Caribbean Catholic Bishops call for abolition of death penalty
From Freedomskn FM Catholic Bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) has called on governments and citizens in the region to work towards the abolition of the death penalty. The Bishops issued a statement on the matter during the Extraordinary…
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Think Blue: Finding growth in the Caribbean Sea
By Pawan Patil, World Bank Economist From iNews Guyana Ours is a blue planet. Water covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface, and the ocean economy drives global trade, annually contributing around 3% or US$ 1.5 trillion to global value…
UPDATE: Where Tropical Storm Matthew may go and which Islands it may affect
TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW DISCUSSION NUMBER 1 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142016 1100 AM AST WED SEP 28 2016 Surface observations and data from an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft indicate that the tropical wave passing through the Windward…
Cayman Islands police arrest suspect in suspicious ATM activity
From RCIPS: Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 10:15 AM Yesterday afternoon, 27 September, FCU detectives arrested a man, age 35, of Bulgaria, on suspicion of money laundering in connection with the incidents over the weekend described below. The man is…
UPDATED: Cayman Islands pregnant woman affected by Zika. 17 locally acquired cases. 9 cases acquired overseas.
The first confirmed case of a pregnant woman contracting the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus has been confirmed by Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez at a public meeting in George Town yesterday (27). There are now 17 confirmed locally-acquired cases of…
Cayman Islands Project Future: Cayman Islands Ministry of Home Affairs identifies options to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of prisoner transport
As a result of Government’s Project Future programme a review of the current arrangements for the transport of prisoners held in custody by the Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS), was undertaken. The results of the review are documented…
Cayman Islands: Hurley’s Media standing up to bullying
October is Bullying Prevention Awareness Month GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, September 26, 2016– Hurley’s Media, along with Burger King, Davenport Development and DART, has partnered with the Family Resource Centre to Stand Up to Bullying this October – which is…
The Editor Speaks: Yes Minister, soon come
Election soon come. It is next year but already our ministers, MLAs and would be ones are making plans and doing the rounds. Our Caribbean terminology “soon come” means “it will come soon, but not too soon”. Although the expression…
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ExoMars is speeding toward the red planet By Timothy J. Seppala From engadget But it’ll be at least seven months before the surface analysis missions begin. IMAGE: Kirill Kudryavstev via Getty Images In 2013 the European and Russian folks…
