Cayman Islands Tourism Speak-Off Winner for 2019 – Leanna Allen
Leanna Allen, a student of Clifton Hunter High School earned the title of Tourism Ambassador at the annual Tourism Speak-Off held Friday, 2 November. Miss Allen will represent the Cayman Islands throughout 2019 at various tourism events locally and at…
US medical school Johns Hopkins bars foreign scientists over intellectual property risk
By Alice Shen From South China Morning Post No more visiting scientists until government agency ‘can safely allow foreign nationals to be involved with government-sponsored research’, email said The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has halted a visiting scientist…
Roberts: ‘Scotiabank Concacaf NextPlay Cup a key pillar of our development’
The Scotiabank Concacaf NextPlay Cup was officially launched at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday, with the hope that the region-wide grassroots competition will drive the development of school age kids into better footballers, and more importantly, better…
The View From Europe: The potentially destabilising effect of demographic change
By David Jessop Last month, Moody’s, the credit rating agency, published a report that indicated the potentially negative economic and political implications of demographic change in the Caribbean and Central America. It suggested that if government and the private sector…
Inside China’s training camps, where boys are learning how to be men
By Zhuang Pinghui From South China Morning Post Former physical education teacher is helping soft sons find their lost masculinity More than 20,000 children have taken part in the courses On a chilly autumn morning, 18 young boys braved…
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…






