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Automotive Art is installing more security after motorbike theft “They’ve caught people red-handed, they’ve gone through the court system, and then a slap on the wrist and they walk,” bemoaned Wayne Kirkconnell of Automotive Art on CITN/Cayman27 on Tuesday (4)….
Jamaica announces technical staff appointments
KINGSTON, Jamaica— With an abundance of international engagements on the horizon, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) announced Wednesday a series of coaching appointments. Men’s national team head coach Winfried Schaefer has a new assistant in Miguel Coley, who guided Jamaica…
Cayman beats Jamaica – The Roar Heard around West Bay”
By Neil Murray March 6, 2014 will come and go like any other weekday. Children will go to school, mothers and fathers will go to work – a normal Thursday for most. But 20 years ago, on this very date,…
Bahamas next Caribbean nation to consider legalizing medicinal marijuana?
From Atlanta Black Star The Bahamas government will consider the issue of medicinal marijuana as part of a regional meeting next month, Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell confirmed yesterday. Mitchell said the government has noted developments in the United States…
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60% of Adolescents in Cayman say they have drunk alcohol The National Drug Council (the NDC) 2012 survey shows 60 percent of adolescents in the Cayman Islands have reported having at least one drink in their lifetime. Although the NDC…
Jamaica government sovereign rating upgraded, outlook stable
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fitch Ratings on Tuesday upgraded Jamaica’s long term foreign currency and local currency issuer default ratings (IDR) to B- from CCC. The rating agency also raised the short-term foreign currency rating from C to B and the…
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Mistrial in case of cop accused of corruption and bribery The trial of police officer Elvis Kelsey Ebanks accused of corruption and bribery when he is alleged to have asked for more than $500 from Filipino Len Ferraris not to…
CIBC FirstCaribbean appoints a Chief Credit Officer
Bridgetown, Barbados, 25th February 2014 – CIBC FirstCaribbean has announced the appointment of Ms. Monique French as its new Chief Credit Officer, reporting to the Bank’s Chief Risk Officer. Ms. French, who until recently served as Senior Vice President of…
Rumming around the Caribbean
By Baz Dreisinger The New York Times On the tropical rum trail in Jamaica, Barbados and Martinique “Care to kiss the ground?” The question came from Norman Murray, local sage and tour guide in the rural parish of St. Elizabeth,…
Jamaica to decriminalise marijuana by yearend
From Caribbean360 Last year, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries agreed to discuss the issue of decriminalizing marijuana for health reasons at their inter-sessional summit in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in March. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday February 24, 2014, CMC – The…
