Cayman Islands lawmakers unanimously pass proposal to legalize cannabis medicines
By Anthony Martinelli From The Joint Blog Legislation to legalize the medical use of cannabis-based medicines has been given unanimous approval through its second reading by the Cayman Island Parliament. In May, Premier Alden McLaughlin called the proposal “a matter…
Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference explores health and wellness in the later stages of life
The Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference always brings together some of the best and most well informed speakers from around the world to discuss issues and topics that are of importance to the community. This year’s theme, ‘The Chapters of a…
Tara Rivers: Extension of the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women to the Cayman Islands
Statement to the Legislative Assembly Second Meeting of 2016/2017 Session By the Honourable Tara Rivers, JP, MLA Minister of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs Extension of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women to the…
Target Library: High Level concern about a Clinton Cayman Islands Corporation that was exposed
From Target Library From the WikiLeaks dump. Clinton Campaign chairman John Podesta sent this email to top Hillary Clinton aide. On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 11:56 AM, John Podesta <[email protected]> wrote: Are you looking at NYPost story on Berckle…
From Caribbean to Carolinas, Hurricane Matthew left devastation in wake
By Andrea Thompson FromWX shift A few miles made the difference between a storm that could have been so much worse and one that was already bad enough. With at least 30 people killed in the U.S., and more than…
Royal Caribbean selects 3 inspirational educators as finalists for Harmony of ihe Seas’ Godmother Search
Consumers Encouraged to Vote for Hometown Hero Most Deserving of Honor to Name World’s Largest Cruise Ship NEWS PROVIDED BY Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean International Oct 11, 2016, 18:20 ET MIAMI, Oct. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — After receiving nearly one…
Caribbean, EU deepening ties at energy conference
From CaribFlame [Monday’s (10)] start of the inaugural European Union-CARIFORUM Sustainable Energy Conference set the backdrop for a deepening of cooperation between the European Union (EU) and the Caribbean region. Speaking at the commencement of the two-day conference taking place at…
Guyana Foundation Sunrise Center pilot phase successfully completed
From Demerara Waves Hague Back, Guyana – (October 11, 2016) The Guyana Foundation recently announced that the pilot phase of its Sunrise Center on the Essequibo Coast was successfully completed. This announcement was made last week at the Westin Hotel,…
Cayman Islands: Stolen vehicle located in West Bay by police helicopter
From RCIPS Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 3:16 PM This afternoon the police helicopter, while on patrol, located the Toyota Highlander stolen from an address on South Sound Road and reported missing last week (original press release below). The vehicle…
Cayman Islands Information Commissioner completes own-motion investigation into the FOI tracking system
Use of the central tracking system for Freedom of Information (FOI) requests has improved significantly since 2014, but the system is still not being used by all public authorities. In its latest own-motion compliance investigation, the Information Commissioner’s Office…