History of Dutch Jews role in slavery is bluntly depicted
By Menachem Wecker From Forward ‘The word ‘slave’ is used in this exhibition,” notes a wall text at “ Jews in the Caribbean: Four Centuries of History in Suriname and Curacao ” at Amsterdam’s Jewish Historical Museum. “The museum is…
NJ Jury: Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ claims were consumer fraud
By David Gialanella, From New Jersey Law Journal A New Jersey jury has decided that a religious organization violated the state’s consumer fraud statute when it touted the efficacy of a form of therapy aimed at converting homosexuals to heterosexuals….
NSA failures expose yet more secrets, endanger millions
By Patrick Watson From Newsmax Not even halfway through the Year of the Hack, the U.S. government looks every bit as vulnerable as the private sector it wants to “help.” The latest news: As many as 14 million current and…
Cayman Islands: Union Jack at half mast to Commemorate British Victims of the Tunisian Beach Massacre
The Union Jack will fly at half-mast on all Government buildings on Monday 29 June 2015. Local officials have lowered the flag of the United Kingdom as a show of solidarity with the British victims of the terrorist attack at…
Money raised for Virginia student badly injured in Cayman Islands
From CBS 6 Harrison Strong 5K raises $30,000 for family of injured James River High student CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Runners, walkers and corporate sponsors raised more than $30,000 Saturday for the family Chesterfield teen Harrison Zierenberg. The money was…
Cayman Islands Stingray Awards winners announced
The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) was pleased to host the prestigious, 12th Annual Cayman Stingray Tourism Awards at the Ritz-Carlton on June 23, 2015. This event is dedicated to recognizing and honouring the hard working men and women of…
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Community Events Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The Grand Court jury report date has been changed. Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 April – 30 June 2015 session are now to report on Monday, 29 June 2015…
The Editor speaks: Draft Labour Bill to digest and provide feedback
Last Wednesday (24) the Minister for Labour, Tara Rivers, presented the Labour Relations Bill 2015. This follows hot on the heels of the Public Consultation on the Education Bill (2015) that Rivers also presented. She has been a very busy…
Caribbean prepare for the worst in hurricane season
From Curacao Chronicle Climate change is now causing more droughts, or destructive rains worse than any hurricane with catastrophic human and economic losses. TTC Service.-The forecasts for the hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean 2015 are benign, but the Caribbean…
