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Little Stacy is in need of a Cayman Islands home From CARE – Cayman Animal Rescue Enthusiasts We are sending this appeal out on behalf of Feline Friends. They are desperately in need of finding a home for this little…
The Editor Speaks: At LAST!! Paraquat to be banned
It was with a large amount of cheering when I heard the news that the deadly herbicide Paraquat, which has no known antidote, is to be banned by the Cayman Islands government. Cabinet Minister Hon. Marco Archer made the announcement…
Cayman Islands students learning science through the eyes of an artist
On Thursday, February 26th, high school students from Triple C School visited the National Gallery exhibit Art Under the Microscope – Luminescent Forms to learn more about science from an artistic perspective. This was a unique and exciting experience for…
Acorn International announces judgment of the Cayman Islands Court in relation to petition and cross petition
March 10, 2015: 08:00 AM ET SHANGHAI, March 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) (“Acorn” or the “Company”), a media and branding company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling products through extensive direct and distribution…
FOG 2K15 aims to “Unite The Island”
GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, March 9, 2015 – Cayman’s Premier Powder Fete, “FOG”, returns for a second year with “FOG 2K15” set for Friday 27th March. “FOG” takes its inspiration from both Caribbean carnival culture as well as the Hindu…
Legal costs awarded against Cayman Islands DPP
By Peter Polack The Cayman Islands Government treasury has taken another hit with a ruling in October last year by Justice Richard Williams that the Crown by way of the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Cayman Islands Government…
Cayman Islands Premier opens Youth Parliament
Welcome to opening of Youth Parliament By Premier Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 10 a.m., Monday, 9 March, 2015 Legislative Assembly Good morning and welcome to these distinguished Chambers of the House of the Legislative Assembly. I am pleased to…
CIAA gives update on DHL cargo plane that made emergency landing at ORIA
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (10 March, 2015) The engine for the DHL cargo plane that made an emergency landing at Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) on Wednesday, 18 February arrived on Monday morning (9 March) onboard an IL-76 . The…
Webster highlights challenges affecting Caribbean women at international conference
From iNews Guyana [www.inewsguyana.com] – Guyana’s Human Services and Social Security Minister, Jennifer Webster says that within the Caricom trade bloc, women are still marginally represented in politics when compared to their male counterparts. She made the statement while highlighting…
Kizomba, a seductive Afro-Caribbean dance, arrives in South LA
By Anna-Catherine Brigida From Intersections South LA The sound of pulsing music and Portuguese lyrics blares out to the sidewalk outside Vanessa’s Positive Dance Studio on Monday nights in South L.A. Couples press close together, attempting to move as one…