LOS ANGELES, California – Barbados’ pop princess Rihanna, long considered one of the hardest working artists in the business, added another string to her bow with the opening of two new agencies: a beauty and stylist agency called Fr8me, and the photo agency A Dog Ate My Homework. Taking her love of fashion, hair and […]
With the goal of creating a “world-class sport system”, the province is launching Game ON Sports Plan to “support our athletes from the playground to the podium,” Michael Coteau announced. The minister of tourism, culture and sport and formerly minister responsible for the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games in Toronto, told The Camera that […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Reggae king Bob Marley’s handwritten lyrics of Keep On Moving have emerged for sale for £10,000 (Cdn $20,300) , according the UK Mirror. The track is a reworked version of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions’ I Gotta Keep On Moving and was done during a recording session at London’s Island Records. The […]
The warmth of the Islands came north this week as Caribbean Airlines, joined by its destination partners, brought its 2015 roadshow to Toronto-area agents. The event wrapped up the 2015 edition of the roadshow welcomed tourism representatives from Jamaica, Guyana, Grenada and Trinidad to meet with travel agents. Valerie Murphy-Rahman, senior manager,reservations & commercial sales, […]
HOUSTON, Texas – A U.S. federal appellate court here has upheld the 110-year jail term imposed on disgraced financier and former Caribbean playboy Allen Stanford. The American fraudster was convicted in 2012 for masterminding a Ponzi scheme involving his Stanford International Bank (SIB) in Antigua. Sir Allen Stanford, as he was known then, who created […]
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao – The participation of Curacao, for the first time, in the Havana International Fair (FIHAV) 2015 will be a bright opportunity to strengthen links with Cuba, said Curacao Minister of Economy Stanley Palm. Shortly before leaving for Havana with a business delegation to show goods and services from Curacao at FIHAV, Palm referred […]
Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaica’s long-anticipated logistics hub dream seems to be one step closer to becoming a reality. Designated Free Zone administrator and operator Masada Jamaica Limited has entered a concessionary agreement with lubricant blender Gulfray America’s Manufacturing Limited for development and management of the Spanish Town Free Zone to the tune of US$350 million. […]
Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaica’s long-anticipated logistics hub dream seems to be one step closer to becoming a reality. Designated Free Zone administrator and operator Masada Jamaica Limited has entered a concessionary agreement with lubricant blender Gulfray America’s Manufacturing Limited for development and management of the Spanish Town Free Zone to the tune of US$350 million. […]
Ruben Becerra of Karisma Hotels and Resorts announces project to add 4,000 rooms and 8,000 jobs. KINGSTON, Jamaica – Karisma Hotels and Resorts announced it is investing more than US$900 million in a mega hotel project in St. Ann that will, over a decade, add 4,000 rooms to Jamaica’s tourism sector and provide at least […]
Mayor Rob Ford gets some special thanks from Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival. Feathered and sequined revelers joined politicians at the launch of Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival. By Gerald V. Paul Government money was flying about at the official launch Tuesday of Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival. But while Toronto Councillor Joe Mihevc told The Camera at the launch at […]
