Cayman Islands: Liquor Licensing Board to meet on 28 October
An extraordinary meeting of the Liquor Licensing Board will be held at 10am Tuesday, 28 October, in the Government Administration Building’s large conference room. The agenda includes one variation, and six deferred variations. Variation: Mr Prentice E. Panton, Block…
Imbalanced media reports: Ebola vs ChikV
By Vinette K. Pryce From Caribbean Life It might be irresponsible to describe the incessant media coverage about the Ebola virus in Shakespearean terms — much ado about nothing. However, every day Americans die from cancer, influenza, heat-stroke, freezing temperatures,…
Caribbean travel bans unfair, says Sierra Leone national
By Ken Richards From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — A national of Sierra Leone residing in Britain has criticized the travel ban imposed by St Kitts and Nevis and a number of other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member…
Former Ameriprise adviser from Plymouth admits to swindling $1 million from clients
By Randy Furst Star Tribune The ex-Ameriprise employee spent her clients’ money on clothing, vacations, tuition. The money siphoned from elderly clients paid for some eclectic purchases. It was spent at Victoria’s Secret, on Caribbean cruises, salon visits and donations…
Mike calls on CARICOM to observe what is happening in TCI
From Turks & Caicos Weekly News In A press statement on October 10, former Premier Michael Misick congratulated the former Premier of the Cayman Islands McKeeva Bush, on clearing his name of corruption charges. Misick congratulated Bush on being found…
Caribbean infrastructure needs more investment
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) would like regional countries to invest annually 6.2 percent of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – some US$320 billion dollars – to satisfy…
OECS ministers call Chikungunya, Ebola the “most urgent” public health priorities
From Caribbean360 Bed CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Monday October 20, 2014, CMC – Health ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) say the Chikunguyna and Ebola viruses are the “most urgent” public health priorities facing the region at this…
Calypso to promote Magna Carta
By Charles Kong Soo From T&T Guardian As part of the UK Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Committee’s activities in promoting the understanding of Magna Carta in the Commonwealth Caribbean, renowned Trinidadian philatelist and numismatist Albert Sydney has drafted several stamp…
Male arrested Coconut Joe’s robbery /UPDATED: Cayman Islands: Attempted Robbery – Shedden Road, Grand Cayman Sunday (19)
Male arrested Coconut Joe’s robbery From RCIPS Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 12:08 PM At 8:45pm Monday 20th October 2014, a 34 year old male from the district of George Town was arrested by RCIPS officers as a person of interest…
Sir John A. Cumber’s Under 9s secure second win of the season
Sir John A. Cumber Primary’s Under 9 team secured their second successive victory of the 2014/2015 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) season with a hard-fought 3-0 victory over Truth For Youth at the Annex Field in George Town this past…
