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Cayman Islands Civil Service family fundraises for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers and Big Sisters got a helping hand from the Civil Service today, 27 March 2015. Public sector employees on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac dressed in purple to raise funds for the charity and to promote awareness within…
Cayman Islands Governor hosts Caribbean Overseas Territory colleagues for Conference
Her Excellency the Governor hosted the Governors from Bermuda and the other Caribbean Overseas Territories for a Conference to discuss regional matters and issues of common interest. The Conference, hosted at Government House on Friday 27 March, was attended by…
Widow of slain D.C. lawyer: ‘Please help us heal’
By Zoe Tillman From Legal Times, The wife of David Messerschmitt—the Washington lawyer killed at a downtown hotel in February—made an emotional plea on Wednesday for information about her husband’s death. Standing with her family in front of the Metropolitan…
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CayFilm Cayman Islands International film festival to honour Paul Schrader
CayFilm Cayman International Film Festival (June 18-21, 2015) will present Paul Schrader with the inaugural Award for Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting. The Award will be named The Paul Schrader Award for Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting in his honor thereafter. Schrader…
CCJ President Reviews The impact and influence of the Magna Carta on Caribbean Law
From Curacao Chronicle BASSETERRE, St Kitts – President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Sir Dennis Byron, recently presented a lecture at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, which underscored the impact and influence of the…
Afro-Caribbean men are less predisposed to be investigated for prostate cancer
From Prostate Cancer News A recent study from the University of Exeter Medical School found that Afro-Caribbean men are less willing to be evaluated for prostate cancer than white men. However, these men have higher mortality rates and are more…
High Court raises burden for employers on pregnancy bias
By Marcia Coyle From Supreme Court Brief Employers are not required to give pregnant workers the same accommodations that they offer workers with similarly temporary disabilities, but need to establish a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for any difference to avoid liability…
Lee Kuan-Yew’s Caribbean rescue in the Commonwealth
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News Lee Kuan-Yew, who led Singapore for three decades, died on March 23, 2015. He was a remarkable man who is best remembered for courageous leadership that converted a tiny island with virtually no…
Investing in the world’s water crisis
By Jack Brewer, former NFL player From CNBC All across the globe, communities are facing a lack of access to clean drinking water. Several U.S. companies have jumped in to help find solutions. UNICEF and the World Health Organization estimate…
Whistleblowers and the prosecution loophole
By Shanna Devine and Liz Hempowicz From Caribbean Life When facing the prospect of criminal prosecution for leaking highly classified material to his mistress and later lying about it to the FBI, General David Petraeus found unlikely allies on Capitol…
