RIP: every product ever axed by Google
BY CHELSEA STARK Mashable On Monday (1), Google pulled the plug on Google Reader, despite much general online despair about the death of the most popular RSS reader. While this is definitely the most popular tool Google has put on…
New Caribbean Disaster and Response Report issued
From Relief Web Caribbean Regional Disaster Response and Management Mechanisms Prospects and Challenges The Caribbean is susceptible to a variety of natural hazards: tropical cyclones, floods, volcanic and seismic activity, droughts and bush fires. These threats are exacerbated by the…
Caribbean can rise above challenges
From The Barbados Advocate It is only in the context of a properly functioning integration movement that the Caribbean region, now more closely knit than ever, can rise about the daunting challenges it now faces. This was the message sent…
ILO Director-General calls for urgent action on youth unemployment
by: H Alexander From Breaking News T&T Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, told Caribbean Labour Ministers that there is a need to focus more closely on strategies to address youth unemployment. Addressing the Eighth ILO…
New court rules governing arbitration proceedings in the Cayman Islands
From Appleby Court rules governing arbitration proceedings in the Cayman Islands have been wholly revised by virtue of the Grand Court (Amendment No.1) Rules 2013 which take effect from 1 July 2013. Until July 2012, the law governing arbitrations in…
Creative Arts Summer Camp Starts Monday (8)
Creative Arts Summer Camp starts this coming Monday, July 8th, and they are really excited about all of the fun activities that they have planned for the kids! From music, to visual arts, to songwriting, to plays and talent shows…
Australia’s manufacturing sector shows major improvement
By SAM RO Business Insider Australia’s June manufacturing PMI numbers are out. The headline number jumped to 49.6 from 43.8 in May. This is good news. “June 2013 saw the highest level for the Australian PMI since June 2011, which…
St Kitts PM: Air travel woes hurting Caribbean
By Anna Ramdass [email protected] Regional air transportation is a problem that must be resolved as it impacts on the growth and development of the Caribbean, says St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas. Douglas is one of the…
Government-wide policy training held
From Cayman Islands Cabinet Office Senior and mid-management civil servants are bringing enhanced policy development skills to the job following a series of workshops hosted by the Cabinet Office’s Policy Coordination Unit. Over the past financial year two hundred and…
National Policy on Disability in the Works
From Cayman Islands the Cabinet Office “Ensuring Persons with Disabilities live with dignity, are respected and participate fully in society” is the vision of stakeholders involved with developing a national policy for persons with disabilities. Civil society, public and private…
