Antigua opposition will boycott first sitting of Parliament – Spencer
From Caribbean360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Wednesday June 25, 2014, CMC – The main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) says it will boycott the first sitting of the new Parliament since the June 12 general election after claiming that it had…
A Scottish kitchen made out of reclaimed ship parts
From The Kitchn Laura’s gorgeous Glasgow apartment has many stunning details — high ceilings, original, restored features — but it’s the kitchen and accompanying dining room that are truly eye-catching. If the kitchen island above looks vaguely nautical, that’s because…
Coffee is about to get more expensive everywhere
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, The Wire From Business Insider Months after we all started fretting over the prospect of a global coffee shortage, it seems we might actually start to feel the caffeine-related effects of Brazil’s massive drought and Central America’s…
Air force closing ionosphere research program, a favorite of conspiracy theorists
By Stan Schroedermay From Mashable The U.S. Air Force plans to shut down the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) in Gakona, Alaska, this summer, NBC News reports. The $300 million HAARP project has been the subject of controversy…
Education Ministry (Amended) Statement on students and teachers ‘negative behaviours’ in Cayman’s schools
The Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs’ Chief Officer have issued an amendment to they statement released on Tuesday, 24 June 2014. Clarification of Statement Issued 24 June 2014 by Chief Officer and Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Employment & Gender Affairs…
Antigua says abolishment of criminal defamation is on “front burner”
From Caribbean360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Wednesday June 25, 2014, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it will have by next week draft legislation abolishing criminal defamation. Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin said the issue had been placed on the…
Promoting Energy Security in the Caribbean
Written by White House Washington, DC – Energy security is a major challenge for the Caribbean. The region is largely dependent on relatively high-cost imported fuel and electricity. Small isolated economies and unattractive investment policies discourage investment necessary to build…
Cuba could be the ‘Hong Kong of Caribbean’
By Harry Alford From The Philadelphia Tribune We first visited Cuba in 2000. There was so much to see that we visited twice that year (August and November). The nation showed so much promise with its health-care system, education standards,…
Salamanders hold clues to how humans could regrow limbs
By Max Yun, Research Fellow at University College London for The Conversation UK From Mashable Humans have some regenerative abilities but compared to creatures like the salamander, which has an amazing ability to regenerate after injury, we’re pretty limited. Not…
FATCA and IGAs: What it means for the Cayman Islands financial services industry
Article by Anthony Fantasia and Amanda Kong Posted by Cayman Finance For those in the financial services industry, the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is most certainly not news. The act, which was conceived in 2010 as part…
