Local Cayman charity for recovering drug addicts gets backing from NDC
From The Bridge Foundation Cayman Following an evaluation of The Bridge Foundation’s new half-way house in West Bay for women recovering from drug addiction has been given the backing of the National Drug Council. The Bridge Foundation is a local…
French Consul General visits Cayman Islands
France’s Consul General, Mr. Philippe Létrilliart, who is stationed in Miami, Florida, met top Government officials on his first visit to the Cayman Islands this week. The Consul General has jurisdiction for French consular matters in Florida, Bahamas, Cayman Islands,…
Cayman Islands Girls’ Brigade donates to Prison
Seniors and Brigaders from the Savannah Company of the Girls’ Brigade chose Fairbanks’ female prisoners as the beneficiaries of their community service project this year. For the project, which requires them to give back to the community, the girls obtained…
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“Right is might”- the reality and the dream
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday September 26, 2014 – Activities at the United Nations in New York this week may have looked like a celebration of internationalism and a recognition that territorial wars, terrorism, religious intolerance,…
Lessons from the Cayman Islands: Traveling to slow down
By Spencer Spellman Cayman Brac beach in the Cayman Islands I originally drove past the Caribbean-looking restaurant, Star Island, after seeing that the parking lot was empty at lunchtime. Yet the thought of conch fritters in my mouth beckoned me…
Cayman women ready for new rugby season
From CRFU The Women’s National Rugby 7s team has hit the ground running for the new season, literally. The addition of new coaches Henry Warnock-Smith and Cayman Rugby S&C coach Dave Clancy has seen the ladies put through their paces…
MIT’s underwater robot
MIT’s underwater robot can sniff out contraband hidden underneath ships By Mariella Moon From engadget That object above might look like a benign, slightly deformed bowling ball, but it’s actually something far more advanced. It’s an aquatic robot designed by…
Caribbean arrivals increase 4.3% for first half of 2014
By Gay Nagle Myers From Travel Weekly Increases in overall Caribbean visitor arrivals from January through June are on pace with the world average of 4.7%, thanks to strong numbers posted by 17 island countries. Arrival figures for six other…
Making a suitcase that can weigh itself
By Carly Ayres From Core77 Anyone who has had to empty out the entirety of her suitcase’s contents on the floor of airport check-in knows the plight of overweight luggage. Sure, you can buy suitcase scales and other devices, but…
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The evolving context of family enterprise consulting in the Caribbean
From The Practitioner Thanks to Michael O’Neal for this article extending our understanding of family enterprise and family enterprise consulting in the Caribbean. Background on Caribbean Family Firms The private sector in the Caribbean is comprised of a relatively small…
