ISIS in the Caribbean
By SIMON COTTEE From The Atlantic Trinidad has the highest rate of Islamic State recruitment in the Western hemisphere. How did this happen? This summer, the so-called Islamic State published issue 15 of its online magazine Dabiq. In what has…
Cayman Islands: CHC Group foreign proceeding approval sought
BY BRANDY CHETSA From Bankrupt Company News CHC Group filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court a motion for entry of an order authorizing a Debtor affiliate to commence a foreign an ancillary proceeding in the Cayman Islands with respect to CHC…
Calls for ‘All Hands on Deck’ as Caribbean islands recover from devastating rains
By Janel Ramkalawan From Global Voices A tropical disturbance, caused by a trough of low pressure, provoked severe weather conditions in several Central-Eastern Caribbean islands recently. Thundershowers and torrential rainfall began on November 28, 2016 and continued well into the…
Ministry of Tourism seeks financial consultants for Cayman Islands cruise pier project
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – With the review of the re-worked cruise pier plans nearing completion, the Ministry of Tourism is seeking to engage consultants with experience in Cruise Lines negotiations to develop the financial modelling aspects of the project…
RCIPS advise of repeated thefts of tools around Grand Cayman
Police have received reports of the thefts of tools around Grand Cayman, including two reports last weekend. Tools were discovered to have been stolen from five locked containers in the Industrial Park area (off Sparky’s Drive), as well as from…
Study: 77% of Trump Press Coverage Negative
By Greg Richter From Newsmax Negative media coverage of Donald Trump was 77 percent during the general election, according to a study released Wednesday by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. Trump complained during…
Spelling Bee Champions
Cayman Islands Secondary School Spelling Bee Champions John Gray High School student Toni-Ann Daley is champion of the 33rd Annual Lion’s Club of Grand Cayman Secondary Spelling Bee Competition. Second place was secured by Jelani Hanson, also of John Gray…
Haiti: Police officers shot dead
From Caribbean News Service PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Two police officers were shot and killed in as many days, officials here have reported. Justice and Public Security Minister Camille Edouard Jr., has deplored the deaths of two members of…
The Arctic is now missing enough ice to cover 23 US states
By Rafi Letzte From Business Insider Look at the map above. Go to the upper right-hand corner, start with Maine, and start counting. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North…
Cartoon of the Week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
