Digicel’s F1RST out the blocks
Zen nightclub [in Trindad] was transformed into an exciting and interactive Experience Zone on Tuesday, February 18 on the occasion of the launch of F1RST’s mobile app. F1RST is the first “Caribbean built” cutting edge technological advancement that consists of…
UCCI to present 2014 Caribbean Conference on Ethics, Values, Trust & Morality
The University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) presents the 2014 Caribbean Conference, with the “Towards a Corruption-Free Caribbean: Ethics, Values, Trust and Morality,” 19-21 March, 2014. For this 2014 conference, UCCI is collaborating with Canada’s Carleton University’s Centre for…
CEC: What works with a handful of clients won’t work with hundreds
By Colin Wilson Part 1 My first thought when I sat down last week at the offices of Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) at HSBC House on West Bay Road, George Town, was how enthusiastic the staff were. From the welcoming…
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Travers fails to finish Grand Slalom after crash Cayman Islands lone competitor at the 2014 Winter Olympics Games crashed near the end of his run on Wednesday (19) in the Men’s Giant Slalom. Travers said he was OK physically but…
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Jamaica bolsters future with strong schedule
Jamaica, see attached picture, before a friendly at Trinidad & Tobago on November 19, 2013, is putting together an impressive schedule for 2014. (Photo: Allan V. Crane) MIAMI — Captain Horace Burrell, President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), believes…
Port development requires the Caribbean to look outwards
By David Jessop, The View from EUROPE From The Jamaican Gleaner In the last few years, almost every significant Caribbean country has announced that they are upgrading their port facilities and preparing to compete to attract the larger post-panamax vessels…
Slavery Reparations case gathers steam in Caribbean, Evidence collection
By Tony Best From the New York Carib News Caribbean nations which revised the century–old issue of reparations for slavery with their announced plans to bring a lawsuit against Britain for its commercially profitable role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade…
Jamaica meets latest IMF targets
From Caribbean360 The IMF noted that the current account has improved and net international reserves increased to more than US$1 billion by end-December (with gross reserves at US$1.8 billion, equivalent to more than three months of imports). KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC…
Too black to be Prime Minister”: the shackles of mental slavery
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 Mr Hinds’ statement about Dr Rowley rightly caused a stir in Trinidad and Tobago. Regrettably, it also attracted the attention of international news broadcasters, such as the British Broadcasting Corporation says Sir Ronald Sanders….
Church blames families for societal breakdown
By Tanesha Mundle From Jamaica Observer Pointing to examples of social and moral decay in the country, the New Testament Church of God in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands recently launched a programme intended to reduce the incidence of divorce…
