World Employment and Social Outlook: Sustainable Enterprises and Jobs Sluggish SME development hurts jobs and the economy, ILO says
09 Oct 2017 GENEVA (ILO News) – With more than 201 million workers unemployed in 2017 – an increase of 3.4 million compared to 2016 – enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), play a crucial role in creating decent…
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The Editor speaks: Teaching
The 5th October is World Teacher’s Day where all the persons in this “most honourable” of all professions are recognised. Our Minister of Education Juliana O’Connor Connolly so described the teaching profession as most honourable and she is right. It…
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Ohio State University launches its new Digital Flagship University with Apple
By Catherine Shu From TechCrunch Ohio State University has announced a new digital education initiative in collaboration with Apple that includes a new iOS Design Lab on its Columbus campus and the distribution of iPad Pros to incoming first-year students….
Cayman Islands’ Grade 1 students taught road user safety as part of Share the Road
Representatives from Rotary and the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) visited Cayman International School (CIS) last week to discuss proper pedestrian and road user safety as part of Cayman’s Rotary Clubs Share the Road campaign. Rotarian Dawn Cummings and…
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Cayman Islands: Dart Under 13 High School Football leagues to kick-off this week
After nearly two years of planning, the Dart Under 13 Boys’ and Under 14 Girls’ High School football leagues kick-off this week with girls’ games on Wednesday, October 4th and boys’ games on Thursday, October 5th. Sponsored exclusively by Dart,…
Development of an integrated genomic map for a threatened Caribbean coral (Orbicella faveolata)
Jacob Snelling, Katherine Dziedzic, Sarah Guermond, Eli Meyer doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/183467 From bioRxiv beta Abstract Genomic methods are powerful tools for studying evolutionary responses to selection, but the application of these tools in non-model systems threatened by climate change has been…
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Ivy League Black Students Group: There are too many African and Caribbean students here
By Matt Vespa From Townhall Identity politics is a nasty thing. Everyone who isn’t a progressive knows this. At Cornell University, that slice of politics is rearing its ugly head, with the school’s black students group demanding that more African…
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IMF Announces an Essay Contest for Students from the Caribbean
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has invited tertiary-level students in the Caribbean to participate in an essay contest on the theme “ Inclusive and Resilient Growth in the Caribbean.” The contest, which is open to students aged 18 to 25…
Cayman Islands Library Summer Reading rewarded
Just over 40 students aged 6 to 17, racked up some 560 hours reading more than 500 books in this year’s Cayman Islands Public Library Service (CIPLS) Summer Reading Challenge. On Saturday, 23 September 2017, a ceremony was held to…
Cayman Islands: Blurring the boundaries between craft and art
From The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands Opens REVIVE! – Celebrating contemporary and traditional craft from the Cayman Islands. 7 October 2017 – 11 January 2018. The National Gallery of the Cayman…
