Trafficked and tortured for love?
April 28th, 2024 News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Human traffickingOnline romance scams hiding torture and modern slaveryIn Southeast Asia, a sinister business thrives, where dreams of a better life are turned into nightmares of modern slavery. Exploited migrants, forced into…
IOC and Laureus launch innovative collaboration for youth education and employability through sport in Africa
IOC 24 April 2024 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Laureus Sport for Good have announced a ground-breaking collaboration that will see both organisations each invest USD 1 million into a two-year programme to advance youth education and employability through sport…
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
TODAY, the European Parliament will vote on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). This should be the penultimate step before it becomes law and companies will have to act. If we get this passed, large companies operating in Europe will be…
Quinntessential Movement Across The Universe
Cayman: Quinntessential Movement To Take Audiences Across The Universe Local dance studio Quinntessential Movement is gearing up to take audiences Across TheUniverse with their upcoming pole and aerial theatre showcase. Around 75 performers will take to the stage at The…
Despite vaccination gains, 1.2 million children under one remain unprotected in the Americas
Washington, DC, 18 April 2024 (PAHO) – With 15 out of every 100 children in the Americas only partially protected against vaccine-preventable diseases, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has urged countries of the region to continue efforts…
Cayman Montessori Students Get a Taste of the United Nations
Cayman’s Montessori by the Sea’s (MBTS) Grade Six class recently participated in the Montessori Model United Nations conference held in New York City from 19-23 March, 2024. Montessori Model UN (MMUN) is a division of Youth For a Better World,…
Cayman: Public Health hosts a special immunisation drive to mark Vaccination Week in the Americas
Parents are encouraged to bring their children, especially those with missed or outstanding doses, to get vaccinated during the vaccination drive. To celebrate the 22nd annual Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) organised by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)…
How Kids Enjoy Learning: The Role of Online School ERP Software
Education systems are not the same anymore with the digital world continuing to grow and drastically change how students interact with the courses that they are taking. Here are the days going by when a classroom was just the place…
Cayman: 2024 Inter-Primary Cricket Competition begins under heavy skies
The 2024 Inter-Primary Cricket Competition began this past Friday with a number games being abandoned due to heavy rains, which ironically arrived around the time the first ball in the new season was bowled. Despite the weather, some games went…
From genocide to cannon fodder
April 14th, 2024News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Slavery in conflictRohingya conscripts: victims of ethnic cleansing now forced pawns in civil warAmidst Myanmar’s turbulent civil unrest, Rohingyas, long persecuted and displaced, are coerced into military service by the junta…
