EU promises to continue assisting Caribbean development
From CBC The Head of the European Union Delegation to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Ambassador Mikael Barfod, says Europe will continue to play a significant role in the socio-economic development of the Caribbean. Barfod said that Caribbean integration remains…
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Western Union and GraceKennedy expand educational programs for Caribbean diaspora youth
NEW YORK, May 07, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Western Union Company WU, +1.43% a leader in global payment services, announced the expansion of its educational programme for Caribbean-born or second generation of Caribbean Americans* residing in the United States…
Crying rooms in Japan are real and they’re spectacular
By Christina Warren From Mashable Japan has given us a lot over the years. Karaoke, emoji, anime, Nintendo. Crying rooms. Wait, crying rooms? Yeah, apparently this is a new thing in Japan. According to The Telegraph, the Mitsui Garden Yotsuya…
Changes to Cayman Islands Special Economic Zone regulations gazetted
Supplement No. 1 published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 34 dated 8th May, 2015. THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES LAW, 2011 (LAW 22 OF 2011) THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2015 THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES LAW, 2011 (LAW 22 OF 2011)…
Concert marks Cayman Islands Children’s Festival Dance Adjudications
Some very talented young dancers took centre stage at the Harquail Theatre on Monday (4 May 2015) Primary and high school aged students from nine Government schools and the Cayman Islands National Dance School (CINDS) presented 32 items at the…
Cayman Islands April funerals
Darley Solomon 23 May 1931 – 29 Mar 2015 Dixie Lilly (Dilbert)Tibbetts – 6 Apr 2015 Creek Alex (Hurlston) Pennington 27 Aug 1930 – 7 Apr 2015 South Sound KImberly Bush – 15 Apr 2015 Prospect …
Poetry Festival strikes a colourful note in the Cayman Islands
By Fiona Pimentel It was the first Poetry Festival ever held in Cayman. Books and Books hosted the event on Wednesday 29th April. Nineteen poets performed works of humorous, romantic, tragic, religious, rap and dub poetry. What immediately struck spectators…
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Cayman Islands National Trust Glow Run 5k
Saturday 6th Jun 2015 7:00PM The National Trust has partnered with KPMG to host the 2nd annual Glow Run 5K in Grand Cayman on Saturday, June 6th. In keeping with the theme “Light up the Night for a Brighter Future”,…
The New York Times just exposed the shady underbelly of the manicure industry
By Natasha Bertrand From Business Insider Workers at nail salons often don’t even make a legal wage, let alone a living wage New York’s governor might try to raise the minimum wage without the approval of state lawmakers The minimum…
Jamaican lottery fraud defendant found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud and other charges
From U.S. Department of Justice May 07, 2015Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888 Sanjay Ashani Williams, of Montego Bay, Jamaica, was found guilty on charges of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud or mail fraud, one…
