New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants adopted by all Member States at historic UN Summit
Monday, September 19, 2016 7:58 PM- George’s, Grenada UNITED NATIONS, New York – Monday, 19 September 2016 – World leaders came together at the United Nations General Assembly today to adopt the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants which…
Uruguay, Chile and Costa Rica with 60% household internet penetration
From Merco Press The State of Broadband 2016 report, released by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean shows that 43.4% of all households in the region were connected to the Internet in 2015, nearly doubling the figure…
Breaking: Shock Andy Hall verdict
By Zoe Birchall, From Walk Free<team In a shocking blow against justice today, courts in Thailand found activist Andy Hall guilty of ‘computer crimes’ and ‘criminal defamation’. Andy has been given a three year suspended sentence and fined 150,000 Thai…
Cayman Islands Girls’ PFL
2016/2017 Girls’ Primary Football League (PFL) Opening Rally kicks-off this Weekend The primary school girls will kick-off the 2016/2017 CUC primary school football season this Saturday, September 24th with the inaugural CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) Opening Rally at…
Gadget of the week
What to expect at Photokina’s giant camera show By Steve Dent From engadget The biennial event starts this week in Cologne, Germany. If you’re thinking about getting a new camera, you might want to wait until the largest photo show…
Fifa corruption defendants in talks with US officials over plea bargain [including Cayman Islands resident Costas Takkas]
By Jamie Rainbow From World Soccer Several defendants charged in a wide-ranging corruption case involving Fifa are in negotiations with US officials about possibly pleading guilty, a U.S. prosecutor has revealed Assistant US Attorney Evan Norris spoke at a hearing…
Cayman Library Reading Challenge
Cayman Islands Public Library Summer Reading Challenge Receives Great Reviews Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – With 701 books read and 583 hours of reading time clocked, officials at the Cayman Islands Public Library have given the 2016 Summer Reading Challenge…
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Caribbean: Rethinking progress in sustainable development era
From CaribFlame Caribbean countries make a special case for development. The high and increasing exposure to hazards, combined with very open and trade-dependent economies with limited diversification and competitiveness portray a structurally and environmentally vulnerable region, composed, in the most…
Growth, Value, and Dividend Aristocrats
By: Ashley Kindergan From The Financialist There are numerous reasons to be optimistic about global equities in the coming year. Capital is plentiful; central banks in Europe, the United Kingdom, and some Asian economies have an easing bias; and the…
ILO Team to facilitate a new tripartite Decent Work Country Programme in Guyana
PORT OF SPAIN (ILO News) – The Director, Claudia Coenjaerts, and several members of the International Labour Organization’s Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean are in Georgetown, Guyana, to support the advancement of the Decent Work Agenda in…
