Partners in Print
LIFE successfully concludes Partners in Print literacy workshops at Cayman primary schools In honour of Child Month (May), local charitable organization LIFE (Literacy Is For Everyone) ran three one-off Partners in Print (PIP) workshops at Sir John A. Cumber, George…
After an injury, many children can be affected by PTSD
From Redorbit When a child on a bicycle is struck by oncoming traffic, the results can be devastating. From life-threatening head injuries to bone fractures, the children are definitely the losers. As it turns out, their bodies heal faster than…
Caribbean InTransit and IDB host art exhibition
From Repeating Islands Caribbean InTransit is producing and partnering with significant and high impact entities in creating access to a chain of arts festivals. Join them for their first festival of the year, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Creatives of the…
The islands treasured by offshore tax avoiders
By Floyd Norris From New York Times Did you know that United States companies earned $129 billion in 2010 in three small groups of islands? That is what they told the Internal Revenue Service they earned in Bermuda, the Cayman…
Opinion: Slavery should have made Africa strong
By Michael A. Dingwall There is one thing about Africa and slavery that has perplexed me for a long time. Seeing that the Europeans were able to build great empires out of the slave trade, how is it that Africa…
‘Solar Roadways’ to create smart roads & clean energy
By Lyndsey Gilpin June 5, 2014, From Tech Republic A smart grid of solar roads could reduce pollution, improve the economy, and have the potential to produce three times the amount of power the US currently uses. About an hour…
How to pick a father’s day gift
By Karin Price Mueller From Consumerist Two weeks go to go until Father’s Day. Odds are you haven’t gotten pops a gift, but what to buy? Let’s be honest. Your dad probably doesn’t need another tie or paperweight. And he…
“Life Needs the Caribbean Sea”
From Thunderclap It “Join Caribbean SeaFan Festival&Telethon Online #caribsea4life JUNE 8 World Ocean Day Logon to www.thecaribbeansea.org http://thndr.it/1iSXIsu In honor of UN World Oceans Day, June 8th, the Institute of Caribbean Studies, Washington DC is launching its “Life Needs the…
Importing food is damaging the Caribbean: Why no action?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday June 5, 2014 – It is shameful that golden opportunities to produce more food in the Caribbean and significantly reduce the astronomically high annual food import bill of US$4.75 billion are…
