Caribbean Climate Innovation Center grantee keeps her eye on fuel’s big picture with castor oil briquettes
In the Caribbean, the insatiable demand for fuel for cooking and fragrant woods for smoking meat poses a significant threat to the environment and the local economy. Old forests are disappearing while the cultivation of high-value products like allspice is…
Funding your startup: Crowdfunding vs. angel investment vs. VC
By Conner Forrest From Tech Republic New technologies have unlocked new ways to raise money for your startup. Here’s how you can choose which type of funding is right for you from among the big three options. Raising capital for…
Rapper ‘Christ Bearer’ who cut off his penis says “Sex is for mortals and I am God”
From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Friday July 18, 2014 – Christ Bearer, the American rapper who hacked off his penis, insists that the mutilation is “a blessing.” “I definitely believe sex is for mortals, and I am God. So…
No place for human trafficking
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Ahead of the observance of the first ever World Day against Trafficking in Persons, Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United Nations, John Ashe, has declared that human trafficking has no place in…
Slain FSU Law Professor mourned as police investigate
From The National Law Journal Legal educators were left reeling at the shooting death of Florida State University College of Law professor Dan Markel. Markel, 41, died Saturday after being shot in his Tallahassee home the previous day. Police were…
10 answers to credit card questions [Consumerist] get asked all the time
By Kate Cox From Consumerist NOTE: Article written as it applies to the USA – some differences may apply here in Cayman Islands Credit cards come with a lot of fine print. But the scene isn’t just complicated for cardholders;…
The Editor Speaks: Innocence lost
We have a lot to learn from children. I spoke about it indirectly in my Editorial yesterday (20) – “I heard music through the voices of anger and eyes full of tears”. The one thing they have we adults don’t…
Meeting with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Consultant
Ms Devora Kestel, PAHO/WHO, Mental Health Regional Advisor, arrived in the Cayman Islands on Monday, 14th July, to assist the Mental Health Commission (MHC) with the World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) survey. The meeting was…
Special report: Offshore – The Cayman Islands
By Joanne Harris From The Lawyer The Cayman Islands dominates the offshore world, but can it maintain its leading position? The Cayman Islands is the quintessential offshore jurisdiction. Tax-neutral, with a government and financial regulator keen to keep up with…
Tropical depression forms in the Atlantic
FOR LATEST ON THIS STORY GO TO iNEWS CAYMAN’S “LATEST CAYMAN WEATHER FORECAST” By Rob Duns, Meteorologist From ABC 7 The second tropical depression of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season has formed. As of the 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 21st…
