St. Maarten [and Cayman Islands] among four shark sanctuaries confirmed or to be set up in the Caribbean
From The Daily Herald St Maarten St. Maarten and the Cayman Islands confirmed that commercial shark fishing is prohibited in their territories, while Curaçao and Grenada announced they are in the process of implementing legislation this year to protect sharks.The…
These Caribbean nations are battling with large numbers of diabetes cases
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. May 25, 2016: Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Sir Hilary Beckles, recently put the spotlight on the rising incidence of diabetes in the Caribbean while officially opening the second…
Senior government officials address Sustainable Development priorities of the Caribbean
The Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Antonio Prado, opened the 26th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee in Saint Kitts and Nevis. (April 22, 2016) “National ownership, strong integrated policy planning, and effective institutional coordinating mechanisms are required…
Tilting Axis 2
TILTING AXIS 2: CARIBBEAN STRATEGIES HELD AT THE PÉREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI From Fresh Milk Barbados The inaugural edition of the Caribbean-driven visual arts conference Tilting Axis took place last year at The Fresh Milk Art Platform Inc. in Barbados….
Impartial check confirms St. Maarten survey fraud
By Suzanne Koelega From The Daily Herald LEIDEN–An independent check carried out on the request of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies KITLV has confirmed that St. Maarten interviewers have committed fraud during the local survey…
Curaçao becomes future headquarters of Caribbean Business Angel Network
From Curacao Chronicle WILLEMSTAD – Curaçao achieved a great milestone last week in Medellin, Colombia, where the Curaçao delegation took part at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC). Impressive performance of Curaçao at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Medellín Elgenia Pieternella,…
US names fourteen major money laundering countries in the region in latest report
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — Fourteen nations in the wider Caribbean have been named by the US as “major money laundering” countries in the 2016 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) released by the US State Department on Wednesday….
KITLV Opinion Survey in the Dutch Caribbean, irregularities on St. Maarten
From Saba – News Between September and November 2015, the KITLV executed a large-scale opinion survey on all six Caribbean islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On each island, a random sample of addresses was drawn to be visited…
Shark kills Venezuela man being rescued by Dutch Coast Guard near Aruba in Caribbean
By Associated Press From Star Tribune ORANJESTAD, Aruba — One of seven Venezuelan men whose boat capsized near Aruba died after he was attacked by a shark while being rescued, the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard said Monday. Two other men…
India and the Cayman Islands combine forces to promote medical tourism in the Caribbean
By Josefina Josepha From Caribbean News Now WILLEMSTAD, Curacao — Dr Chandy Abraham, CEO of Health City Cayman Islands, paid a strategic visit to the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba on Thursday, followed by a visit to Curacao on Friday….
