Cayman Islands Ministry attends small business conference in Orlando
The Ministry of Commerce is looking at new avenues to boost small businesses in the Cayman Islands, and garnered fresh insights through attending the 36th Annual America’s Small Business Development Centre Conference in Orlando, Florida. Staged by the Organisation of…
American Red Cross partners with American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine on academic service learning Initiative
Program Will Mobilize Students to Deliver Health Education to Local Communities CUPECOY, St. Maarten–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) and the American Red Cross (Red Cross) have established a partnership to provide opportunities for AUC medical…
Sir Lester urges Caribbean to speak out against Russian bases in Cuba
By WINN FM From Antigua Observer A former prime minister of Antigua & Barbuda, Lester Bird, has urged the United States and the Caribbean to speak out against Russia re-establishing a military base in Cuba. The Russians are considering restoring…
Gov’t, Opposition at odds over airport taxes in St Lucia
From Jamaica Observer CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says the former St Lucia Government should be “embarrassed and ashamed” at its decision to rescind an airport development tax, which has cost the island in excess of…
CARIBBEAT: New York organizations don’t forget about ‘cane vics
By Jared McCallister From New York Daily News Hurricane Matthew has faded from the minds of many New Yorkers, but for the Caribbean American Center of New York, the Kindest Hearts Foundation and other organizations the devastating effects of the…
Guyana has highest child labour rate in Latin America, Caribbean
From Kaieteur News The Caribbean Human Development Report 2016 has recorded that the child labour rate in Guyana is at 16.4 per cent, the only country above the Latin America and Caribbean average of 11 per cent. According to the…
Fatal single-car motor vehicle accident in North Side Fri Morning, 21 October
From RCIPS: Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 7:13 AM Today, Friday, 21 October, around 3AM, police and emergency personnel were called to the scene of a single-vehicle accident on Rum Point Road in the vicinity of House #193. The driver of…
UK: Home office overturns decision on May Brown’s sisiter’s UK Visa entry!!!
By Ronke Oke From change.org 21 Oct 2016 — I come with good news… I am glad to announce the Home Office has lifted the ban on May Brown’s sister entering the UK. It was confirmed late yesterday. An official statement from…
Ogier team write chapters for charity book raising money for education of girls
Two of Ogier’s Cayman team have contributed chapters to “Girl on Purpose” – an eBook raising money for gender equality projects to support the 31 million girls around the world who are of primary school age but are out of…
Cayman Islands cancer registry registration on the rise
Registration rates for the Cayman Islands’ cancer registry have been consistently increasing each year. This is the result of cancer survivors and patients being regularly referred to the registry from more than a dozen medical professionals and cancer organisations across…
