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Cayman minister says no more duty cuts on fuel Marco Archer, Cayman Islands Minister of Finance, said last Friday (12) in the Legislative Assembly government could not afford to reduce the duty on fuel any further than the cuts in…
The new European Commission and the Caribbean
David Jessop THE view from EUROPE From Jamaica Gleaner On September 10, the incoming president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Junker, named seven vice presidents and 20 commissioners who will jointly control the European Commission for the next five years,…
Two Visual Scholarships awarded
The management board and staff of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) and Deutsche Bank (Cayman) Ltd. would like to congratulate two students, 19 year old Simon Tatum and 18 year old Lorena Morejon, who have recently been…
Water everywhere after Napa Quake — but it’s no drought solution for California
By Katie Sola From Mashable The Napa 6.0-magnitude earthquake has released tens of thousands of gallons of groundwater into the area’s drought-dry creek beds. Locals are thrilled — but a geologist warns the babbling brooks could deplete scarce water supplies…
South Florida’s Jamaica Independence 2014 Essay Competition winner
From South Florida Caribbean News SOUTH FLORIDA – The winner of the annual Jamaica Independence Essay Competition 2014, Miss Ashleigh Chin received her award winning plaque from Consul General Franz Hall recently, at the office of the Consulate General of…
Letter from Cayman Islands NCVO inviting you to Radio/Telethon
NCVO’S ANNUAL RADIO/TELETHON The NCVO is a non-profit charitable organisation that is dedicated to the care, education and well –being of children and families in need of support in the Cayman Islands. The NCVO will be holding its 35th Annual…
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BARK programme launched to rehabilitate Cayman prisoners Bonding and Rehabilitation through K-9s (BARK) is a programme that has just been launched to help prisoners rehabilitate through bonding with unwanted dogs. The programme is also good for the dog as it…
Cayman Islands National Trust announce AGM
National Trust for the Cayman Islands NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting (“the Meeting”) of the members of The National Trust for the Cayman Islands (“the Trust”) will be held…
Distorted and inaccurate mainstream media coverage marred the West Indian American Day Carnival parade –
By J. McCallister From New York Daily News – and others also took aim at the Labor Day festival Newsweek.com reveals the carnival procession was pelted with “racially charged” and anti-Caribbean comments on a police officers’ website and Everybody’s Caribbean…
Ants have learned to form daisy chains to cooperatively move heavy things!
By hipstomp / Rain Noe From core77 Ants like to move things, presumably to carry them back to their nests. Which doesn’t make much sense when ant hill entrances are tiny and you see them hauling back things like this…





