One-fifth of homeless youth are victims of human trafficking
From Freedom United The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania has released a landmark study on the link between homeless youth and human trafficking in the United States. Commissioned by Covenant House, the research focused…
Caribbean hospitality forum offers critical chance to learn
By CHTA (PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – Caribbean hoteliers and industry stakeholders will immerse themselves in three days of intensive education and networking in Miami next month, at the fourth Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), happening at the Hyatt…
Venture-capital funding in 2017 was the highest it’s been in the past 10 years
By Zoë Bernard From Business Insider Venture-capital funding is booming in the United States. According to Pitchbook data charted for us by Statista, startup funding reached a record decade-long high in 2017, with $84.2 billion in funding raised over the…
Automated clearing house is launched for Cayman Islands retail banks.
The Cayman Islands Banker’s Association has announced an automated clearing house (ACH) has been launched for local retail banks. The Association also said the ACH is designed to clear and settle electronic transactions and domestic payments in both US and…
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This Caribbean born teacher’s dream is multiplied
From NAN News Americas, TORONTO, Canada, Weds. May 9, 2018: A Caribbean born teacher’s dream of expanding child literacy in the region is being multiplied, thanks to a new partnership. Seasoned North York, Toronto elementary school teacher and Jamaican-national, Myrna…
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The price of ‘green’ electric cars and smartphone batteries? Child labor
CNN From Freedom United An investigation by CNN has uncovered that children are working at cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They labor at the very bottom of the global cobalt supply chain as electric carmakers and…
U.S. Coast Guard seizes over 1 Ton (2600 Pounds!) of Marijuana in the Caribbean
By ERIC ITALIANO From COED Sometimes, while I’m sitting around smoking weed, I think to myself, “I wonder how this weed got here?”. Like, where it was grown and who grew it, who did they sell it to, where was…
How to save money on your bathroom remodel?
Bathroom renovations and remodeling are not cheap by any means; this is why it is important that you’ve set a budget during the planning stage of the project. While most fixtures can be expensive—especially those which are of the highest…
Cayman Islands: Traffic collision on Esterley Tibbets Highway, 8 May
Traffic Collision on Esterley Tibbets Highway, 8 May From RCIPS Shortly after 5:00PM on Tuesday, 8 May, officers responded to a report of a traffic collision on the Esterley Tibbets Highway, just south of the Seven Mile Public Beach roundabout….
Cayman Islands HSA experiencing technical difficulties with pharmacy network
Technical difficulties with Pharmacy Network The Health Services Authority wishes to inform the public that due to technical difficulties impacting its pharmacy computer network, there may be delays with prescription refills at the Cayman Islands Hospital Pharmacy, District Health Centers…
