Venezuelan parliament rejects oil-backed cryptocurrency as problematic and dangerous
By Youri Kemp Caribbean News Now associate editor From Caribbean News Now CARACAS, Venezuela — The proposed oil-backed cryptocurrency, the “Petro”, set to launch in early 2018, has been challenged by the Venezuelan parliament on the grounds that it would…
BVI Gov’t launches ‘BVI Open for Business’ app
Reproduced courtesy of BVINEWS.COM From OECS Thursday, January 11, 2018 — At a time when visitors have been invited back to the British Virgin Islands, Government has launched a ‘BVI Open for Business’ app. The app is an interactive map…
Earthquake Report: Cayman Trough!
By Jay Patton From Jay Patton online Original web posting (see web link below) 2018/01/09 11:16 PM NOTE: The following is an EXCERPT only from the original posting. Go to weblink below to read Just a couple hours ago there…
NASA-inspired technique boosts wheat production threefold
From News18 NASA-Inspired Technique Boosts Wheat Production Threefold By using speed breeding techniques in specially modified glasshouses we can grow six generations of wheat, chickpea and barley plants, and four generations of canola plants in a single year. Inspired by…
Justices return dispute over documents for young, undocumented Caribbean immigrants to lower courts
BY NELSON A. KING From Caribbean Life The United States Supreme Court has returned a dispute over documents for young, undocumented Caribbean and other immigrants to the lower courts. The justices indicated earlier this week that U.S. federal courts in…
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Theological educational grants awarded for Episcopalians, Anglicans in Caribbean, Latin America
The Commission for Theological Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (CETALC) has awarded 25 grants in six categories plus administrative funding for $349,170 to support the educational, theological and formational needs of the church in Latin America and the…
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Cayman Islands Police Request Public Assistance to Locate Man reported Missing, 11 January From RCIPS Late Wednesday evening, 10 January, Police learned of a man who has not been seen by relatives for some time and are now seeking public…
Cayman Islands woman charged with Assault GBH
Woman Charged with Assault GBH From RCIPS A woman, age 29 of East End, was arrested on Monday, 8 January, and has been charged with Assault GBH. This charge is in relation to an incident on 8 January where the…
11 Jan Weather In Cayman
11 Jan Thu 2018 Weather In Cayman Synopsis Isolated showers are expected over the Cayman Islands through today as a weak surface trough dissipates over the western Caribbean. Radar images show isolated showers over the Cayman area moving…
