Caribbean Countries Ensure Insurance Coverage for 2019 Hurricane Season

Caribbean countries are taking no chances this hurricane season and have purchased insurance ahead of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season.

Caribbean Countries Ensure Insurance Coverage for 2019 Hurricane Season

Hurricane Irma aftermath destruction to some of st.maarten/stmartin beaches blowing down trees and uprooting some on the beach.  (Image:Shutterstock) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean members of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) have completed the selection of their insurance portfolio for 2019/20, with nine governments increasing their level of coverage for at […]

ACLU lawsuit: North Georgia woman evicted for having black guests

By Maya T. Prabhu, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ACLU lawsuit: North Georgia woman evicted for having black guests

A North Georgia woman is suing her former landlord, alleging that he evicted her because she invited her black co-worker to visit the Adairsville home she was renting. Victoria Sutton, a white woman who now lives in Calhoun, claims the couple who own the house launched into a racist tirade telling her they don’t allow […]

Be Careful What You Share On Social Media

By Janet Howard

Be Careful What You Share On Social Media

Social media is the perfect platform for updating friends, family and the world about your life. If you are in an accident, your first instinct may be to post an update to your Facebook wall or Twitter profile. Stop right there! Legal professionals advise clients to keep any sensitive information to themselves if they want any […]

CUNY And SUNY Chancellors Announce Jose Peralta New York State Dream Act Application Is Open For The 2019-20 Academic Year

HESC Now Accepting Applications, Allowing for Undocumented Students to Apply for Programs, Including TAP and the Excelsior Scholarship

CUNY And SUNY Chancellors Announce Jose Peralta New York State Dream Act Application Is Open For The 2019-20 Academic Year

The City University of New York Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez and State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson today announced that qualifying undocumented students educated in New York high schools can apply for state financial aid and scholarships for higher education including the Tuition Assistance Program and the Excelsior Scholarship, under the José Peralta New […]

Usain Bolt Makes Dancehall Debut With “Olympe Rosé Riddim”

By Claudia Gardner (urbanisland)

Usain Bolt Makes Dancehall Debut With “Olympe Rosé Riddim”

Usain Bolt makes his dancehall debut as a producer behind the new “Olympe Rosé Riddim.” The excitement over Usain Bolt’s Olympe Rose Riddim is reaching a crescendo, less than 24 hours before it’s official release, with its five tracks, one each from some of Jamaica’s hottest artists. Dexta Daps, Christopher Martin, national footballer now music […]

Regional countries seeking support for dealing with climate change impact

Regional countries seeking support for dealing with climate change impact

St Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Caribbean countries have welcomed an initiative by the SIDS Resilience Foundation and Project Lodge designed to mobilise financing to build resilience, St Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has said. Chastanet, who chaired the just ended Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit here, said that a presentation […]

The Decriminalization of Marijuana Does Little to Benefit Minorities

By Erin Telesford

The Decriminalization of Marijuana Does Little to Benefit Minorities

Federal and state laws regulating legal medical marijuana drug use (Illustration: shutterstock) To the dismay of many New York citizens, the proposal for the legislation of recreational use of marijuana has stalled after Senate Democrats failed to support the bill. Instead of allowing those over the age of twenty-one to use the drug recreationally, the […]

Barbadian Singer Rihanna is World’s Richest Female Musician, With an Estimated Fortune of US$600 Million

Rihanna’s estimated net worth surpasses that of Madonna, Céline Dion and Beyoncé. (caribbean360.com)

Barbadian Singer Rihanna is World’s Richest Female Musician, With an Estimated Fortune of US$600 Million

Rihanna’s estimated net worth surpasses that of Madonna, Céline Dion and Beyoncé. (Photo: Rihanna’s Instagram) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Fourteen years after breaking into the music industry, smashing records and creating history along the way, Barbadian singer and entrepreneur Rihanna has become the world’s wealthiest female music, according to Forbes. The business magazine has estimated the […]

Pleading for the Widows

By Charmaine Moses

Pleading for the Widows

    A grieving heart looks back with anguish but a surrendered heart looks forward in confidence — (unknown). The issue with death is not that one is not fully aware that we all might face it but it’s the separation we are not prepared for.     I found myself faced with the home going of […]

Barbados Urged – Let’s Do Business

Barbados Urged – Let’s Do Business

Barbadians and persons interested in the economy and investing in Barbados got a thorough overview of the country’s situation, insights into several areas for business development and even heard two pitches for new business investment from two young persons. All of this was delivered at Summit 2: Barbadians Working Together – Let’s Do Business, held […]