CUC president empowers Cayman Islands international college
Richard Hew, President and Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) was the guest speaker at ICCI on October 25. 2018. The Utilities boss spoke before a diverse audience of new and returning students pursuing Associates, Bachelors, and Master’s…
Cayman Islands Ministry of Education offering medical specialisation scholarships
From The Ministry of Health and the Health Services Authority The Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the Health Services Authority, is offering an overseas scholarship package for junior Caymanian doctors who have completed their…
Caribbean Examinations Council Pilots E-Certificates on the Blockchain
The Blockcerts open standard was selected because it provides vendor independence for records issuance, sharing, storage, and verification. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – October 29, 2018 – (Newswire.com) In a move aimed at boosting security and portability of official examinations records, the…
Young scientists develop enviro-friendly bricks made out of urine
By HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable Scientists still haven’t developed a cure for the common cold, but who cares? The young scientists of the world are focusing their attention on what matters most: bricks made out of piss. A group of…
Open Science Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean: CILAC 2018
From UNESCO The second Open Science Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean (CILAC) began in Panama City this Monday. The Forum aims to create a dynamic and inclusive space to contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and…
UWI celebrates with leaders
BY GEORGE ALLEYNE From Caribbean Life Seventy of the outstanding Caribbean graduates from the University of the West Indies of the period ranging between 1960s and 2000s got a chance to relive their passing out experiences at Cave Hill Campus…
Jamaica Health Ministry developing sexual and reproductive health policy
By Latonya Linton From JIS Story Highlights The Ministry of Health is pursuing the development of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy, which will create a framework for identifying effective strategies to reduce maternal mortality rates. The framework will focus…
SNAP training upskills Cayman Islands teachers to support ttudents
Public sector teaching staff get behaviour modification training Interactive session enjoys cross-agency support More teacher training sessions planned GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – Twenty-Five Government schools educators received a full day of Stop Now And Plan (SNAP) training at the Family…
Vinyl is more musical than digital
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Fact or fiction? This fascinating concept has been around since 1982, the year of the Compact Disc’s introduction. And, in 1982, it was true and remained so for nearly two decades before the tides…
Cayman Islands: CUC PFL players set for mid-term break
CUC PFL/GPFL Weekly Review With a deserved weekend break looming due to the mid-term holidays, schools took to the fields at venues across Grand Cayman this past Saturday, October 20 to participate in the fourth round of games in the…