Heart Institute of the Caribbean
From Jamaica Gleaner The Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) is the leading cardiac care centre in the Caribbean. Since its opening in 2005, the Heart Institute has been dedicated to preventing and treating heart and blood vessel diseases through…
Cirencester striker Nat Jarvis flying out for Caribbean Cup finale
By Danny Hall From Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard CIRENCESTER TOWN striker Nat Jarvis is just three games away from taking on this year’s World Cup surprise packages Costa Rica as well as Mexico and the USA at next year’s CONCACAF…
Caribbean needs national consciousness awakening
By Arley Gill From Caribbean360 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Tuesday October 28, 2014 – I submit that National consciousness and awareness is the quintessential sector of the new economy. I will attempt to demonstrate how that consciousness, which I speak of,…
Antigua reach highest ever FIFA ranking as T&T, Haiti also soar
From Jamaica Observer Jamaica slip 13 places to 113th in the world ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Antigua and Barbuda are celebrating their highest ever FIFA World ranking after they jumped this week to 70th in the world. The Benna…
IMF: Caribbean economies face difficult outlook
By Mbuyamu Matungulu and Marcio Ronci, IMF, Caribbean Corner From Breaking News T&T With the exception of commmodity exporters, most Caribbean countries have experienced low growth and low inflation (above) and large fiscal and external imbalances that brought about high…
Jamaica’s security minister defends $4m spent to deport Abu Bakr
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday October 22, 2014, CMC – National Security Minister Peter Bunting has sought to justify the amount of money spent to deport Yasin Abu Bakr, leader of the Jaamat Al Muslimeen in Trinidad and Tobago. In…
Cayman Islands has 26 confirmed cases of chikungunya and 1 case of dengue
Chikungunya Update as of 20 October 2014 The total number of confirmed chikungunya cases reached 26 this week (20 October 2014). The distribution of confirmed cases (26) has been: George Town – nine; Cayman Brac – three; West Bay –…
British couple offers diaspora link through JAM TV
By Tameka Gordon, Business Reporter From Jamaica Gleaner With a £400,000 investment in a broadcasting business, JAM TV, a British-Jamaican couple is hoping to connect Jamaican businesses with the United Kingdom (UK) market even as the operators themselves seek to…
iNews Briefs
Cayman Islands earnings better than expected Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin said the Government’s Operating Bank account balances at September 30th 2014 totalled $67.1 million. This equates to over $2.5 million more than expected and spending was also down $5.5million,…
OPINION: Farrakhan talking rubbish!
By Michael A Dingwall It has proven very hard to make much sense of the speech (if one can call that a speech) that Dr. Louis Farrakhan made in Jamaica recently. It is riddled with so many factual errors and…