Cayman Islands cruise port project creates tough choices and strong sentiments
By Brian Major From Travel Pulse Tourism-reliant Caribbean destinations seeking to expand tourism infrastructure to support growing visitor numbers frequently face tough choices and elicit strong sentiments. Perhaps nowhere has the difficult decision-making process been more evident than in the…
Breast Cancer: Taking another glance for the right reason
By Derrick Miller From Caribbean News Now Reflection: One year ago, many of us landed on the island and paid our last tribute to a pioneer who served over 30 years in public safety rising through the ranks as a…
planet’s biological diversity
Mesoamerica & Western Caribbean is home to 7% planet’s biological diversity From WCS – Wildlife Conservation Society Only 0.5 percent of the world’s land surface, Mesoamerica is home to about seven percent of the planet’s biological diversity. But human influence…
Caribbean poet issues call to action on climate change
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, 12 October 2015 — “The arts can make us act, and we need action in response to the threats, the realities of climate change”. These were the words from award-winning Saint Lucian poet Kendel Hippolyte, speaking at…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Deafening silence on Cameron’s slavery stand
By Rickey Singh, From Barbados National News For a British Prime Minister well recognized at home and abroad for his political skills and expertise in parliamentary governance, Mr David Cameron has betrayed quite a surprising attitude – one bordering on…
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Community Events NWDA Community Outreach The National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA), in an effort to provide improved customer service to its clients in their job seeking efforts, will have a representative at the district libraries to provide: Opportunities to…
Promoting TCI and the UK overseas territories in the Caribbean and beyond
From Turks & Caicos Weekly News The governors of the five British overseas territories in the Caribbean – Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands – and nearby Bermuda got together for one of…
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Protest marches against building of cruise ship dock & high fuel prices
Protest march Wednesday 14th October against high fuel prices From RCIPS The following intersections will be closed tomorrow from 9:00am, Wednesday 14 October 2015 until noon. These road closures are in the interest of public safety to facilitate an approved…
Cayman Islands included in new geology textbook
From porous limestone to Caymanite rock, found nowhere else in the world, the Cayman Islands are made up of unique layers of rocks, which are featured in the new textbook “Origin of Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks”. The Education Ministry’s Councillor Winston…
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Cayman Islands Radio/Telethon Sat 24 Oct
The NCVO’s main annual fundraiser takes place on Saturday 24th October, 2015 and will be broadcast live from 7pm to midnight on Cayman 27 and Radio Cayman. Viewers can phone in with their donations/pledges on the night to the dedicated…
