Cayman Islands announce report on socioeconomic aspects of turtle conservation
Lead researcher from the University of Exeter, Dr. Ana Nuno, will be delivering to the media a report on socioeconomic aspects of turtle conservation in the Cayman Islands compiled by Dr. Nuno and her team. The report will be delivered…
JN Money Service hit by USD shortage in Cayman Islands
By Tameka Gordon From Jamaica Gleaner With contracting US dollar supplies now facing The Cayman Islands, the Jamaica National Building Society says it has seen diminishing remittance activity through its JN Money Service (JNMS) subsidiary there. “Our September report indicates…
Cayman Islands Computer Services’ announce new interim director
Following the retirement of Gilbert McLaughlin, the Ministry of Home Affairs is happy to announce that David Smailes has been appointed interim Director for the Computer Services Department for three months. Mr. Smailes, who has lived in the Cayman Islands…
AOML leads research across Caribbean to improve bleaching predictions
From Atlantic oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory For the third time in recorded history, a massive coral bleaching event is unfolding throughout the world’s oceans, stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Caribbean. Above average sea surface temperatures exacerbated by a…
Kamla crew’s lack of grace continues
By Les Slater From Caribbean News Now The post-election behavior of the former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, and her partners in crime who were booted out of office Sept. 7, has been as hideous as one would…
Sierra Leone’s stinking seaweed linked to Caribbean invasion
Lisa O’Carroll Fromm The Guardian UK Proliferation of thick brown algae is affecting fishing, tourism and marine life on both sides of the Atlantic, say scientists Saturday 17 October 2015 12.00 BST The pristine white beaches may not be as…
Regional Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Travel Network: Caribe EMC2-Net
Author: Dr. Amado Alejandro Báez , From Medical Tourism “Caribbean” can be defined in terms of geography, politics and cultures. The United Nations defines the Caribbean as a chain of islands surrounding the Caribbean Sea — 13 sovereign states and…
EU: Reducing disaster risk in the Caribbean – Interview with local expert
From Prevention Web Source(s):European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection DG (ECHO) The Caribbean region – ‘heart of the so-called “hurricane belt’ – is highly prone to recurrent disasters which can have devastating effects. Recently, tropical storm Erika wreaked havoc…
PETER BINOSE: Immoral thieves?
By Peter Binose Is the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Government simply a bunch of immoral thieves? Has Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Government under the rule of the Unity Labour Party been stealing from the people for the last…
As correspondent banks cut ties, black market seen as emerging risk
By Avia Collinder From Jamaica Gleaner The derisking actions by United States-based banks against money-service providers has led to heightened black market activity in The Cayman Islands as American currency, which is now relied on for transfers, becomes scarce, according…





