The Editor Speaks: Government, schools, teachers, parents, kids. Who is at fault?
This is my second editorial in as many months on the subject of the behaviour of our kids at school and the assault on the teachers by them. The Cayman Islands Minister for Education, Tara Rivers, is very prickly when…
YMCA Cayman Islands announce their programmes
Programmes Anchored in neighborhoods across the globe, the YMCA believes that lasting personal and social change can only come about when we all work together to invest in our kids, our health and our community. Current Porgrammes in Development: Teen…
UK Caribbean Television: A missed opportunity
By Dr Christopher A Johnson From caribdirect Caribbean news. If one were to offer a ‘serious’ critique on the inaugural series of JamTV, one would be inclined to suggest that from its current affairs programming and other materials publicised, the…
Wealthy British hotelier whose charred body was found……
Wealthy British hotelier whose charred body was found on Caribbean island of St Lucia may have been caught up in a money-laundering scheme, his friends say By Paul Thompson From Daily Mail UK Oliver Gobat, 38, was found dead in…
iNews Briefs
Major offshore conference begins in Miami From Caribbean Journal The 12th annual OffshoreAlert conference launched Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach in Miami Beach, Fla. The conference, organized by OffshoreAlert, is the leading event on offshore finance, particularly in the…
Trinidad attorney’s murder sends shockwaves across the Caribbean
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday May 5, 2014, CMC – The murder of prominent Trinidadian attorney Dana Seetahal has sent shockwaves across the region. In Guyana, President, Donald Ramotar was alarmed at the news of the execution-style killing of the…
Brac game scheduled for Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Cup
In a bid to ensure that residents of all three Cayman Islands are able to share the excitement of this inaugural event, the organisers of the first annual Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Cup are pleased to announce that one of…
Spy plane fries air traffic control computers, shuts down LAX
By Andrew Blankstein From NBC News A relic from the Cold War appears to have triggered a software glitch at a major air traffic control center in California Wednesday that led to delays and cancellations of hundreds of flights across…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Eastern Caribbean islands still reeling after Christmas Eve storm
By Larry Luxner From Baltimore Post Examiner Part of a bridge is washed away in St. Vincent following Dec. 24 torrential rains. (Embassy of St. Vincent) St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Dominica — three of the world’s smallest countries —…