Rider Levett Bucknall to develop outline business case for new Sunrise Centre
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Ministry of Education, Employment & Gender Affairs has contracted local project development management company Rider Levett Bucknall to develop the Outline Business Case (OBC) for the new Sunrise Adult Training Centre (SRC) facility. The…
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Jamaica rejects Britain’s offer to build maximum security prison
From Caribbean News Service KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 14 2017 – The Jamaican government has rejected a £25 million deal with the United Kingdom government that would have resulted in London building a maximum-security prison here. Former British prime minister David…
Belize government has to pay, says lead US attorney
By Adele Ramos From Amandala BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 11, 2017–As we reported in our mid-week edition, the Government of Belize has lost three petitions filed in the US Supreme Court in an attempt to fight off the enforcement of…
Trump promises his Obamacare replacement plan will cover all, report says
By Tami Luhby, From CNN (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump is putting the finishing touches on an Obamacare replacement plan that aims to provide “insurance for all,” he told The Washington Post. Also, he will demand that drug companies negotiate directly with…
Samsung probe finds battery was main cause of Note 7 fires – source
By Se Young Lee | SEOUL From Reuters A Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) investigation into what caused some Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire has concluded that the battery was the main reason, a person familiar with the…
Caribbean people fully aware of coconut benefits
From The Philadelphia Tribune It is so interesting that in this health-conscious society coconut oil is in demand and in high regard more than ever before. We can remember back in the 1970s when we came to this country, the…
Tethys Petroleum Press Release: Corporate Update
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS–(Marketwired – Jan. 16, 2017) – Tethys Petroleum Limited (TSX:TPL)(LSE:TPL) (“Tethys” or the “Company”) today announces a corporate update. Georgia Work Programme Commitments Tethys partner in Georgia, Georgia Oil and Gas Limited (“GOG”), has been notified by…
5 killed in shooting at nightclub at Mexican resort
By GABRIEL ALCOCER Associated Press From The Mercury News CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — A shooting attack at an electronic music festival in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Playa del Carmen on Monday left five people dead, including two Canadians, an…
Chinese Ambassador visit
Chinese Ambassador visits Cayman Islands The Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom (U.K) Liu Xiaoming is on an official two-day visit to the Cayman Islands, which began yesterday morning (Thursday, 12 January 2017). During the visit, Ambassador Liu confirmed that…
US extradites man to Dutch Caribbean in killing of student
From The Daily Progress MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. resident has been extradited to the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba to face charges in the April 2015 killing of a California medical student. Dutch Caribbean law enforcement officials say the…
