Statement by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on comment made by the President of the United States of America
From CARICOM The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply disturbed by reports about the use of derogatory and repulsive language by the President of the United States in respect of our Member State, Haiti, and other developing countries. CARICOM condemns in…
2017: record-breaking year for arrivals in the Cayman Islands
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands: Record-breaking arrivals for 2017 in both air and cruise visitation represent the best year of recorded statistical data for the Cayman Islands. A total of 418,403 stayover visitors, an increase of 8.55 percent over 2016 and…
New Caribbean jobs bank aims to match workers with opportunities
(PRESS RELEASE) – Sparked by the need to assist Caribbean tourism industry workers impacted by last fall’s hurricanes, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has created a “jobs bank” to match candidates with tourism-related employment opportunities. The jobs bank,…
No visa, heartbroken man absent from daughter’s funeral in NY
From Jamaica Observer PAUL Stevens has been denied a United States visitor’s visa four times, but the last time hurt the most. His 21-year-old daughter Rachel was buried yesterday in Bronx, New York, after succumbing to her illness on December…
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Junior Honda Classic this weekend at PGA National
From Palm Beach Post The 11th Annual Junior Honda Classic will be held Saturday and Sunday at PGA National Resort & Spa with 300 youngsters representing 21 countries and 18 states testing their skills over the resort’s Champion, Fazio and…
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2018 Hurricane Prediction – cited most accurate by media – as bad or worse than 2017
2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season will be as bad or worse than 2017 – David Dilley Global Weather Oscillations (GWO) GWO Hot Spot Predictions 2017 During the next several years – some areas of the United States will have hurricanes and/or…
White House slams Bannon for leaking, false information
From Newsmax President Donald Trump is blasting his former chief strategist Steve Bannon ahead of the release of a new, unflattering book.Trump says in a statement released Wednesday that when Bannon was fired, “he not only lost his job, he…
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Kia and Hyundai see a slow sales recovery in 2018
By Hyunjoo Jin and Joyce Lee, Reuters From Business Insider Kia and Hyundai see 4% sales growth in 2018. The two automakers expect to sell 7.55 milion vehicles this year, up from 7.25 million in 2017. Sales fell 7% last…
Extradition wave – More US requests for lottery scammers flood in
Jamaican authorities are now in possession of “a number” of extradition requests, made by their counterparts in the United States (US), for persons accused of being involved in the deadly lottery scam. Justice Minister Delroy Chuck acknowledged, during a recent…
Solution to dual currency system cannot be prolonged, says Cuban president
From Caribbean News Now HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — Cuban President Raul Castro said last week in Havana that the solution to the country’s dual currency system cannot be prolonged any longer. During the Cuban leader’s closing speech at the most…
