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…
Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt wins 100m gold, Justin Gatlin second, Andre de Grasse bronze
From BBC Jamaica’s Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to gold at Rio 2016. Bolt, 29, ran 9.81 seconds in his final Olympics to replicate his success at Beijing…
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Wave moves into the Southeast Caribbean…. Off the coast of Africa By Mike Buresh From NEWS 104.5 WOKV The Atlantic Basin remains pretty quiet. A weak tropical wave is moving into the far Southeast Caribbean, but its low…
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Cayman Islands: Applications for the UK Government’s prestigious Chevening Scholarships open 8 August 2016
The Chevening Secretariat is accepting applications for 2017/2018 Chevening Scholarships via www.chevening.org/apply from 8 August until 8 November 2016. Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential who also have strong academic backgrounds. The scholarship offers financial support…
National Gallery of the Cayman Islands partners with Digicel to Take Work from the National Art Collection on the Road
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) in partnership with Digicel is set to launch a dynamic island-wide advocacy campaign bringing activities based on works from the National Art Collection into schools throughout the Cayman Islands districts. The project,…
Heroes Day 2017 to honour Cayman Islands Tourism Sector
The largest national recognition event will honour “Pioneers in Tourism”, next January, at 2017 National Heroes Day (NHD). The NHD Committee, a group comprised of public and private sector representatives, met on Tuesday, 9 August, 2016, to discuss the chosen…
