Antigua first C’bean country to ratify Convention against racism, intolerance
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Antigua and Barbuda Friday become the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country and to ratify the Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance. The Instrument of Ratification, signed by Prime Minister Gaston…
Cayman Islands Firearms Amnesty receives first firearm
Already in the early hours of the RCIPS firearms amnesty this morning, Friday, 1 June, the first firearm of the amnesty was handed in along with a significant amount of ammunition. The RCIPS wants to thank members of the public…
Police: 100s of snakes, mice in sexual abuse suspect’s home
From PamAmerica24 WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — Police investigating a sexual assault suspect discovered hundreds of snakes, mice and other small animals, including some that had died, in the foul-smelling basement of his southeastern Wisconsin home. West Bend police say…
Abraaj lenders seek legal advice on options against Dubai firm – sources
By Tom Arnold, Saeed Azhar, Davide Barbuscia From Reuters DUBAI, May 31 (Reuters) – Lenders to Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj are seeking advice from law firm Clifford Chance on potential action they could take against the firm as concerns…
Miami Cancer Institute launches MR Image-Guided Linac Radiation Therapy
The Institute becomes the second site in the United States to offer this form of treatment technology MIAMI, FL – June 1, 2018 — Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida and the state’s only member of the…
Glassbeam adds Calamed as New Healthcare Service Partner for the Caribbean and Latin America
Expands Artificial Intelligence Application with Anomaly Detection Model Exhibits at the AAMI 2018 Conference and Expo NEWS PROVIDED BY Glassbeam, Inc. SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Glassbeam, Inc., the premier machine data analytics company focused on supporting medical…
Australian fund of hedge funds expands to New York with new Cayman fund
By Matthias Knab, From Opalesque: Leading Australian based fund of hedge fund company, NWQ Capital Management, announced the launch of the Northwest Quadrant Fiduciary Fund (Fund), a Cayman Master/Feeder Structure. The Fund will allow non-Australian investors access to the same…
Deported, desperate, but determined
BY ALAYNE RICHARDS From Jamaica Observer Parents sent to Jamaica go the extra mile to reunite with children in the USA HUNDREDS, if not thousands, of deported Caribbean parents are desperately trying to reunite with children left behind in the…
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The View From Europe: The hidden cost of not complying with EU Data Rugulations
By David Jessop Normally the private sector tends to respond to change far faster than the public sector. This is because it is bottom line oriented, has an impatient electorate in the form of shareholders who can vote by disinvesting…
Powell excited for return to track at Cayman Islands Invitational
From Sportsmax Former world record holder Asafa Powell is excited to make a return to the track at this weekend’s Cayman Invitational meet. The 35-year-old will be competing for the first time this season after sustaining a hamstring injury in…
