Red Bay Primary School receives support through private/public partnership
Thanks to the generous support of Rotary Central and Maples and Calder, Red Bay Primary School (RBPS) has raised enough funds to expand its literacy support programming this calendar year. The funds raised will go to the purchase of an…
Cayman Islands Premier League – Week 12 Result
See attached the results for the Cayman Premier League Week 12
Mourant Ozannes funds lawyer ranked in top five offshore private funds experts
By James Qualtrough From Isle News Funds specialist Gavin Farrell, partner at offshore law firm Mourant Ozannes, has continued to be recognised in the top five of global offshore funds experts according to the Who’s Who Private Funds legal market…
Local Author’s Writing Workshop & Book Fair huge success
On Friday 5th and Saturday 6th December, 2014, the Cayman Islands Public Library Service hosted the local author’s writing workshops and book fair run by CayWriters. CayWriters is an organisation whose vision is to promote writers in the Cayman Islands….
Dates established for 2015 Gold Cup Play-in Series featuring French Guyana and Honduras
MIAMI (Friday, December 12, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup play-in series between French Guyana and Honduras, which will determine the final team in the…
Tanker rates jump as U.S. refiners boost Latin America shipments
By Naomi Christie From Bloomberg Tanker rates are increasing to the highest level in at least three years as a surge in U.S. refining boosts demand for ships to carry processed fuels to Latin America and the Caribbean. Vessels carrying…
Galactic get-together has impressive light display
From NASA At this time of year, there are lots of gatherings often decorated with festive lights. When galaxies get together, there is the chance of a spectacular light show as is the case with NGC 2207 and IC 2163…
Chocolate meringue cake with whipped cream and raspberries
By Nila Jones From Serious Eats Easy and impressive holiday dessert: Chocolate meringue cake with whipped cream and raspberries The winter holidays call for a very specific type of dessert recipe: delicious, easy, and definitely impressive-looking. Well, this cake is…
Interview: Alexander McCall Smith, author of No. 1. Ladies’ Detective Agency series
By Gigi Lehman special to The Miami Herald In a letter to her niece about novel writing, Jane Austen once remarked: “You are now collecting your people delightfully, getting them exactly into such a spot as is the delight of…
Number of babies born with HIV declined in Latin America and Caribbean
Number of babies born with HIV declined 78% in Latin America and the Caribbean, says new PAHO/WHO report In 2013, 2,300 babies were born with HIV in the region, down from 10,700 in 2001 Washington, D.C., 15 December 2014 (PAHO/WHO)…
