World’s worst passports: Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan rank in top 10
From Emirates247 Study sees Afghanistan rank the worst in the world while UAE is second best in Arab world for visa-free travel Even as some of the world’s most troubled hotspots have countries maintain a year-round travel advisory for its…
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What are we doing in the Caribbean? Productivity vs. Busyness
By Youri Kemp From The Bahamas Weekly Government workers are lousy, lazy and dreadfully incompetent. They come to work late, don’t produce results of what you asked or paid them for in a timely manner, plus they take 3 hour…
Green is the new black
By Patrick Hoyos from Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday October 16, 2014 – At some point, comparing numbers loses all meaning for me. I can understand if you have ‘x’ more dollars, circulation, people, or fish cakes than me only if…
CDB president reveals inherent risk to economic turnaround in the Caribbean
By Marie Claire Williams From Caribbean360 MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Friday October 24, 2014, CMC – President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Warren Smith, has warned that high debt poses an inherent risk to the success of structural…
Washington school shooter’s family living in a ‘nightmare’
By Eric M. Johnson and Victoria Cavaliere From Chicago Tribune Relatives of a Washington state teen accused of a high school shooting rampage said on Saturday that they were living in a “nightmare” and struggling to understand why the boy…
Doctor in New York tests POSITIVE for Ebola /Trump blames Obama for NYC Ebola
From Newsmax A New York City doctor has tested positive for Ebola after returning from work in West Africa with an aid agency, the first case of the deadly disease diagnosed in the most populous U.S. city. The doctor, Craig…
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Cayman Islands Daylight Savings Time survey closes soon Do you want Cayman Islands to implement Daylight Savings Time in line with the USA? Or do you want it to stay as it does now – the clock does not move?…
Chancery Bar Placement scheme announcement – Invitation for applications from Cayman Islands
The Caymanian Bar Association, Cayman Islands Law Society and the Chancery Bar Association in England and Wales are pleased to announce the launch of the Cayman Trainee Placement Scheme for 2014. The Scheme is available to Caymanian articled clerks seeking…
Guardian partners with Caribbean GIS to track chikungunya in the Caribbean
From Spice Islander Everything about chikungunya is painful. Even the virus’ name comes from a Kimakonde word describing the contortions of one suffering severe joint ache. Fever, rash, cramps, headache, nausea and fatigue are just some of the symptoms of…
Walkers funds six student art clubs at the Cayman Islands gallery
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) and Walkers are pleased to announce the continuing sponsorship of six Walkers’ Art Clubs, which include a pre-school drop-in group, a primary after school club, a secondary after school club, an exam…
