Cayman Islands Elections Voters List hearings begin 20 March
Senior Magistrate and Elections Revising Officer, Ms Nova Hall will begin sittings for hearing claims and objections from members of the public to entries in the Voters List. The hearings for the 19 electoral districts take place from 20-24 March…
Cayman Islands: Former General Counsel And Current Independent Director discusses the importance of robust fund governance
Article by DMS Offshore Investment Services William H. Woolverton recently joined the New York office of DMS Governance Ltd. (DMS) as managing director and head of U.S. legal. In this role, Woolverton has oversight of U.S. legal for DMS, along…
D.C. United Academy U-14s to compete in Cayman Airways Invitational
From Soccer Wire (Via D.C. United) – For the second consecutive year, D.C. United Academy’s under-14 team will travel to the Caribbean to participate in the Cayman Airways Invitational, an international under-15 tournament. The tournament, being held from May 2-7, features…
Tsunami response exercise for the Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands will join other localities in the Caribbean as a participant in an annual tsunami response exercise called the CARIBE WAVE 17 on Tuesday, 21 March 2017. Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) Director, McCleary Frederick, says the purpose…
Message in bottle from Cayman Islands reaches Galveston
BY SAMANTHA KETTERER The Galveston County Daily News From Star-Telegram GALVESTON, TEXAS Johnny Garza didn’t send an SOS to the world, but he did send a message in a bottle. The Galveston County Daily News (http://bit.ly/2mr5STW ) reports the message…
Daylight Saving Time costs money and frustration
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist It’s almost that time of year again. The time of year when Daylight Saving Time hits and you’re stuck changing clocks on everything from your bedroom alarm to your car to your microwave. While you’re…
Installation of solar solutions on Jumby Bay island completed
PV Energy provides Antiguan island with clean energy The twin-island state Antigua and Barbuda has taken a leading role in terms of clean energy supply in the Caribbean. This leadership has now once again been strengthened through the completion of…
Caricom pays tribute to former Haitian leader
From Jamaica Observer GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Caribbean Community (Caricom) yesterday paid tribute to the former, Haitian president René Préval, who died last week of a stroke. He was 74. In a condolence message, Caricom Secretary-General Irwin La Rocque…
Recipe of the week
The Color that Tastes Delicious Turmeric, a superfood Indian cuisine is renowned for the complex combination of spices giving many of its dishes a uniquely delicious flavor. But eating is a full sensory experience, of which taste plays only one…
‘Tambourine Army’ hits back against sexual violence in Jamaica
By Kate Chappell in Kingston from The Guardian UK New organisation in region with high rate of sex assault wants to move from culture of blaming victims to one of shaming perpetrators Women’s rights and gender equality is supported by…