Cayman Islands Ministry of Community Affairs, Youth & Sports to expand its Youth Facilities
Minister for Community Affairs, Youth and Sports, Hon. Osbourne Bodden has commenced with a project to construct a much-needed secure building for high-risk boys and girls from his Ministry’s 2016/17 budget. The proposed facility will accommodate approximately 10-12 children, between…
Top fisheries data expert from Icelandic shares expertise with CRFM countries
Belize City, Friday, 13 January 2017 (CRFM)—Through the long-standing partnership between the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the United Nations University Fisheries Technical Programme (UNU-FTP) in Iceland, the University has deployed one of Iceland’s top fisheries data experts to…
Olwomen story of the week
15 Fruits That Will Aid You Lose Weight By Jane Sills From Olwomen Contrary to popular belief, fruits do help in weight loss. It is true that most of the fruits contain natural sugar which quickly turns into body fat….
Cayman Islands police response to rescue of boat incident off East End Sunday, 8 January
From RCIPS Rescue of Boat off East End Sunday, 8 January On Sunday, 8 January, at around 1:45AM, the 9-1-1 Communications Centre received a report of a small 14ft South Sea boat in distress between 1-2 miles offshore near East…
Dream Job: Royal Caribbean’s Instagram internship is everything
By Julio Poletti From Palm Beach Post Looking to travel the world and post pictures on Instagram for a living? Look no further, my friend. Royal Caribbean UK & Ireland is looking for an intern to do just that. The summer “intern-ship,”…
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CSME sensitization and capacity building for Suriname
A sensitization session on the CSME (CARICOM Single Market and Economy) Regime for Free Movement of People is one of two workshops to be held in Suriname next week. More than 30 participants will attend the one-day sensitization training workshop…
Cayman Islands National Culture & Heritage Policy Development
The Ministry of Health and Culture and the steering committee behind the creation of the Cayman Islands’ first National Culture and Heritage Policy and Strategic Plan are ready to take the next step forward, and roll out the public consultation…
Tree-planting organization reaches milestone, sees solution to Haiti’s deforestation
By Alexandra Simon From Caribbean Life Eight years since starting an international tree-planting mission, the Trees That Feed Foundation (TFFF) recently planted their 100,000th tree in Haiti, and sees a hopeful light for the country’s agricultural future following the destructive…
Dr Manabi Bandopadhyay, India’s first transgender college principal, resigns
By MANISH SINGH From Mashable Struggling to find acceptance from some, India’s first transgender college principal has quit from her job. Dr. Manabi Bandopadhyay, who served as the principal (headmistress) of Krishnagar Women’s College, has submitted her resignation, District Magistrate…
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Coral greenhouse in talks with Florida Aquarium and National Aquarium of Cuba
By HEATHER WILKINS From Blasting News In order to save the coral reefs within the Caribbean, Florida and Cuba discuss a coral nursery to save natural species. Two aquariums from two different regions are joining together to provide a coral…
