Indoor mini-farms to beat climate change
By Jewel Fraser From IPS News PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Feb 27 2014 (IPS) – Industrial engineer Ancel Bhagwandeen thinks that growing your food indoors is a great way to protect crops from the stresses of climate change. So he…
6 Finalists in running for Burt Award for Caribbean Literature
From Caribbean Book Blog The finalists for the inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature have been announced. The Burt Award for Caribbean Literature was established by CODE – a Canadian charitable organization that has been advancing literacy and learning for…
90,000 Inner City Jamaicans to benefit from improved services and crime prevention
By S Coward From World Bank WASHINGTON, March 14, 2014 – More than 80,000 Jamaican citizens will benefit from improved services, basic infrastructure and targeted crime and violence interventions in 18 vulnerable inner-city communities as a result of US$42 million…
Chief Justices from Caribbean to attend Drug Treatment Court workshop
By S Coward OAS Gathers Chief Justices and More than 60 Professionals from the Health and Justice Systems from the Caribbean to Consolidate Drug Treatment Courts The Organization of American States (OAS), in cooperation with the Canadian Association of Drug…
Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel and three co-accused found guilty of murder
From Caribbean360 Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, was charged jointly with fellow entertainer Shawn Campbell, also called Shawn Storm; Kahira Jones; Shane Williams; and André St John for the murder of Clive‘Lizard’ Williams KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday March 13,…
Caribbean Fashion Week: Linking Jamaica’s threads
From Ebony Life Designers from the West Indies and Ethiopia show their creativity in the island sun Grace Jones calls it home, Tom Browne found himself “funkin’ ” for it. For many travelers, Jamaica is a destination for sun, beautiful…
Cayman Junior Show Jumping Team in BARBADOS
Madeleine Aquârt took first place in her age group in the first leg of the 2014 Caribbean Equestrian Association’s Junior Show Jumping competition held in Barbados on 15th and 16th February. Cayman placed 3rd overall and has come away with…
Caribbean Medical Community disagrees on impact of decriminalization of marijuana
From Atlanta Black Star At the opening of the Law Term last September, Trinidadian Chief Justice Ivor Archie suggested that the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of marijuana was one panacea that could be used to reduce the current…
Jamaica’s opposition leader to speak at regional anti-corruption conference in Cayman Islands
From Caribbean News Now GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Andrew Holness, the leader of the parliamentary opposition of Jamaica and a former prime minister, will be speaking at the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) Anti-Corruption Conference, which takes…
PERCEPTIONS: In Focus – Other China-Caribbean engagements
From Pinchina Consulting In Focus – Perceptions: Other China-Caribbean engagements This post is the third and final post in a series entitled, “Perceptions.” Previous posts have explored themes of skepticism and mistrust, on the part of Jamaican people, surrounding some…
