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Cayman Islands coroner’s jury record suicide verdict to policeman On Wednesday (17) afternoon the Corner’s Jury in an inquest to determine the death of former RCIPS’ officer PC Raphael Williams returned a verdict of “death by suicide”. The RCIPS would…
Editorial
After receiving this email from a number of readers I have dedicated this space to republishing it. I have also published the report about the truth of the email from Snopes “Just received this urgent prayer email below from Don…
The state of Caribbean Tourism [Cayman tourism director gives report]
By Brian Major From Travel Pulse Tourism leaders in several key Caribbean destinations are working to extend growing land-based and cruise ship arrivals by re-developing infrastructure, supporting new resort properties and promoting sustainable tourism initiatives, said officials at the Caribbean…
Challenges faced by Barbados judiciary to be addressed
By Julia Rawlins-Bentham From Caribbean News Now BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) — Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite has signalled his willingness to meet with members of the Barbados Bar Association (BBA) to address the challenges being experienced in the island’s judiciary, and…
Radio Cayman’s Breeze Fusion going the distance
The 8th Annual Breeze Fusion Walk/Run is coming up on Saturday November 1st starting at 6:30am from Smith’s Cove. Originally conceived as a family oriented event in 2007, this year’s fundraiser features an increase in the distance to a more…
Gonsalves describes St Vincent as “disaster prone” in climate change seminar opening remarks
From caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Wednesday September 17, 2014, CMC – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has called on the sub-regional organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to develop measures that would allow the countries…
Evaluating third-party litigation funding in the wake of recent scandals
From OffshoreAlert With the collapses of Axiom Legal Financing Fund and the Argentum Capital/Centaur Litigation Group with a combined £200 million of losses to investors due to fraud, third-party litigation funding has received plenty of negative publicity in recent years,…
HSA launches new pharmacy system
Constantly striving to improve client services and improve patient experience, the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) is introducing a new pharmacy software system. Once fully launched the system will allow for a safer, more efficient pharmacy service. On the…
We can save coral reefs
By Jeremy Jackson and Ayana Elizabeth Johnson From The New York Times Parrotfish eat algae and seaweed. These brightly colored fish with beaklike mouths inhabit coral reefs, the wellsprings of ocean life. Without them and other herbivores, algae and seaweed…
Thumbs up for Caribbean Leadership Project from Barbados’ Prime Minister
By Sharon Austin BGIS (Barbados, Eastern Caribbean) – Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has described the Caribbean Leadership Project’s Leadership Development Programme for senior civil servants as being critical to the region’s development. He made the comments recently while hosting an…
