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The Butterfield Young Patrons’ Circle to host a special late night at the Cayman Islands National Gallery
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands’ (NGCI) will be open for a special late night event to celebrate the international travelling exhibition EN MAS’: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean. Led by six dedicated committee members from the…
New genetics program to help Caribbean women minimize cancer risk
West Palm Beach, Fla. (March 8, 2016) – Caribbean women now have the ability to minimize cancer risk through a new Genetics program that can help determine whether you are at risk for certain types of cancer. The program, at…
Cayman Islands: Z99/Anytime Fitness/Generali Worldwide Health Challenge
New Year’s Health Challenge In 2015, Z99 approached Anytime Fitness to take part in a New Year’s Health Challenge. Entries from hundreds of people were submitted to Z99 over a course of 2 weeks. Only 10 participants were chosen. Those…
HMS Mersey visit to Grand Cayman
From Royal Navy Mersey arrived in George Town, Grand Cayman for a second attempt at visiting the UK Overseas Territory. With high winds and rough seas cancelling her earlier port call, Mersey returned in better weather and took full advantage…
Cayman Islands Government betters FFR ratio requirements
From Ministry of Finance and Economic Development The Cayman Islands Government has surpassed the Cash Reserves Ratio required by the Framework for Fiscal Responsibility (FFR) during the current 2015-2016 fiscal year. The Government has also met the Net Debt ratio,…
The Holness legacy and constitutional reform
By Mario Boothe From Caribbean News Now The recent general elections that gave us a electoral turnout of 47% ending in a parliamentary margin of 32 – 31 seats between government and opposition respectively, with many seats closely contested, has…
CCJ judge says criminal justice ‘broken’ in most C’bean countries
From The New York CaribNews A judge with the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) says he believes that the criminal justice system in most, if not all Caribbean countries, is “broken”. Addressing the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Committee…
Shipwrecks, tree rings reveal Caribbean hurricanes
By Mari N. Jensen From The University of Arizona A UA researcher and her colleagues found a lull in Caribbean hurricanes during the Golden Age of Piracy corresponds to a low in sunspot activity. Records of Spanish shipwrecks combined with tree-ring…
UK: Caribbean holiday from hell cruise ship couple label compensation offer “an insult”
By Andy Richardson From Birmingham Mail Stephen Gray and partner Christine Gould are battling for compensation with Thomson Cruises after being left on drip following Caribbean cruise A couple from Rubery whose luxury £6,500 dream holiday was ruined by a…
CONCACAF appoints Brian Hall as Director of Refereeing
Department restructure aimed at improving operations and strengthening referee performance on the field Miami (Monday, March 7, 2016) — The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today the appointment of Brian Hall as Director of…
