitization Agreement outlining their objectives and strategic plans for accelerating the digital agenda and existing digitization policies for 26 countries in the Caribbean and Central America. Under the…
Nicaragua named host for 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship
Eight teams to compete for regional championship and three available spots in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Uruguay 2018 Miami (Tuesday, December 5, 2017) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today confirmed Nicaragua…
Costa Rica to represent Central America and the Caribbean at investment promotion agencies grouping
From Caribbean News Now SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica will be the representative of the investment agencies of Central America and the Caribbean before the world’s most important grouping of such organizations. The Coalición Costarricense de Iniciativas de…