DNA fingerprinting can boost agriculture in region — Wheatley
From JIS KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr Andrew Wheatley, is underscoring the importance of DNA fingerprinting in ensuring the sustainability of the agriculture sector in the Caribbean and Latin America. He said the “scientific architecture”…
Cayman student to study at Durham
Butterfield Scholarship Student to study at Durham (Grand Cayman – 15 August, 2016) The 2016 Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Limited Undergraduate Scholarship recipient, Sean Whewell, is set to start studying Marketing at Durham University in September. Mr. Whewell has just completed…
Destination of the week
Tumbes, the Caribbean in South America: Beaches, mangroves, forests and food portada Photo: ANDINA/archivo Previous Next Compartir en WhatssApp 08:51. Tumbes, Aug. 13. The regional government of Tumbes has chosen the motto “Tumbes, the South American Caribbean: beaches, mangroves, forests…
Kenneth Rijock’s Financial Crime Blog
Analysis and Commentary on Money Laundering and Financial Crime Kenneth Rijock Saturday, August 13, 2016 ELEVATE COUNTRY RISK ON THE CAYMAN ISLANDS FOR 2016 IMAGES: Cindy Scotland, CIMA MD, Det. Supt. Peter Landsdown, RCIPS One of the key indicators through…
World’s fastest man, woman and 40 yr old all from the Caribbean
From Times Caribbean The Caribbean has long been known for it’s white sands, sun drenched beaches and turquoise blue waters. But for the last decade and a half the beautiful island archipelago has become synonymous with speed. The Caribbean islands…
Americans are starting to get worried about the ‘new housing crisis’
By Bob Bryan From Business Insider Americans are catching on to the rise in home prices. The gap between the demand for new homes and the supply coming onto the market, which we’ve dubbed “the new housing crisis,” has caused prices to…
Friends call Imam slaying a hate crime; Cops say no motive
From Caribbean Business NEW YORK – The daylight slaying of a mosque leader and his associate set off fear and anguish among the Bangladeshi Muslim community in a New York City neighborhood and some say the killings appear to be…
Ministers welcome acquisition by Virgin Group of renewable energy company in Jamaica
By Garwin Davis JIS Story Highlights: “The signal this has sent is that we are open for business here in Jamaica. These are the kinds of investments that can lead to even bigger and better things and which our country…
