New crime index ranks Costa Rica’s most dangerous cantons, but data are from 2011
By L. Arias From Tico Times The central cantons of Limón and San José top the country’s cantonal crime index, according to the latest report released this week by the Peace Vice Ministry – part of Costa Rica’s Justice Ministry…
California senators float post-2020 climate change bill
By Rory Carroll From Business Insider SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two California state senators released a bill hat would give regulators the authority to design a plan to meet the state’s long-term greenhouse gas reduction goals and improve air quality…
Rastas, royals and revolution: 100 years of photography in the Caribbean
By Sarah Gilbert From The Guardian A new photography book examines culture, politics, religion and tourism in the Caribbean over the past century. Here are some of the best images Hugh Muir: the first time I visited Jamaica was as…
UPDATE: Machete attack on Cayman Islands BT man leaves him seriously injured
UPDATE: From RCIPS Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 10:19 AM Charge – Attempted Murder A 49 year old Bodden Town man arrested on Monday 3 November 2014 for a machete attack on another male in Carrington Lane, Bodden Town has been…
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AMEC awarded contract for solid waste management consultancy for Cayman Islands
Multi-national engineering company AMEC has been awarded a consultancy contract to prepare a national strategy to determine the direction of solid waste management in the Cayman Islands for the next 50 years. AMEC will also prepare an outline business case…
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Cayman Islands Governor involved in car crash From RCIPS Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 4:47 PM Approximately 1:35pm Wednesday 5th November 2014, RCIPS were informed of a motor vehicle collision along the West Bay Road in the vicinity of 7…
The Editor Speaks: Baffling why employers fight to employ expats
As someone who has employed many staff I can speak from experience. Even eliminating the ‘employ a Caymanian first obligation’ why would an employer want to go to all the additional hassle of work-permit fees, lodgings, application form filling, etc….
Cayman Islands now has 30 confirmed cases of Chikungunya and Chikungunya spreading to western Jamaica
Cayman Islands Chikungunya Update as of 3 November 2014 The total number of confirmed chikungunya cases in the Cayman Islands has reached 30 to date. Meanwhile the number of locally transmitted cases is now six. The distribution of confirmed cases…
Cayman Brac librarian celebrates 25 years of service
The Cayman Islands Public Library Service would like to acknowledge and congratulate Mrs. Latasia Brown-Conolly for her 25 years of service! Mrs. Conolly began working for the Public Library Service in 1989 and to this day, she is the first…
