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Cayman Islands gymnast Lloyd makes history at Youth Olympics From xinhuanet news NANJING, China, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — As the first gymnast from Cayman Islands to compete internationally, Morgan Lloyd is making history for her NOC, one flip at a…
Local financial services back the Cayman Islands Red Cross
George Town, Grand Cayman – 19 August 2014 – Running enthusiasts will have another chance to participate in the Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants (CISPA) 5K Fun Run & Walk in support of the Cayman Islands Red Cross on…
The Bajan diaspora and the Panama men
By Henry S. Fraser From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sunday August 17, 2014 – The Barbados Network Consultation 2014, or the 3rd Diaspora Conference, has just ended, and has generated enormous interest and enthusiasm. It should make us think about our…
Netballers sent off in style
Canada-bound women netballers received a warm send-off from Her Excellency the Governor, Helen Kilpatrick on Friday, 15 August 2014. The Governor hosted a get-together for the team which will represent the Cayman Islands at the Americas Federation of Netball Associations…
Latin America [and Caribbean] scores lowest on security
by Jan Sonnenschein From Gallup World Venezuelans report lowest security levels worldwide WASHINGTON, D.C. — Residents of Latin America and the Caribbean were the least likely among all global regions last year to feel secure in their communities. In 2013,…
2014 Snr CASA – Meakins seeks glory at Caribbean Championships/Cayman’s Stafford through to final
From Barbados Squash Association (Bridgetown, Barbados – August 18, 2014) – Without dropping a single game, Karen Meakins is now just one step away from securing the overall ladies’ crown at the 22nd Senior Caribbean Squash Championships. Going for Gold:…
Caribbean coral catastrophe
From Frontier A recent report describing a three year collaboration between the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) revealed that the majority of the Caribbean’s…
The “Website Defacement” Cyber threat to the Caribbean
By James Austin Bynoe, August 16th, 2014 — In the last year there has been a significant increase in the number of cyber related criminal activity in the Caribbean. In recent days the unauthorized changes made to a key regional…
Apple to expand in the Caribbean
From Datacenter Dynamic The Unique Infrastructure Group is said to be constructing a new data center for Apple on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao according to a post by Among Tech. The data center is said to be part…
Cayman Islands lionfish cull collects nearly 252 lbs of predators
The Cayman United Lionfish League’s cull #12 caught 251.70 lbs of the invasive predators that are causing havoc in our waters. That equates to 579 lionfish. 60 cullers on 13 teams were in action over the weekend but the total…
