Cayman Islands: Four arrested during police operations in Bodden Town Friday morning, 19 August; Two charged with Robbery
From RCIPS: Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 10:47 AM As a result of diligent investigation in recent weeks into recent robberies in the Bodden Town area, police searched two addresses in Bodden Town last Friday morning, 19 August and made…
Historic and legendary win by Usain Bolt– Jamaica PM Holness
From Office of Prime Minister Story Highlights Prime Minister Andrew Holness has labelled Usain Bolt’s third consecutive victory in the Olympics 100m finals as historic and legendary. “Bolt has etched his name as the greatest sprinter the world has ever…
Cricket: Bhuvneshwar’s five-for changed things for India: Virat Kohli
From Caribbean Herald St. Lucia, Aug 14 (IANS) India’s Test skipper Virat Kohli heaped praise on Bhuvneshwar Kumar, saying that the seam bowler’s impressive five-wicket haul in the first innings changed things around for the visitors against the West Indies…
DNA fingerprinting can boost agriculture in region — Wheatley
From JIS KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr Andrew Wheatley, is underscoring the importance of DNA fingerprinting in ensuring the sustainability of the agriculture sector in the Caribbean and Latin America. He said the “scientific architecture”…
Ministers welcome acquisition by Virgin Group of renewable energy company in Jamaica
By Garwin Davis JIS Story Highlights: “The signal this has sent is that we are open for business here in Jamaica. These are the kinds of investments that can lead to even bigger and better things and which our country…
Belize decriminalizes gay sex, raising hopes for other Caribbean countries
By Dominic Preston From Frontiers Experts hope that Jamaica could be next Belize’s Supreme Court yesterday struck down an anti-sodomy law dating from the colonial era, sparking hope among activists and legal experts that it could influence similar campaigns and…
Meet the Cayman Islands finalists of Proud of Them: David & Kasinda
David Forbes David Forbes, 18, is an exemplary student who already has a string of major awards and personal achievements under his belt. His record of academic success began early in life, when he was named the Head Boy at…
What are the 5 Caribbean countries with the highest cell phone subscriptions ?
From Silicone Caribe When it comes to mobile cell phone subscriptions, 5 countries in the Caribbean outnumber others, according to the latest data from the ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database. Here is the Caribbean’s Top Most Mobile Connected Countries :…
Steep drop for Barbados in doing business report
By Marlon Madden From Barbados Today It has become more difficult to do business in Barbados over the past year with the country tumbling 13 places in the latest World Bank Doing Business Report, now sitting at 119th out of 189…
Bahamas parole committee visiting two Caribbean countries
Written by CMC From Wired Online News Bahamas Parole committee visiting two Caribbean countries NASSAU, Bahamas, Aug 10, CMC – Officials from the recently formed Parole and Probation Steering Committee have left here for visits to Trinidad and Tobago and…