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Building the skillsets of unemployed youth in the Caribbean
By Siobhan Pangerl and Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen From EconoMonitor More than one-quarter of the world’s 7.3 billion people are between the ages of 10 and 24, according to a recent UN Population Fund Report. That means there are more than…
Jamaica’s tourism product best in the Caribbean – Bartlett
By Garwin Davis From JIS Story Highlights Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s tourism product is the best in the Caribbean and so the country has no need to fear the opening up of Cuba. Mr. Bartlett was…
PANCAP commits to sustaining regional response to HIV
From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) partners have ended a meeting here committing to implementing high-impact cost-effective interventions to sustain national and regional responses. A statement issued at…
Britain is fighting childhood obesity with a new soda tax. But will it work?
By Julia Belluz From Vox [Last] week, Britain’s government became one of a handful in the world to introduce a tax on sugary drinks aimed at fighting childhood obesity. Dancing outside of Parliament after the announcement, celebrity chef turned public health…
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Swimmers are CARIFTA bound with Cayman Islands government assistance
The Hon. Osbourne Bodden, Minister with responsibility for sports met with Cayman’s 22 CARIFTA swimmers on Wednesday 16th just before they started their final team training session before departing for Martinique on Friday 18th. The young swimmers, ranging in age…
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Cayman Islands YCLA recipient addresses thousands
YCLA recipient Kellie McGee-Sandy is actively fulfilling her mission as a role model and mentor for the youth of Cayman. Since receiving her award last November, Kellie has addressed more than 6,800 people in Grand Cayman alone, and has reached…
Peter Binose: “No” I will wait for the next bus, go feed the babies
By Peter Binose Are we led in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by a Scrounging Monster? Ralph Gonsalves is more than happy to take money from PetroCaribe whilst Venezuelans are in the throes of starvation and with little or no…
T&T: UWI principal wants legislation to stabilise economy
From T&T NewsDay University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine Principal Prof Clement Sankat yesterday urged the country’s leaders to develop a strategic vision and a medium- to longterm action plan and stick to it for the good of…
JWT CEO Gustavo Martinez resigns amid suit accusing him of racist, sexist comments
By Patrick Coffee from Adweek Chief client team officer Tamara Ingram immediately assumes the role One week after JWT global communications chief Erin Johnson filed a discrimination suit against agency chairman and CEO Gustavo Martinez, the embattled executive has resigned….
Cayman Islands Employers’ Forum meets for breakfast
The Career Services team hosted a breakfast meeting this week for employers taking part in the Year 12 Internship Programme. The early morning forum on Wednesday, 16th March was to listen to and receive feedback on the programme, which caters…
