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Called TTIX, the local IXP brings together seven of the country’s Internet service providers (ISPs). Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT), Digicel, Massy Communications, Open Telecom, Greendot, Lisa Communications and Flow have signed on to the local exchange point.   TTIX connects the ISPs to a special network switch […]

GRAND CAYMAN (October 7, 2014) – Rapid responses from his family and the expert skills of the Health City Cayman Islands medical team are credited with saving the life of an American tourist. During their “dream” vacation, Ric Walton of Colorado was on a ferry boat to Stingray City with […]

JOHN’S, Antigua – A demonstrated track record as a World-class coach. Sound practical experience in developing elite players and teams. At least five years experience as a Head Coach. International or first-class coaching credentials. These are just some of the attributes that candidates for Head Coach of the West Indies […]

Many Caribbean livelihoods are made and lost around seasonal fluctuations in foreigners’ travel. For much of the region, tourism, an all-too-inefficient form of intraregional human traffic, is economic lifeblood. But for one group of Caribbean islands, a different kind of traffic is generating a new model for intraregional economic partnership. […]

The best way to improve the security of a computer network is to break into it. That was the advice from cybersecurity expert Fernando Gont of SI6 Networks,  speaking at the eighth regional gathering of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) now underway in Curacao.   The slate of expert […]

WASHINGTON, DC (September 24, 2014) – The Caribbean’s newest medical facility was the subject of much interest at the World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress held in the Washington, DC area this week. At the Caribbean and Island Ministerial Summit of the conference, the invitation-only audience reviewed an exclusive […]

New Milford, New Jersey – Guyanese American Christian Apologetics author Christopher H.K. Persaud has won his fifth international award. Persaud’s book, The Da Vinci Code Revisited: A Conclusive Refutation of the Widespread, Sinister Lie (Xlibris Corporation, USA, 2013, Revised) earned top marks in the Non Fiction – Inspirational category of […]

NEW YORK (September 15, 2014) – The second annual Evenings of Excellence series, sponsored by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, will be held at the Miramar Cultural Center in the Miami area and Christian Cultural Center in New York this Fall. Organizers confirmed that on Tuesday, October 21, the empowering event will […]

“On this 13th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, New Yorkers stand united in their remembrance for the thousands of lives we lost, in their gratitude for the heroes who have toiled to keep our city and nation safe, as well as in their commitment to embracing diversity […]

SOUFRIERE, St. Lucia (September 13, 2014) – Anse Chastanet Resort in St. Lucia is offering a deal on romance with a new “Wedding Getaway” special which reduces room rates by 15 percent for the entire wedding party.   Released ahead of the upcoming “Love Elevated Wedding Symposium,” to be held […]

Thursday 11th September 2014 – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel today announced that it has completed the purchase of Telstar Cable Limited having received the required approvals from the Broadcasting Commission. Telstar Cable Limited is a leading provider of cable TV, broadband and fixed telephony services in Jamaica. With the deal completed, […]

Port-of-Spain. When a high-level group of Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) members meet in St Kitts and Nevis from September 22 to 26 September, the challenge of regulating over-the-top (OTT) Internet-based services will no doubt be a main point of focus. In one important forum, a discussion on OTT services will […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced on Saturday a 13-member squad for the three One-day Internationals in the Dhaka Bank Cup Series against Bangladesh later this month.   Squad Dwayne Bravo (captain) Darren Bravo Kirk Edwards Christopher Gayle Jason Holder Nikita Miller Sunil Narine Kieron Pollard […]

The summer holidays and related seasonal festivities are here! It has become the norm during this period for persons to engage in a number of fitness / exercise regimes, to prepare themselves for various activities being undertaken during the summer and in particular, carnival. In an unprecedented and exciting new […]