Important Passover request for you!
By the Grace of G‑d I trust that this pre-Passover note reaches you on a high note, preparing with Matzah, wine, maror and Haggadahs to celebrate the Seder’s timeless and joyous reenactment of our Exodus from Egypt! If I may be so bold…
Bahamas urged: ‘Heed’ Fiscal Council warning
By NEIL HARTNELL From Tribune 242 The Bahamas would be “very wise to heed” findings that a new fiscal watchdog’s credibility will be enhanced the more independent it is from the Government. Matt Aubry, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s…
Caribbean Bank: Bahamas fiscal plan ‘Very Ambitious’
By NEIL HARTNELLFrom Tribune242 The Bahamas’ plan to reverse its fiscal woes has been branded “very ambitious” by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), with this nation needing to outperform GDP growth forecasts to hit target. The CDB, in a recently-released…
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Scientists identify hotspots of coastal risks in Latin America and the Caribbean
From PHYS.ORG The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season provided ample demonstrations of the vulnerability of populations and infrastructure in coastal areas to natural disasters. A new study by scientists at UC Santa Cruz and the University of Cantabria, Spain, identifies hotspots…
Understanding Caribbean mammal extinctions of the past spurs renewed focus on conservation
From PHYS.ORG Understanding Caribbean mammal extinctions of the past spurs renewed focus on conservation Johns Hopkins paleontologist Siobhán Cooke and her colleague Alexis Mychajliw collect more fossils for dating in a Caribbean cave. Credit: Lauren Gibson A Johns Hopkins paleontologist…
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The Games are here. Play your part
From WALK FREE.ORG Last Friday (5), we witnessed the spectacular opening ceremony at the Rio Olympics 2016. The first Olympic and Paralympic Games ever held in South America will host over 15,000 competing athletes. Their amazing efforts have got them…
The Campaign for the Bahamas launches, focus is to bring about positive change for country
NASSAU (July 25, 2016) A new campaign has been launched by the Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG), a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to addressing long-standing issues plaguing the Bahamas. The campaign, called “The Campaign for the Bahamas,” was created for and…
They escaped abuse. The next step is yours
From WALK FREE.ORG “We were treated like slaves, all day and all night we had to work. I don’t want anyone else to have to face the same ordeal.” Nayto, Survivor Just three weeks ago, 14 migrant workers escaped a…
He must stand trial. But he doesn’t stand alone.
Dear iNews Cayman readers, It sounds like a story pulled from a legal thriller. A man investigating allegations of workers in modern slavery finds evidence of the alleged exploitation. But when the report is published, instead of taking action against…
What were you doing when you were 15?
From Walk Free Girls aged 15 and younger are being married to older men in Niger. “After the wedding, he wanted to have sex with me, but I refused… He beat me and gagged me so he could get what…
