Caribbean Market Overview – 2018 Q1
From CIBC FirstCaribbean CIBC World Markets Inc. Caribbean Economic Overview Summary: In the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook issue of January 2018, it points to a significant y/y acceleration in world economic expansion during 2017, as 120 economies experienced some…
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Eastern Caribbean has ‘hurricane hangover’ but Carnival calls region as a whole ‘very strong’
From Seatrade Cruise News Carnival Corp. & plc painted a very strong demand picture for 2018 cruises across all regions but noted bookings for the Eastern Caribbean are slightly behind, citing ‘a bit of a hurricane hangover.’ That set analysts…
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Eastern Caribbean: LGBT people face bias, violence
Repeal Colonial-Era Laws (Bridgetown, Barbados, March 21, 2018) – Discriminatory laws in Eastern Caribbean countries make lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people targets for discrimination, violence and abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 107-page…
Diplomatic spat in Barbados
BY GEORGE ALLEYNE From Caribbean Life A diplomatic war of words may be developing between the government of Barbados and government of Canada through their representatives, the Minister of Education, Ronald Jones, and the north American country’s High Commissioner, Marie…
CIBC FirstCaribbean appoints new private wealth investment advisor
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Regional bank CIBC FirstCaribbean recently announced the appointment of Paul Michael Jenkins, to the post of Private Wealth Investment Advisor. The banking executive will work with CIBC FirstCaribbean clients in The Cayman Islands, Barbados and…
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Eastern Caribbean: Active Kick ‘Em Jenny volcano level raised
From TeleSUR Kick em’ Jenny, one of the most active volcanoes in the Eastern Caribbean. Barbados’ Kick ‘em Jenny underwater volcano, which is also located near Grenada, is being monitored as a resulted of heightened activity. RELATED: Climate Change Top…
Assessing vulnerability to climate change in Montserrat’s fisheries sector
By Terrence Phillips Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) Tuesday, February 20, 2018 — Over the next seven days, the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Trade, Housing, Lands and Environment (MATHLE) will be working with stakeholders…
France and Eastern Caribbean collaborate on flying fish management study
By Jewel Fraser From Seafood Source Six Caribbean countries and the two French overseas territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe are collaborating on a project to regulate the flying fish fishery of the region. According to Caribbean News Now, the Global…
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West Indies, Rest of the World XI to play fundraising T20I
From ESPN Cricinfo World T20 champions West Indies will face an ICC Rest of the World XI in a one-off T20I at Lord’s on May 31 later this year, to raise money towards restoration efforts in parts of the Caribbean…
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OECS and ARIN extend cooperation to strengthen Caribbean information and communication technology
(PRESS RELEASE) – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) have agreed to extend their collaboration to improve the resilience of the Internet and strengthen related technical capacity in the OECS. Speaking…
