Maples and Calder Sends Young Caymanian lawyer to Hong Kong
In continuing its commitment to offering newly qualified and junior Caymanian lawyers the opportunity to expand their horizons, Maples and Calder has granted Associate Christina Gordon the opportunity to gain experience in a foreign office by way of a secondment….
6 Finalists in running for Burt Award for Caribbean Literature
From Caribbean Book Blog The finalists for the inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature have been announced. The Burt Award for Caribbean Literature was established by CODE – a Canadian charitable organization that has been advancing literacy and learning for…
Neighborhood Watch
George Town Police launched Neighborhood Watch Scheme in Silver Oaks A Neighbourhood watch scheme is now up and running in the Silver Oaks complex on Crewe Road George Town. On Saturday March 15th 2014 PC Cornelius Pompey and PC Brian…
Are the days of building affluent hospitals dead?
By Reenita Das Contributor From Forbes While the United States is under a chronic stupor as we decipher how to reduce the 17 percent of GDP on healthcare and prevent it from reaching 25 percent over the next few years,…
Poetry of Derek Walcott’ showcases master’s legacy
By Arlice Davenport From The Wichita Eagle Derek Walcott remains a true literary treasure. “The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013” by Derek Walcott, selected by Glyn Maxwell (Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 617 pages, $35) Just as the sea surges relentlessly against…
A fitter and more adventurous generation leaps, climbs, and pedals into retirement
By Tara Bahrampour, From Washington Post A generation ago, Americans’ idea of retirement travel might have involved a Caribbean cruise, a casino vacation or a European shopping trip. It would not have typically included trekking in the Himalayas, clearing invasive…
Diver puts shark into a trance to stroke its nose and even balance it in the palm of his hand
By Sarah Griffiths From Daily Mail UK Divers in the Bahamas have been photographed putting a Caribbean reef shark into a state of tonic immobility, which is like a trance They claim to have done this by stroking the receptors…
Poetry World Day-Floetry UPDATE – CANCELLED
UPDATE: Good Afternoon Poetry People Unfortunately we have to cancel Floetry for this coming Wednesday. We have a visiting children’s Author down doing some presentations. I have staff covering those events but do not have staff to cover the store…
Crime & violence in Latin America & The Caribbean
By Chaka Phillips From Latin Post How to cope with it using a human face The underlying causes of crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region stems from drugs, inflation, poverty, unemployment, and lack of social…
