Sexual exploitation victim ‘trafficked to more than 200 men’
From BBC A woman says she was trafficked to more than 200 men for sex from the age of 14. The victim from Shropshire, who wanted to remain anonymous, told BBC WM most attacks happened in Stratford Road and Ladypool…
First all female watersports event to be held in Cayman Islands
GRAND CAYMAN, 28 November 2014: “You can, you should, and if you’re brave, enough to start, you will” is one of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre’s mottos. An attitude which also applies to tough, action sports like Kite surfing, Paddle…
New Appointment for Enhance Cayman Islands Office
Enhance, a leading provider of investment oversight services in the fiduciary sector, welcomes Gabriela Hanulova to the team in the Cayman Islands office as a Wealth Consultant Assistant. Gabriela has nine years experience in the finance sector and has a…
It’s official: Giant snook is all-time record
By Bill Sargent From Florida Today Ward Michaels never doubted for a minute that his catch of an enormous 591/2-pound Pacific black snook last March at Puerto Quepos in Costa Rica would be accepted as an all-tackle world record. “I…
Why just one exam in labor is ordinarily enough
By Doula Delight From Bahama islands info Ordinarily, the only necessary vaginal exam in labor is the one that determines if the mother is indeed in active labor. It is true, that in cases of arrested labor, additional exams may…
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Man pleads guilty of theft at Cayman Islands gas station (stealing a drink) Logan Bodden (41), pleaded guilty to stealing a drink from Delworth’s Esso Gas Station Friday (14) located on Eastern Avenue in George Town, Grand Cayman on 8th…
No country for women
By Keisha Hill, From Sunday Gleaner Study ranks Jamaica as the worst place for female entrepreneurs in the region Jamaica has been ranked as possibly the worst place for women to do business in Latin America and the Caribbean. A study…
Why the Midterms were bad news for women
By Ann Friedman From New York Mag Under the dark cloud of Tuesday’s Republican victories, many women pointed out a silver lining: For the first time ever, Americans are now represented by more than 100 women in Congress. “That is…
Call for prosecutors to answer for trial of alleged rape victim who killed herself
By Sandra Laville from the Guardian UK Eleanor de Freitas died days before she had to go on trial accused of lying about rape claim, despite lack of evidence An inquest into the death of Eleanor de Freitas is to…
Overlooked among 50 million displaced worldwide, women and girls lose out
By Andrea Ó Súilleabháin From IPI Mass displacement has become a significant feature of recent conflicts, as the number of people forced to flee their homes has passed 50 million worldwide, a level not seen since World War II. This…
