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Ronco Cayman continues to support youngster’s education in Ghana
Cayman based IT firm, Ronco has announced it will continue work with Children’s Helpers Worldwide (CHW) to help fund the tuition of a young engineering student from Ghana. Ronco confirmed it would cover tuition fees for the Ghanaian student, Isaac,…
Teen makes history wearing burkini in Miss Minnesota pageant
BY RACHEL THOMPSON From Mashable LONDON — A Somali-American teen has made history after she wore a burkini and a hijab when participating in the semifinal of the Miss Minnesota USA pageant. Halima Aden was met with rapturous applause when…
Crisis talks to save endangered rhino
By Tristan McConnell, AFP From Business Insider Ol Pejeta (Kenya) (AFP) – Conservationists and scientists met in Kenya this week to come up with a last ditch plan to save the northern white rhinoceros from extinction. There are only five…
Cayman Islands Health City completes 100 charitable pediatric surgeries
From South Florida Caribbean News Health City and “Have A Heart” successfully operated on 100 children CAYMAN ISLANDS – Health City Cayman Islands has achieved the initial target set by its founder, Dr. Devi Shetty, when it successfully completed 100…
Cayman Islands information technology firm announces ‘Hand Up’
Ronco Cayman launches global giving programme Ronco Cayman, an information technology firm in the Cayman Islands, has announced the launch of its giving program, ‘Hand Up’, which supports charities both locally and across the world. Hand Up aims to assist…
Huckle is not the only perpetrator
From Walk Free Two weeks ago, Richard Huckle – a British man – was given 22 life sentences for 71 charges of child sexual exploitation perpetrated against children in Malaysia.[1] These children were aged between six months to 12 years…
St Kitts-Nevis hosts consultations on crime reduction strategy
From Caribbean New Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts — The ministry of national security has engaged the services of international social skills consultant, Neals Chitan, to assist the ministry, and by extension, the government of St Kitts and Nevis, to develop…
41 percent of Internet users in Jamaica watch at least half of all video online
42% of Internet users in Jamaica are netizens (early adopters) or networkers (early followers) compared to 48% globally Internet has fundamentally changed the way consumers search for product information and locate a place – and now many other activities are…
Here’s why crocodiles are 100 times deadlier than sharks
By Julia Calderone, Tech Insider From Business Insider The world is obsessed with sharks. Just look at the popularity of horror flicks like Jaws and the less critically-acclaimed but surprisingly popular movie, Sharknado. But when Bill Gates posted an infographic…
Destination of the week
Ken Ferries: All good things must end, even visits to Caribbean islands By Ken Ferries From Kokomo Tribune I am finding that one of the perks of semi-retirement is the ability to get up and go whenever (or at least…
