ECCU looks set for slower growth
From WIC News The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has projected a growth rate of 2.2%, well below the 5% target for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union in 2018. The council, which comprises finance ministers of ECCU member states and…
Everything you need to know about skeleton
The Olympic sport that sends athletes hurtling head first down icy tracks at 90 miles an hour By Caroline Praderio, INSIDER From Business Insider Skeleton is a Winter Olympics sport that dates back to the 1880s. Events take place on…
Florida shooting: West Point admits murdered hero
From BBC A reserves trainee who died helping other students escape a Florida school shooting has been posthumously accepted to a prestigious US military school. Peter Wang, 15, who was one of 17 killed in the 14 February attack, was…
Cayman Islands: Traffic Signal Undergoes Routine Maintenance
Traffic Signal Undergoes Routine Maintenance The National Roads Authority (NRA) crew will be completing routine signal maintenance today (Tuesday 20 February) on the traffic lights at Shedden Road and North Sound Road, next to Jacques Scott. The work will take…
Cayman Islands Arts and Culture Award Winners announced
The winners of the 24th annual National Arts and Culture Awards were announced at a press conference today (19 February). Fifteen individuals, and one company are honoured for their significant contribution to the arts and culture of the Cayman Islands….
Cayman Islands sending four swimmers to Gold Coast
BY LORETTA RACE from Swim Swam The Cayman Islands has announced its selected athletes set to compete the 2018 Commonwealth Games. this April. Of the 22 athletes selected across 7 sports, 4 swimmers will be headed to the Gold Coast. Both David Ebanks…
Visionaries Join Academy to save Blockchain
GRAND CAYMAN, The Cayman Islands, Feb. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Academy – School of Blockchain (“Academy”) introduces their superstar team of executives and advisors. Academy’s executive team and diverse advisory board reflect the dynamic and revolutionary nature of blockchain. As the…
Backyard pirate ship is sanctuary for San Marcos girl fighting leukemia
By Deborah Sullivan Brennan From The San Diego Union -Tribune Saturday afternoon Leona Evans took the helm of her own backyard pirate ship, starting a new passage in her journey through childhood leukemia. The 5-year-old San Marcos girl received the…
Preventing Childhood Obesity in the Caribbean – Civil Society Action Plan 2017 – 2021
From Healthy Caribbean Coalition The Healthy Caribbean Coalition’s (HCC’s) Civil Society Action Plan 2017-2021: Preventing Childhood Obesity in the Caribbean was developed to guide the response of Caribbean civil society to global, regional, and national recognition of the increasingly heavy…
CCJ delivers judgements in matter BCB HOLDINGS LTD, THE BELIZE BANK LTD V. The AG OF BELIZE
CCJ, Port of Spain. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today declined to enforce an arbitral Award made by The London Court of International Arbitration (“the Tribunal”). The Award had ordered the State of Belize to pay to two Belizean…






