Seed conservation in the Caribbean UK Overseas Territories
By Tom Heller – From Kew Royal Botanic Gardens UK Tom Heller from Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank brings partners from across the Caribbean together to learn about banking seeds of their native plants. Capacity building Capacity building is an important…
Grenada turns to nutmeg to boost economy, fight unemployment
By Patricia Rey Mallén From ibtimes Grenada is the world’s second largest producer of nutmeg. Canada International Until now, Grenada was just another paradise island in the Caribbean. The tiny nation, 125 miles north of Venezuela, lived primarily off its…
Cayman’s Special Economic Zone signs up new channel partner in Western Canada
Cayman Enterprise City, Cayman’s knowledge-based special economic zone, announces a channel partnership with Nadege Parent, a Vancouver marketing professional who brings to the post knowledge of SEZs in both Slovakia and Dubai. The partnership will be key to accessing thriving…
New York train crash: Probe into crash cause begins
BBC The US authorities have begun an investigation into the causes of Sunday’s train crash in the Bronx area of New York in which four people were killed and more than 60 injured. The 05:54 from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central…
RSPB says Cayman’s Conservation Bill doesn’t go far enough but must be supported
Letter to the Editor From The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) For the Attention of Caymanian Media Houses 02 December 2013 Dear Editors, The proposed National Conservation Bill is urgently needed, and will provide the Cayman Islands…
Moody’s upgrades Greece’s debt rating
By: Kerin Hope, Athens From CNBC Moody’s, the international rating agency, has upgraded Greece by two notches, reflecting good progress with fiscal consolidation despite continued recession and fragile political stability. The upgrade from Caa3 to single C with a stable…
Butterfield win two Bank of the Year awards
By Don Burgess, Deputy Editor Bermuda Sun Butterfield Bank picked up two honours this weekend. The Banker magazine named it as Bank of the Year 2013 for both Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. Brendan McDonagh, Butterfield’s chairman and CEO, said…
Bitcoin thefts soar
By Dan Bloom, From Daily Mail UK Bitcoin thefts soar as online criminals target easy payday after currency’s value quadruples in the space of three weeks More than $2m stolen from Danish, Polish, Czech and Australian sites Man who makes…
The Marathon ran like clockwork as did Derek Haines
Over 1,300 people from all over the world competed in the Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon held on Sunday (1). The largest team came from Canada with 89 runners plus supporters who were raising funds for diabetes. The race commenced at…
Nadiyah from Grand Cayman is featured on BGLH
Style: Nadiyah from Grand Cayman BEST DRESSED by Rinny From BGLH Introduce yourself! N: My name is Nadiyah Abdul-Jabbar. I’m originally from Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. I’ve been living in Chicago for a little over a year. I’m now a…
