Pregnant women in Britain given £400 in shopping vouchers to quit smoking
BY BLATHNAID HEALY From Mashable LONDON — A trial where pregnant smokers were given £400 in shopping vouchers was deemed so successful at getting women to quit that it will likely be rolled out to other parts of the UK….
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Jamaica: “I hear Cayman is about to sue us”. JET awards for Westwood High
Westwood High Wins Two JET Awards By Jason Cross From Jamaica Gleaner Westwood High School was selected winner in two separate categories of the Jamaica Environment Trust’s (JET) Clean Coasts, Tourism Action Club Research Day and Competition, held recently at the…
Cayman Islands mimic Delaware’s limited liability company
By Kirsten Hastings From International Adviser The Cayman Islands is to introduce a new type of business vehicle in the form of a limited liability company (LLC), inspired by similar legislation in the US state of Delaware. The Limited Liability…
Hong Kong urges greater AML and KYC effort after Panama leak
By Monira Matin From International Adviser Banks and financial institutions in Hong Kong must “strictly comply” with existing money laundering laws requiring them to disclose the identities of their customers and what they intend to do with their money. The…
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EMED Enters into an Agreement with Northern Caribbean University for Medical Cannabis Research in Jamaica
Jamaica’s Northern Caribbean University (NCU), a Seventh Day Adventist conservative religious institution, has partnered with EMED Global Jamaica to research, cultivate, and process medicinal cannabis for the benefit of patients suffering from chronic illnesses. MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA (PRWEB) APRIL 30,…
Afternoon tea at The Ritz
Afternoon Tea at The Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman From The Wandering Eater The Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman is currently considered the best luxury hotel in the Cayman Islands. It is a AAA Five Diamond property and occupies 144 acres across…
St Lucia signs six million euro agreement with European Commission
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — Ambassador Mikael Barfod, head of the delegation of the European Union to the Eastern Caribbean Countries, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) met with Dr Kenny Anthony, prime…
Recipe of the week
Drink like the celebs: How to make cocktails at home BY BRIAN ANTHONY HERNANDEZ From Mashable LOS ANGELES — The stars imbibe freely [especially at events like the annual Golden Globes awards] inside the Beverly Hilton ballroom, and you can…
Vikings torch a longship in Shetland for Up Helly Aa festival
BY TIM CHESTER From Mashable LONDON — Hundreds of people dressed as Vikings descended on Lerwick in Shetland [in January last year] for the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival. A replica Viking longship was torched as part of the celebrations, which…
Listen to live music
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Hearing adjustments I had mentioned in an earlier post how our hearing gets used to a certain sound and we adjust to that as normal. One of my readers posted what I think is a…
