CRFM fast tracks protocol for climate change and disaster risk management in fisheries and aquaculture
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, Friday, 23 February 2018 (CRFM)—We know from the devastation wrought in the Caribbean last September by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, just how important it is for the region to step up its game in tackling climate change…
Flow Sports agrees CONCACAF Caribbean Broadcast deal covering multiple International Championships
Flow named as title sponsor of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championships Miami, FL (Friday, February 23, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Flow Sports, the “Home of Sports in the Caribbean”, have…
OPINION: It’s time for the good of humanity to invade Venezuela
From Jolly Green Whilst Dr Ralph E Gonsalves [DREGs] is getting so fat that he is approaching the point of human self combustion. The people of Venezuela are starving and babies and old people dying. The president of Venezuela lives…
India’s Capillary Technologies raises $20M from Warburg Pincus and Sequoia
by Jon Russell From TechCrunch Capillary Technologies, an India-based startup that helps e-commerce businesses manage their marketing and customer engagement, has pulled in $20 million in fresh funding from existing investors Warburg Pincus and Sequoia. The company said it plans to…
The prime minister of Malaysia caused a scandal when he said he prefers quinoa to rice
By Emily Chow, Reuters From Business Insider Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said while visiting a hospital that he prefers eating quinoa to rice. His comment caused controversy in the country as Razak has been widely blamed for a rise…
Cayman Islands: George Town Man formally charged for Assault and Wrongful Confinement, 26 Feb
From RCIPS: A 25-year-old-man of George Town has been formally charged for the offenses of Assault ABH and Wrongful Confinement in accordance with the Penal Code (2013 Revision). These charges are relative to an incident that took place on Saturday…
UK’s flagrant disregard for the rule of law and complicity in segregation of LGBTI people in its Overseas Territories
In May 2017, the Supreme Court of Bermuda established marriage equality for same-sex couples in the case of Godwin-DeRoche v The Registrar General(“Godwin-DeRoche“). The Bermudian court did not use international law but relied on local Bermudian law to hold that…
Educator returns to Cayman Islands to give gender violence prevention leadership
March’s Honouring Women Month coincides with a greater awareness of gender harassment issues globally. The debate, fueled by celebrity pronouncements, is gaining momentum with calls for substantive action through the #MeToo, #AskMoreofHim and #AskHerMore campaigns. Well-known gender equality, speaker, trainer…
Cayman Islands: 2018 Inter-Secondary Track & Field Meet
The Ministry of Education and the Department of Education Services, in partnership with the Department of Sports, are excited to host the 2018 Inter-Secondary Track & Field Meet at the Truman Bodden Sports Centre (TBSC) on 1-2 March. This annual…
Calling the young, gifted and Caribbean!
By KERYN NELSON From St Lucia Star The High Commission of Canada to Saint Lucia (and other neighbouring islands) is once again opening up its offices in Bridgetown, Barbados to two promising young people between the ages of 16 and…





