Business/World Affairs

NEW YORK (June 11, 2010) - Following my whirlwind visit to Kingston, Jamaica last weekend - the corporate and cultural capital of the Western Caribbean - travelers can rest assured that everything is "cool and cris." The recent civil unrest and the government's security response in the west Kingston neighborhood of Tivoli Gardens caused great ...

Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad (Sonique Solutions) –The prestigious World Cup Competition is once again upon us and set to ignite the continent of Africa. As eager football fans around world are preparing to storm sports bars and almost literally glue themselves to television sets, the telecommunications juggernaut Bmobile has guaranteed 12 Trinidad and Tobago nationals a first hand viewing of the ...

Port-au-Prince, Haiti –  Friday 7th May 2010. An awards programme which seeks to identify, reward and cultivate entrepreneurs whose business initiative can give Haiti new economic foundations, was launched....

Thursday 15th April 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica. We are extremely disappointed with the decision of the High Court in London with regard to Digicel’s court action against Cable & Wireless Communications plc and related entities with respect to their alleged engagement in illegal behaviour designed to frustrate and delay Digicel’s entry into various markets in the Caribbean. Following this decision, Digicel is....

CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 9, 2010: Caribbean nationals across New York State and the U.S., who have yet to fill out and return their 2010 Census forms are being urged to not be foolish and squander the opportunity to....

ATLANTA, GA – March 16, 2010 – CaribLifeCentral.com has launched the “I Am Caribbean” public awareness campaign to encourage Caribbean-Americans to identify their nationality on their 2010 Census forms.  The questionnaires will begin arriving in the mail as early as March 15....

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel today announced details of its plans to purchase and distribute 19,000 six-man tents – valued at US$3 million – to provide shelter to more than 100,000 Haitians who are living in makeshift campsites following the January 12th earthquake which devastated Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas....

February 2, 2010: Customers of the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation (UTC) continued to show their appreciation for the competitive returns offered by the nation’s largest mutual fund company leading to the Corporation gaining over 50% of the local Mutual Fund market share in 2009. “We continue to thank our customers for their ...

Thursday, January 27th – Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Digicel yesterday distributed vital supplies to nearly 4,000 Haitians camping in the garden of the Prime Minister’s office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Over 650 families - with 270 children under the age of four - have been living in....

Sunday, January 17th, 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica: The Digicel network is now functioning well in Port-au-Prince with more and more customers connecting to it and being able to make and receive calls, text messages, email and BlackBerry Messenger messages....