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Cayman: Summary of Parliamentary Proceedings: 11 December 2025

Summary of Parliamentary Proceedings: 11 December 2025  The Cayman Islands Parliament convened on Thursday, 11 December for the Sixth Sitting of the Third Meeting of the 2025-2026 Session. During the Sitting, thirteen Papers and Reports were tabled and the debate…

Trinidad and Tobago passes Florida-style ‘stand your ground’ law

A drone view shows fishers in a boat in Cedros, Trinidad and Tobago, November 17, 2025. REUTERS/Marco Bello By Bert Wilkinson From Caribbean Life Florida-styled “stand your ground” legislation will soon become basic law in Trinidad and Tobago after both parliamentary…

The Kia PV5 Passenger Named ‘Family Car of the Year’ at the 2026 BBC TopGear.com Awards

Kia Corporation Kia today announced that the Kia PV5 Passenger has been honored as ‘Family Car of the Year’ at the 2026 BBC TopGear.com Awards, one of the world’s most influential automotive recognitions presented annually by BBC Top Gear. Hosted at London’s White City House, the awards celebrate the…

46th Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie: The Africa24 Group offers you exclusive coverage

This conference, chaired by Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of La Francophonie, will be held under the theme: ‘30 years after Beijing: the contribution of women in the French-speaking world’ KIGALI, Rwanda, November 19, 2025/ — From November 19 to 20,…

Polack Post: Caribbean Prosecutions – Justice For All ?

Peter Polack By Peter Polack It was recently reported in the Cayman Islands that a former convicted lawyer and football official was employed under the Deputy Governor Second Chances program with the fire service. This is an exemplary program that…

Vice-Chancellor’s Forum: “Promises, Passports, and Possibilities: Free Movement, the CSME, and the Caribbean Regionalisation Project.”

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I. Thursday, October 16, 2025—On October 21, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will tackle one of the Caribbean’s most pressing issues in an upcoming Vice-Chancellor’s Forum. Titled “Promises, Passports, and Possibilities: Free…

Polack Post: Caribbean Big Landowners – The Great Pestilence

By Peter Polack Peter Polack The Caribbean has usually been conjoined in the media with beaches, reggae and rum but there is a darker side, not reparation for slavery, but the iniquity dub plate of big landowners. The historical association…

Cayman: Police Response to Two-Vehicle Collision on Bodden Town Road

From RCIPS On Saturday night, 27 September, officers responded to a report of a disturbance at an address in the Midland Acres Area of Bodden Town. Upon the arrival of officers, a vehicle departed the location at high speed, without…

Cayman: AG’s Statement on Privy Council Decision

AG’s Statement on Privy Council Decision Ms. Shelliann Bush’s inability to advance a statutory unfair dismissal claim against The Pines is not a breach of her right to a fair hearing The Privy Council today (18 August 2025) ruled that…