Cayman: Back to School Drive – School Supplies
From Prospect Community The PRB Community Group will be hosting a back to school drive to assist the Prospect Red Bay community children and schools ensuring they have the supplies for a successful start of the school year. Once items…
Caribbean governments accused of illegally outsourcing teachers’ labour
From Searchlight VC The Caribbean Union of Teachers(CUT) believes that Caribbean Governments are continuing to illegally outsource the labour of teachers when it comes to the marking of school based assessments (SBAs). The 39th biennial conference for the CUT was…
Cayman: HSA welcomes 91 Summer Interns
The next generation of healthcare professionals spent the summer at the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) as part of its Summer Student Internship programme. The 2019 internship programme began on June 1 and will have provided on-the-job training to…
UWI academics contribute to new IPCC special report on climate change and land
Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Friday, August 16, 2019—The IPCC, the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change, has just released its findings and recommendations on climate change and land and three academics from The University of the…
The UWI – a key partner on Sargassum Research in the Caribbean
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I. Friday, August 16, 2019— For almost 10 years, the Caribbean region has been experiencing massive influxes of the sargassum seaweed which negatively impacts key social and economic sectors such as fisheries and tourism. The…
Government of Mexico scholarships open to citizens of OECS Member States
Monday, August 19, 2019 — The Government of Mexico, through the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID), has announced the 2020 Call for Merit Awards for International Students. The scholarship is open to nationals from OECS Member States who are interested…
Cayman: Emergency response team established in Savannah Meadows
Savannah Meadows is the seventh community to establish an emergency response team 10 volunteers completed 26 hours of training before graduating Savannah Meadows has become the seventh community to establish a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) following a graduation ceremony…
Cayman: CCUK hosts 6th annual reception – Government House
From The Cayman Islands Governor’s Office Over one hundred guests enjoyed an evening with His Excellency the Governor on Thursday night to celebrate six years of Cayman Connection UK (CCUK). The event takes place in Cayman every year to bring…
Functional vs. aesthetic
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio One of the challenges facing any designer or engineer is the quandary of form vs. function. On the one hand, function is a requisite for any sensible design. If it isn’t easy or useful…
Community Policing
St. Kitts & Nevis: PM Harris highlights the importance of having diversity within the Police Force, particularly in the context of Community Policing St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is…