You can’t stop the lava flow from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano with water, bombs or walls. Here’s why
By Trevor Hughes, From USA TODAY PAHOA, Hawaii — Millions of people seeing images of lava destroying homes, cars and power poles have a simple question for authorities: Why can’t you stop it? Try spraying lava with water, some suggest. Maybe dig a…
You don’t need to use sunscreen above SPF 30 — but there’s another rating you should be looking at
By Lindsay Dodgson, From Business Insider Sunscreen with a high SPF rating is the best protection for your skin from harmful UV rays. But there’s another rating you should be looking at too. It’s called the star rating, and you…
SOCAN signs admin deal with Dutch Caribbean PRO
From fyi music news Dutch Caribbean radio stations in Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, and St. Maarten will now be paying performing rights for the first time, which will be collected by SOCAN and newly minted PRO Ducapro. Under the services agreement,…
Google tries to burst filter bubbles with redesigned ‘News’ app
BY SASHA LEKACH From Mashable Google wants to broaden your horizons — and maybe put some “fake news” to rest — with its updated News app. The company rolled out the new program during its I/O conference Tuesday. It uses…
The Caribbean Association of Banks urges readiness for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation
PRESS RELEASE: ST LUCIA, MONDAY MAY 7TH – The Caribbean Association of Banks urges Caribbean-based entities, that interact with data on European Union (EU) citizens, to implement the necessary systems and processes for compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)….
LETTER: Healthcare for sale in St. Lucia
From The Voice St Lucia THE question of healthcare delivery in St. Lucia has been the subject of public and political debate for some considerable time. We’ve had fires, electrical failures, inadequate human resources, leaking stadium roofs, and the ongoing…
U.S. Banks’ love of the Cayman Islands shows there’s still room to simplify, Fed says
By Yalman Onaran From Bloomberg The largest U.S. banks, after a decade of efforts at simplifying their organizational structure, still have hundreds of overseas subsidiaries and a fondness for tax-haven or secrecy-protecting locations such as the Cayman Islands. Those are…
Cayman Islands DCR offers Female Empowerment Services
GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The Department of Community Rehabilitation (DCR) established a Female Empowerment Services Project to expand the gender specific services they offer to female offenders in the Cayman Islands. As part of this project, the DCR launched a…
Cayman Islands: 2018 CIFA Youth Leagues – Results from Sat., May 5, 2018
Goals abound in CIFA Youth Leagues As the 2018 Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) youth leagues enter the final few weeks of competition, while the leagues’ top clubs jostle for position, others are stamping their dominance with plenty of goals….
Unregistered Cayman Islands NPOs face stiff penalties
A lot of charitable organisations in the Cayman Islands stand to be heavily penalised by 1 August 2018, due to noncompliance with The Non-Profit Organisations Law. Persons will be able to see the entities who have complied with the law…






