Grenadian American Journalist Passes On
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 7, 2013: Grenadian-American Emmy- award winning television reporter, John Noel has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 62. Noel , a Brooklyn native who covered local and national news for WNBC-TV, reportedly died Thursday morning after a battle with brain cancer, station executives said. He […]
Malahari Campbell Wins Deptford’s Got Talent
Malahari Campbell is the winner of Depftford’s got talent 2013! The fourteen year old representing Grenada managed to sweep the cash prize and honourable trophy held on the 27th of April at the New Testament Assembly, Akwaaba Centre in Deptford. The talent show which aims to showcase professional artists and up and coming acts was modelled after the popular TV program Britain’s got talent […]
News Flash! OECS to use Advisory Centre for WTO Law
In breaking Caribbean news, David Jordan , a former Director of International Trade and Investment , in the St Lucia Government, now a Lead Business Adviser with Giordano Associates Ltd, lauds the move by the OECS at the recent OECS 57th meeting of the Authority – Heads of Government Conference held in Antigua to embrace […]
Business Seminar ‘a raving success’
It’s difficult to believe it’s a week since CaribDirect staged its second public seminar within the CARIBDIRECT SEMINAR SERIES under the theme, The Caribbean and You – doing business with or in the Caribbean. Here’s the Souvenir Program. Held at the Jamaica High Commission in London on Thursday 30th May 2013, the packed room, which […]
Caribbean Export convenes task force in BVI
Bridgetown, Barbados, June 4, 2013. Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) as chair for the CARIFORUM, French Caribbean Outermost Region (FCOR) and EU Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) Task Force on Trade and Investment convened the 7th Meeting of the Task Force in Tortola, British Virgin Islands on May 30-31, 2013. The mandate of the […]
The Caribbean and a rapidly changing Europe
In more Caribbean news, spend time in Brussels, or in any other European capital that has a close relationship with the Caribbean, and it soon becomes apparent how fast thinking about policy is changing on a broad range of issues that may affect the region’s long term interests. Look at the matter from the other […]
West Indies look to Gayle, Narine to fire
West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo has pointed to big-hitting opener Chris Gayle and mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine as key weapons in the team’s arsenal for the Champions Trophy starting this week. Speaking to media on reaching Wales, Bravo said both the players possessed outstanding qualities which would augur well for the squad in their June […]
“Brutal” talks and the US-Caribbean relationship
In other Caribbean news, much media coverage was given to the signing on May 28 in Trinidad of a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) by US Vice President, Joseph Biden, and current Chairman of the 15-nation Caribbean Community, Haiti’s President Michel Martelly. But the TIFA must not be mistaken for what it is not. […]
Jah Reason: Inspirational Enterprise
Jamaican-Born International clothing designer JahReason has been taking the world by storm with his eloquent and stylish designs of t-shirts filled with motivational quotes. “Positive People Prosper” says JahReason; the world is good and Jah is the reason. JahReason began designing while attending Cornwall College, Montego Bay in the early 90’s and has been trending […]
British Caribbean kids for citizenship – Petition
Coming out of CaribDirect’s second successful business seminar on Thursday 30th May at the Jamaica High Commission, ‘The Caribbean and You’, it was strongly suggested that the descendents of UK domiciled Caribbean nationals be considered for citizenship. This facility was seen as a vital component in the perpetuation of Caribbean culture in the United Kingdom […]