This is an open letter to Jamaicans. Our beloved homeland and its bedraggled people are in need of many things at this moment in our long and tortuous history. And whilst our list is long … money and jobs are in short supply. Even rain and food are increasingly scarce. But like the Blue Lagoon [...]
FirstCaribbean Corporate Banking Curacao has successfully closed a landmark US$45 million refinancing transaction with Pristine Estates N.V., which owns the 612-room 3.5 star Holiday Inn Resort and Casino in Aruba, the bank has announced. FirstCaribbean has been associated with Pristine since 1999 as part of a syndicate which included partner banks Maduro & Curiel’s Bank [...]
Following Thursday’s election marred by a late start at some polling stations, Baldwin Spencer was sworn in Friday morning as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda by Governor General Dame Louis Lake-Tack after his United Progressive Party created history by being the first two term government outside of the Antigua Labour party. On Friday morning [...]
The Bahamas government is moving to put measures in place to help the extremely vulnerable islands adjust to what one government official calls a possible ‘death sentence for small islands.’ Mr. Phillip Weech, Director of the Bahamas Environmental Science and Technology Commission, said that the government was working on an energy policy, exploring alternative sources [...]
The Jamaica Government has taken a step towards combating violence against women through the passage of a new Bill to create a Sexual Offences Act that combines the old The Offences Against the Person (Amendment) Act’ and the ‘Incest (Punishment) (Amendment) Act’ under one umbrella. Significantly, the Bill came on March 2, during the week [...]
The following message was issued by the University of the Weest Indies’ Women and Development Unit in recognition of International Women’s Day, 2009. Today, the Women and Development Unit joins hands with all women across the Caribbean and the world to reflect on the state, status, condition and circumstances of women across the globe who [...]
From Michelle Obama’s sleeveless arms to Rihanna’s battered face, as the 98th anniversary of International Women’s Day arrives March 8, it is obvious that women do not yet occupy a space they can call their own in the definition of themselves. In Mrs Obama’s case, one could say it is a trite issue whether she [...]
Intra-Caribbean tourism is getting a push with the sixth annual re-DISCOVER the Caribbean Show taking place on Friday April 24 and Saturday April 25, 2009 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference Centre in Barbados. Over 100 exhibitors representing 20 Caribbean destinations, including representatives from Belize for the first time, will be taking part. Participants will [...]
The term ‘medical tourism’ is now being widely used for people who travel to another country for medical treatment. Barbados has long been established as a tourist destination, but now is also on the map for providing exceptional medical treatment as well, all thanks to Barbados Fertility Centre. Since 2002, the medical team at Barbados [...]
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Sir Kenneth Hall, in his three years as Governor General , performed his duties with aplomb, with style , dignity and with urbanity. ‘When you take up a position like this, if you are not deliberate you can get lost in remoteness,” said Golding. “You can be isolated from [...]