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Month: February 2018

JSE Partners with the 3rd Caribbean Finance & Investment Forum

From Jamaica Stock Exchange Courtesy of LatinFinance website: After years of executing on major reforms to strengthen the private investment landscape and shore up fiscal accounts, Caribbean economies are back in the game. Regional governments are now stepping up their…

‘Black Panther’: All the box office records it broke (and almost broke) in its $235m debut

By Scott Mendelson, Forbes Contributor, From Forbes I cover the film industry. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The numbers are in and Black Panther is a monster hit. More than that, it has already earned a place…

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Latin America advances in female participation, but inequalities persist in

By Radio Cadena Agramonte United Nations, Feb 16.- Latin America and the Caribbean experienced the highest increase in terms of employment and participation of women in the labor force reported in the developing regions over the last decade. He explained…

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Experts agree: There’s no real threat of a robot uprising anytime soon

By Andy Meek From BGR The Twitterati have been freaked out for several days now over a video showcasing the creepy door-opening ability of the SpotMini, a dog-like robot from Boston Dynamics. The robot is so creepily life-like, it quickly…

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Cayman Islands: Vehicle set on fire in Bodden Town, 17 February

From RCIPS Shortly before 2:00AM on Saturday, 17 February, officers responded to a report of a vehicle on fire at an address on Nashe Street, Bodden Town. The fire was discovered at about 1:45AM. Officers from the Cayman Islands Fire…

19 Feb Weather In Cayman

19 Feb Mon 2018 Weather In Cayman Synopsis   Moderate to fresh easterly winds and seas will continue across the Cayman to fresh wind from tomorrow morning as a ridge of high pressure over the Northwest Caribbean strengthens. Radar images…

The Editor Speaks: Pop-ups

Virtually every Internet website I log onto (excepting ours) has these annoying pop-ups. Most are ads and others want to know where I’m located. Yes, I know you can use ad-blocker and settings in your web-browser. However, when you do…

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Abuse of state machinery in former top model case

BY NELSON A. KING From Caribbean Life A prominent lawyer representing a former top Vincentian model has described as “a colossal misuse and abuse of state machinery” the case in which the ex-model was sent to a psychiatric institution for…

Gov. Rick Scott: FBI Answer ‘Unacceptable’ on Florida Shooting, Wray Should Resign

By Cathy Burke From Newsmax Florida’s GOP Gov. Rick Scott on Friday issued a stern call for FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign in the wake of revelations the bureau failed to act on a frightening tip about the suspect…