Toddler raises donations for Cayman Islands’ high-risk babies in lieu of birthday gifts
While it is typical for guests to shower toddlers with presents of toys and clothes on their first birthday, the birthday guests of one-year-old Adelaide Merren helped her family to raise funds towards newborns who need intensive medical attention. To…
Cayman Islands Opposition congratulates new appointees
On behalf of his colleagues, the Leader of the Opposition the Hon. Ezzard Miller, has congratulated the new appointees who will be heading the recently announced Customs and Border Control Agency and the Cayman Islands Coast Guard. The new appointees…
Cayman Islands Ministry CPI NiCE Summer Project altercation – 28 Aug 2018
From the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure The Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure can confirm that two workers on the NiCE Summer Project were involved in an altercation earlier today (Tuesday, 28 August). The Police and an ambulance…
Canadians save up to 45 per cent in the Cayman Islands with ‘Fall Only In Cayman’
PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire Aug. 28, 2018, 08:00 AM The Destination Offers Limited-Time Offers on Accommodations, Dining and More Suggested Tweet: Make fall memorable! @Cayman_Islands offers Canadians up to 45% in savings with #FallOnlyInCaymanhttps://bit.ly/2MHgtWS TORONTO, Aug. 28, 2018 /CNW/ – Heralded…
Caribbean hotel numbers flat for 2018’s first six months
By Gay Nagle Myers From Travel Weekly Hotel performance in the Caribbean through June was relatively flat, due in part to the effects of the 2017 hurricanes and the loss of inventory from properties still closed, according to the Q2…
Latin American and Caribbean Center earns national designation — again
By Amy Ellis From FIU News The U.S. Department of Education award includes a grant of more than $2 million The Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC) has reaffirmed its place as one of the leading centers of its…
Enraged father punishes 3-year-old by smashing his fingers, then commits suicide out of remorse?
The following story was sent to me by one of our readers under the title “Used v. Loved”. While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up a stone and scratched lines on the…
The role of fathers in overweight prevention: an analysis of a Caribbean cohort
J. A. Smith (a1), K. D. Rocke (a1), S. M. Charles (a2) (a3), S. M. Chang (a1) … https://doi.org/10.1017/gheg.2018.12 Published online: 28 August 2018 Abstract BackgroundFamily-based strategies to reduce the risk of overweight in childhood are needed in the Caribbean….
Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week galvanizes climate action
From Relief Web Representatives from joint FAO-UNDP NAP-Ag Programme connect sectoral adaptation plans with achievement of Paris Goals and 2030 Agenda 27 August 2018, Uruguay – This year’s Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW), hosted in Uruguay from August…
Bolivian woman might be world’s oldest at nearly 118
From WishTV By Carlos Valdez / Associated Press From Albuquerque Journal SACABA, Bolivia — Julia Flores Colque still sings with joy in her indigenous Quechua tongue and strums the five strings of a tiny Andean guitar known as the charango,…





