USA: Jury takes one hour to convict O’Garro of all charges in insurance fraud case
By Edmund H. Mahony from Hartford Courant Hartford insurance broker Earl O’Garro Jr. found guilty of all charges in fraud case HARTFORD — A federal jury needed only an hour Monday to convict former Hartford insurance broker Earl O’Garro Jr….
British drugs mule turns soppy in tough Caribbean prison after falling for woman who visits jail
From Daily Mirror UK Loved-up Dan Squires, 27, was jailed for 10 years for trying to smuggle cocaine into the Dominican Republic A British drug smuggler has turned soppy in a tough Caribbean prison after falling for a local woman…
US Jury takes one hour to convict O’Garro of all charges in insurance fraud case
By Edmund H. Mahony From Hartford Courant Hartford insurance broker Earl O’Garro Jr. found guilty of all charges in fraud case HARTFORD — A federal jury needed only an hour Monday to convict former Hartford insurance broker Earl O’Garro Jr….
Caribbean area codes clothes
By Robbin Whachell, From The Bahamas Weekly News Bahamian entrepreneur makes it big with Caribbean area codes Until now, perhaps better known to our readers as “Mr. Carter,” the recording artist and creator of The Limbo Song, Angelo A. Carter…
Regional Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Travel Network: Caribe EMC2-Net
Author: Dr. Amado Alejandro Báez , From Medical Tourism “Caribbean” can be defined in terms of geography, politics and cultures. The United Nations defines the Caribbean as a chain of islands surrounding the Caribbean Sea — 13 sovereign states and…
Mother of premature British baby faces £185,000 medical bill – insurance policy may not be valid
By Lydia Willgress From Mail online Mother of premature British baby faces £185,000 medical bill after giving birth in Dominican Republic hospital because TIME DIFFERENCE with London means her travel insurance police is invalid Sharon Halls was in Punta Cana,…
The Federation of Dominican Chambers of commerce received equipment to enhance the quality of its services
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September 24, 2015. The time taken to set-up a new business will now be reduced from 21 working days to just 7 working days following the formalization of a ‘one-stop-shop’ operation implemented by five chambers of…
Caribbean Investment Summit brings much needed focus to the region
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, September 15, 2015. Attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) from European investors for some of the Caribbean’s most promising projects was the aim of the Caribbean Investment Summit 2015 (CIS) hosted by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export)…
Expedia Group reports rapid increase In Caribbean mobile bookings
From Curacao Chronicle SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – New data released by the Expedia group, one of the world’s leading travel companies, reveals a healthy increase in mobile bookings within the Caribbean market, with a growth of more than 55…
The View from Europe: Improving the Dominican Republic-CARICOM relationship
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Mutual incomprehension perhaps best sums up the way in which the Anglophone Caribbean and the Dominican Republic presently regard one another. Although in recent months the focus has been on the complex concerns…