Cuba’s Fidel Castro: didn’t expect to live to 87
By PETER ORSI From Boston.com HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro says he didn’t expect he’d live long enough to turn 87 this week after grave illness forced him from office in 2006, according to an essay carried by official media…
Goldman Small Cap Research initates research coverage of GRILLiT, Inc.
BALTIMORE, MD–(Marketwired – Aug 15, 2013) – Goldman Small Cap Research, a stock market research firm focused on the small cap and microcap sectors, has initiated research coverage of GRILLiT, Inc. (OTC Pink: GRLT) a growing Latin-Caribbean fusion restaurant chain…
Former World Bank director headlines Ethics Conference
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a globally renowned economist and current Minister for Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy of Nigeria has been confirmed as the Keynote Speaker of the 2014 International Conference on Ethics, Values and Morality that will be…
Police in Greater Manchester to be given lessons in being polite in bid to improve feedback from victims
By Yakub Qureshi From Manchester Evening News More than 6,500 officers and civilian staff at GMP will undergo the ‘politeness’ training over the next two years Police in Greater Manchester will be trained to smile, make eye contact, and use…
Tahoma returns to homeport after Caribbean mission
From Seacoastonline KITTERY, Maine — Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returned Monday to its homeport at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard after a 42-day patrol conducting training and operations in the Caribbean Sea. Tahoma’s crew spent the first two weeks of the…
CDC used tax havens for almost 50% of aid investments, data reveals
By Claire Provost From The Guardian, UK Controversial UK development fund spent almost £180m via jurisdictions including Cayman Islands and Luxembourg The controversial private-sector arm of the British government aid programme routed nearly half of its investments in developing countries…
NY Post: Nielsen-Arbitron deal running into problems
From All Access The New York Post reports NIELSEN “is running into rising regulatory static over its $1.26 billion deal for ARBRITON,” writing that ‘rather than wrapping up its months-long review of the deal as expected, the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION…
Caribbean policymakers get climate adaptation tool
By SciDev.Net – Lisbeth Fog From Thomson Reuters Foundation A decision-support website has been launched to help policymakers in the Caribbean build resilience to the risks that climate change poses to activities such as tourism and agriculture. The Caribbean Climate…
Kirks Office Equipment donates to Lions 2013 Back to School Project
The Lions family in Grand Cayman is this year teaming up to provide essential school supplies to ninety six (96) primary school students for the new academic year (Aug. 2013- July 2014). This Back to School project initiative has been…
Health Minister Bodden announces new HSA Board
The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority has a new Board at the helm, with new appointments complementing existing Board members, says Minister of Health, Sports, Youth and Culture, the Hon Osbourne Bodden. The Board will be chaired by Mr Albert…
