Jamaica: Caribbean Maritime Institute to be expanded
By Garwin Davis From JIS Story Highlights: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be making an investment in the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), to make it easier to accommodate the growing number of applicants vying…
Conyers Dill & Pearman takes double honours at CISHRP Gala
From The Lawyer The Cayman Islands Society of Human Resources Professionals (CISHRP) held its 7th Annual Top Employer Gala on 1 December at the Marriott Beach Resort drawing HR teams from 20 companies across the island. Conyers Dill & Pearman…
Recipe of the week
Muffin-Pan Shepherd’s Pie By Kelli Foster From The Kitchn Shepherd’s pie is a marvelous comfort food: hearty meat and veg under a mashed potato crust. This upside-down version, made in a muffin pan and baked in shredded potato cups, is…
Barbados and Trinidad currencies begin downward slide in Guyana
From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana — At the opening of the local currency trading market on Friday morning in Guyana, the value of the Barbados dollar and the Trinidad dollar lost around 0.09% and 1.2% of their respective values…
Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish
By Hazel Sheffield From Independent UK Sweden is so good at recycling that, for several years, it has imported rubbish from other countries to keep its recycling plants going. Less than 1 per cent of Swedish household waste was sent…
Elian rebrands to Intertrust
Following their acquisition in June this year, Elian am extremely pleased to tell you that they will be fully rebranding to Intertrust on Monday 12 December. This is a key milestone in the integration of the two companies and represents…
Cayman poets perform
Cayman Poets perform at local brewery Georgina Wilcox The Cayman Poetry Festival last Friday (9) highlighted the immense talents of local Cayman Islands poets. I was concerned whether the actual readings were going to match the quality of the works…
Bomb attack near Cairo Coptic cathedral kills at least 25
From BBC A bombing near the Coptic cathedral in the Egyptian capital Cairo has killed at least 25 people, officials say. Dozens of others were injured in the blast at St Peter’s church during a Sunday church service. The church…
Sunrise Centre Christmas Play
Full House for Cayman Islands’ Sunrise Centre Christmas Play Sunrise Adult Training Centre had a full house for its annual Christmas play on Wednesday (7 December 2016). This year’s production was “The Innkeeper’s Dilemma”, which was set at the fictional…
CDB approves US$65 million for electricity systems upgrade in Suriname
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a loan of US$65 million to the government of Suriname. The financing will upgrade and expand sections of the country’s transmission, sub-transmission and distribution networks,…
