Why join the Commonwealth?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday July 11, 2014 – The Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University held a colloquium on Thursday July 10 on the subject of “Why join the Commonwealth?”. I was invited to…
Caribbean looks to new insurance to cushion blow of natural disasters
From Anastasia Moloney From Thomson Reuters Foundation BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Natural disaster-prone Caribbean countries can soften the economic impact of earthquakes and hurricanes with new disaster insurance coverage in the form of a catastrophe bond, according to the…
RBC Children’s Cancer Fund gets new Administrator
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Friday July 11, 2014: RBC continues its fight against pediatric cancer in the Caribbean through a new partnership with The Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society (TTCS). The bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the non-profit organization on…
Cayman’s ICO overturns Governor’s office decision to withhold “Tempura” records – Full report
Acting Information Commissioner, Jan Liebaers, in a written decision on 10th July has “overturn the decision of the Governor’s Office to withhold the requested records by virtue of section 20(1)(d)of the Freedom of Information Law 2007. From ICO Hearing Decision FINDINGS…
Scientists may have found the brain’s on/off switch
By Tracy Staedter for Discovery News From Mashable When I was a child about nine years old or so, I embarked on a mission to discover the barrier between waking and sleeping. I believed that if I concentrated each night…
Dame Marguerite sworn in as 10th Governor-General of The Bahamas
From Bahama islands info NASSAU, The Bahamas – Dame Marguerite Pindling was sworn in as the tenth Governor-General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas during a special ceremony at Government House, Mount Fitzwilliam Tuesday, July 8. She is the ninth…
Kids in Lifeguard Swim Training
A group of 25 young people are enjoying fun in the sun this summer, as the first to attend Junior Lifeguard Training in the Cayman Islands. The youths, from 10-15-years of age, are participants in this week’s camp at the…
Football camp a blast!
Football fever was in the air this week, as young footballers attended a camp in West Bay, one of several being hosted by the Sports Department this summer. Over 50 young people, from six to 17 years of age, were…
Three men allege they were kidnapped by Washington D.C. uber driver, taken on 10-minute high speed chase
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist It’s not just Washington D.C., taxi drivers who allegedly kidnap passengers. Three out-of-town visitors allege they were kidnapped and taken on a high speed chase after hopping in an UberBlack car in the city earlier…
HBO once again receives the most Primetime Emmy® nominations
With a total of 99 nominations for original content and 17 for programming HBO distributes in the region, Game of Thrones leads with 19 nominations Miami, FL, July 10, 2014 – HBO received 99 Primetime Emmy® nominations for original content,…
