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Guyana’s Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said the first local kidney transplant surgery will be performed at the Georgetown Public Hospital on July 12 , marking yet another milestone for the health sector. read more »
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Officers of the Royal Grenada Police Force and the Financial Intelligence Unit arrested Finton De Bourg, CEO of Capital Bank International Limited (In Receivership) on Wednesday and conducted a search of his residence pursuant to a warrant permiiting the police to search for and seize items relevant to their investigation. read more »
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The 6th edition of the annual International Soca Awards id heading to St.Kitts, the event will take place on Saturday October 18th 2008 at the St. Kitts Marriott Event Center "DOME." read more »
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Reggae Sumfest is still on course, even though title sponsor Red Stripe has removed it's support from the event. read more »
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New international cricket chief Haroon Lorgat said on Wednesday it was important that the expanding Twenty20 format did not begin to dominate the Test and 50-over game. read more »
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Last Friday afternoon, a team consisting of a photographer, a lookout and myself - appropriately dressed in the uniform of a popular Kingston high school - travelled to the busy Half-Way Tree area where illegal pornographic tapes are known to be available in abundance. read more »
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Sociologists and children's rights advocates are calling for more aggressive legislation and stricter penalties to control the sale of pornographic and other sexually pervasive material to underage children in the wake of an increase in the number of incidents involving students performing sexual deeds in the island's schools. read more »
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Are you a fan of SWJ or CFW? If you’re a true fashionista then you’ll be like me and make sure you’re at both! And if you just saw those letters and went "huh???" then get a clue! For this tiny lil island of ours, we are privileged to host not one but two esteemed fashionweeks each year showcasing the absolute best in fashion from this region and around the world. read more »
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Reports that the multi-million dollar deal between Allen Stanford and the ECB is under threat because of problems with Stanford's black bats were dismissed as "rubbish" by an ICC spokesman. read more »
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CMC Sports broadcaster Terry Mayers died Wednesday after being critically ill in hospital for almost two weeks. He was 40 years old. Mayers, a regular anchor on CMC’s nightly Prime Time Caribbean, suffered a severe asthma attack on the morning of Friday May 2. read more »
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Now Caribbean Startups has their own place to show, tell and shine. It’s on caribbeanstartupblog.com which is part of the Start Up Blog Network that now comprises 50 US states in addition to other territories like the Caribbean. read more »
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Oh how has the mighty monopoly fallen. Cable & Wireless, once the free reigning telecom monopoly in Jamaica and the Caribbean, is now the leading telecom discount king, that this week launched another range of bundled calling plans. read more »
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Guyana is for the first time going 'hi-tech' in monitoring its vast expanse of tropical forests. read more »
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Failure by some territorial boards to account for funding from the Stanford 20/20 development programme led to a decision to suspend the monthly US$15,000 disbursement for four months. read more »
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The Diaspora represents a multi-million dollar opportunity for the Caribbean, and maximizing the financial, intellectual and creative potential of this market will take center stage when Counterpart International's Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx) opens at the Holiday Inn in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico on Thursday, May 15 under the theme "Embracing the Diaspora, Connecting Communities." read more »
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