New Deputy Customs Collector takes office
Mr. Marlon Bodden brings a rich background in law enforcement to his new position as Deputy Collector for the Customs Department. With 31 years’ experience in the police, Mr. Bodden is now in charge of enforcement at Customs, where he…
New Islands in Solitaire Blitz: Cayman Islands! [And oldest message in bottle found]
From Blog Ride Is it purely coincidence that the oldest message in a bottle was found in the Baltic Sea the same week the Cayman Islands were discovered in Solitaire Blitz: Lost Treasures on Facebook? I think not! The very…
One-legged soccer star is your ultimate inspiration
By Sam Laird From Mashable When the World Cup kicks off in Brazil on June 12, the planet’s best soccer players will be on display before all of humanity. Superstars such as Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Neymar…
Fashions coming to Cayman
Cayman Islands Fashion Week (CIFW), a fashion and lifestyle destination event presented by Guavaberry Marketing. Is coming to Grand Cayman. The fashion extravaganza spans 19-26 April. The show combines local, regional and international guest designers, models and hosts. The lineup…
Ex-Dominican leader has softer line on citizenship
By Matt Sedensky, From sfgate West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) — A former, and possibly future, president of the Dominican Republic said Tuesday that migrant children who were issued birth certificates should be granted citizenship in his country, a somewhat…
Despite Tighter External Conditions, Latin America and the Caribbean Hold Steady
From The World Bank Remittances and Foreign Direct Investment provide more reliable flows Growth continues, albeit slow: 2.3% in 2014 Without productivity reforms the region could see social progress stall WASHINGTON – As international investors shift their focus back to…
Opposition legislator critical of amendment to Grenada Citizenship by Investment legislation
From Caribbean360 Raymond Roberts, who represents the labour movement in the Senate said that the amendments were “ill-advised” ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – An opposition legislator has accused the Grenada government of amending the Citizenship by Investment Act so as…
NYC: Mayor acknowledged the City failed Caribbean Teachers
By: Tony Best From Guyanese Online At Last a Mayor acknowledged the City failed Caribbean Teachers Almost two decades after hundreds of Caribbean teachers were first wooed to New York City classrooms but left in the lurch a Mayor has…
Despite US ties
By Michelle Loubon From Trinidad Express Newspapers “One foot in. One foot out.” Visiting Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Gladstone Christie said the Bahamas is often viewed by the Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) and Caribbean nationals as having dual…
Caribbean ‘crumbling under poor leadership and divisive politics’
By Clive Bacchus From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — The humanization of power is the main affliction affecting good governance in the Caribbean, says Joan Purcell, author of the book A Vision for Change. “To begin with,…