July 24, 2018
UWI ranked 37th among best universities in Caribbean and Latin America
The University of the West Indies (UWI) has been named among the top third universities in Latin America and the Caribbean by a prestigious UK-based publication, Times Higher Education. This is the first time that UWI is included among the…
July 24, 2018
Fraser-Pryce Already Looking Forward To 2019 World Champs After Sub-11 Run
Jamaican sprinting star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was left pleased with her 100m run at the London Anniversary Games on Saturday, as the IAAF Diamond League made its way to the British capital. Fraser-Pryce, a two-time Olympic champion and four-time…
July 24, 2018
Bahamian Government will address death penalty issue
Attorney General Carl Bethel revealed yesterday that the government is considering enacting constitutional changes to preserve capital punishment as an effective penalty under the law, a move that might require a referendum. Bethel’s revelation came…
July 24, 2018
Antigua-Barbuda PM wants all ministers to disclose their assets
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said he plans to discuss with his ministers the possibility of disclosing details of their assets for public scrutiny. Browne told listeners on local radio that he wants members of his government to…
July 23, 2018
Coral reef disease on the rise in the region, experts warn!
A report by the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) earlier this month warned divers and other marine researchers in the Caribbean area to be on the lookout for sites with an unusually high percentage of diseased and recently dead…
July 23, 2018
CIBC First Caribbean Wins Most Innovative Bank Award
Less than two months after releasing enhancements to its Mobile App and Online Banking, CIBC First Caribbean has been named the Most Innovative Bank in the region at the prestigious World Finance Banking Awards presented by UK-based World Finance…
July 23, 2018
CDB and Partners Kick off Project to Support Micro and Small Enterprises in Haiti
A project has been launched to give female and male entrepreneurs in Haiti better opportunities to grow their businesses. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Inter-American Development Bank, Global Affairs Canada and Desjardins International (DID)…
July 20, 2018
Jamaica to Invite Thai boys and coach on free vacation
The Government will be inviting the 12 boys from a youth football team in Thailand and their coach who were recently rescued from a flooded cave to vacation in the island with all expenses paid. Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett said he “couldn’t…
July 17, 2018
Shark bites Instagram model posing in the Bahamas
Regional News 12th July 2018 When Instagram model Katarine Zarutskie waded in the crystal blue of Staniel Cay in the Bahamas to join the sharks, one clamped it jaws onto her arm and pulled her underwater. "All of a sudden it felt like 15 people were…
July 17, 2018
Nassau man tragically dies by lightning strike
Royal Bahamas Police Force has reported that a man was found deceased on Goodman’s Bay Beach. The man had apparently been setting up for an event to be held on the beach park when he was struck by lightning. Police were, quick to add that…