HIV/AIDS highlights gender inequalities in Cuba
By Ivet Gonzalez From Caribbean360 HAVANA, Cuba, Thursday May 8, 2014, IPS – All illusions of love, trust and dedication to a relationship flew out the window for Mayda Torres in 1992, when she found out she was HIV-positive while…
Latin America and the Caribbean redouble efforts to eradicate hunger
REPORT from Food and Agriculture Organization Relief Web President of Chile, FAO Director-General, Vice President of Venezuela and representatives of the 33 countries gather for FAO regional conference Santiago de Chile – Representatives of all countries in Latin America and…
Post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals process – Caribbean Webinar on Marine resources, oceans and seas
Posted By nwehner From Open Channels The international community is working to develop a set of post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as the overarching global development framework after 2015. As part of…
TRACK & FIELD: Three Jamaican victories at Cayman Invitational – RESULTS
From Jamaican Gleaner May 8 2014 Three-time Olympic medallist Novlene Williams-Mills, Ristananna Tracey and Jowayne Hibbert secured the Jamaican victories at the Cayman Invitational meet last night at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex. The 32-year-old Williams-Mills led home a Jamaica…
Cayman Islands Chamber Pension Plan to hold important member meeting
The Chamber Pension Plan will be holding an important meeting for members and employers on Thursday 15th May at 6:30 pm at the Westin Casuarina Resort. This meeting is being held to vote in a new Board of Trustees so…
Cayman news: the case for offshore?
From Financial Secrecy Media Monitor A column published in April in the Cayman Financial Review makes the case for offshore (see: http://www.compasscayman.com/cfr/2014/04/07/The-case-for-offshore/) It starts by claiming that the arguments of offshore’s critics are based on a “profound misunderstanding of how…
Dive into Cayman Islands with legends and lions
A weeklong celebration of Cayman’s famed diving October 4 – 11, 2014 From the birthplace of recreational diving comes a celebration of what makes it special: Cayman’s diving to be showcased, industry dive legends to be honored and predatory Lionfish…
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Cayman National Gallery joins in Child’s Month In recognition of Child’s Month the Cayman Islands National Gallery has joined Department of Children and Family Services to initiate a Family Fun Day on Saturday 10th May at The Gallery. The Family…
Cayman Heat
From mirandaspigner.com Cayman Heat is our recently acquired series slated for production and to be released on Lifetime Television in 2014. Here are what some of the media and trades are reporting/listing: IMDB CultureMap at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2978758/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Connie Reeves Cooke is…
Inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands
From Saba News Consumer price index (CPI) Caribbean Netherlands, first quarter (Q1) published by RCN 1. Caribbean Netherlands inflation rises Inflation was up on all three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands in the first quarter of 2014. On Bonaire it…
