While awaiting prison term, ex-North Providence police chief can take Caribbean cruise
By Mark Reynolds From Providence Journal North Providence, R.I. — As he waits for Supreme Court intervention that would save him from a six month prison term, former North Providence police chief John Whiting has stayed in Fort Myers, Fla.,…
Mangatal’s move to Cayman hurting
From Jamaica The Gleaner President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Seymour Panton, has expressed disappointment that Supreme Court judge Justice Ingrid Mangatal is leaving Jamaica to take up an appointment as a Grand Court judge in the Cayman Islands….
Cayman Islands riders come joint second place in Jamaica
The Kingston Polo Club and Equestrian Centre in Kingston, Jamaica played host to the final round of the Caribbean Equestrian Association’s Junior Show Jumping Competition last weekend. Eight riders from Barbados, Cayman, Trinidad and Tobago and hosts, Jamaica, met in…
No country for women
By Keisha Hill, From Sunday Gleaner Study ranks Jamaica as the worst place for female entrepreneurs in the region Jamaica has been ranked as possibly the worst place for women to do business in Latin America and the Caribbean. A study…
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Jamaican student killed, two others injured, during armed robbery rampage From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday November 13, 2014 – A student was killed and two others injured following an attack by armed men in the southern parish of St. Elizabeth…
Cayman Islands recruits new judge from Jamaica to Grand Court
Justice Ingrid Mangatal has been appointed as a full-time at the Cayman Islands Grand Court Judge following an open recruitment process for the bench. Her Excellency the Governor, Helen Kilpatrick, CB announced the appointment of Justice Mangatal as Cayman’s newest…
Jamaica calls for larger Caribbean strategy on climate change
From telesur Jamaica has already been affected by severe drought this year due to climate change, causing major losses in its agricultural sector and affecting over 20,000 small farmers. Jamaica’s minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Robert Pickersgill,…
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Cayman Islands Customs arrest two – warn of stronger enforcement looming From Cayman Islands Customs Department The Customs Department has confirmed the arrests of a male visitor on Thursday 6 November and a female visitor on Monday 3 November 2014….
Montego Bay draw determines groups and schedule for CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Jamaica 2015
MIAMI) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) last Friday (30 Oct) conducted the draw for the CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship Jamaica 2015. At the Hilton Rose Hall in Montego Bay, CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb…
Jamaica’s finance minister outlines pitfalls to Caribbean economic growth
By Marie Claire Williams From Caribbean360 MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica,, CMC – A two-day High Level Caribbean Forum began here on Thursday with Jamaica’s Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips warning that sustainable growth and development in the Caribbean will not be…