Nicaragua’s Grand Canal: The other side of the story
By Mark Burton and Chuck Kaufman from Liberation Nicaragua’s Grand Canal: The other side of the story Nicaragua is on the verge of beginning construction of a trans-isthmus canal, a dream that goes back to the colonial era. The canal…
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“Not Guilty of murder” says jury in Cayman Islands trial over killing of Swiss banker Leonard Antonio Ebanks was unanimously found not guilty of murder but guilty of an accessory after the fact by a jury on Monday (8). Ebanks…
Humanitarian assistance in Review Latin America and the Caribbean
From Relief Web Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 – 2014 The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are highly vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including droughts, earthquakes, forest fires, floods, hurricanes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions. Between FY…
Climate change an “Existential Threat” for the Caribbean
By Desmond Brown From Inter Press Service KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Sep 22 2014 (IPS) – When it comes to climate change, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves doesn’t mince words: he will tell you that it is a matter of life and…
The ‘Cuban Twitter’ covert program: Misleading denials by the Obama Administration
By Howard Friel From Common Dreams A simple reading of the report last week by the Associated Press that a U.S. State Department agency was engaged in a destabilization program in Cuba suggests that administration officials who responded to the…
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Only 6 persons attend Cayman police community meeting George Town Police Commander meets with community residents in Prospect The George Town Police Commander facilitated a community meeting on Monday night July 21st at 6pm at the Prospect Primary School Hall…
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First Baptist Church Choir Grand Cayman Easter Festival of Praise WHEN: Sunday April 13, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 2014 Festival of Easter Glory FBC Sanctuary Choir and Soloists – Narrators and Multi-Media A Glorious Musical retelling of…
US secretly created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to stir unrest [using accounts in Cayman Islands]
By Desmond Butler, Jack Gillum and Alberto Arce From ABC News In July 2010, Joe McSpedon, a U.S. government official, flew to Barcelona to put the final touches on a secret plan to build a social media project aimed at…