CARIFTA Championships: Day Two Finals & Day Three Recap
Day Two Finals By Lani Cabrera From FLO Swimming Day two finals of the 2017 CARIFTA Games in Nassau, Bahamas, took place Sunday with plenty fast and record-breaking swims. The first event of the night was the 200m freestyle, and the first…
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New leadership at Divetech; Same commitment to customer service and Tech Diving
New Divetech owner and managing partner Jo Mikutowicz has been at the helm of one of Cayman’s leading dive operators for more than a year, and she is making her mark. Mikutowicz has big fins to fill. Cayman dive pioneer…
Cayman Islands: PSPB Pensioners’ Appreciation Event a rousing success
More than 400 people attended the Public Service Pensions Board Pensioners’ (PSPB) Appreciation event at Pedro St. James from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 12 April 2017. A light, refreshing breeze greeted visitors from across the length and breadth…
The Editor Speaks: Steve Foster
It was with a great deal of sadness I learned of the death of Steve Foster. In his last few years here on Grand Cayman before he became very ill I would have a drink with Steve Foster in Fidel…
The future of Caribbean Developments: Challenges and opportunities with SDGs
Presented at Clemson University Caribbean Initiative Forum March 7, 2017, Clemson, South Carolina By Okama Ekpe Brook, MA The SDGs are clustered into six essential areas: dignity prosperity justice partnership planet and people. New elements in the SDGs include human…
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Bahamian master motivator celebrates 30 years in business
From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamian born international motivational speaker, corporate trainer, bishop of motivation, customer service evangelist, talk show host and author, master motivator Spence Finlayson, is celebrating 30 years in business. Finlayson began his career as…
Give Jamaicans overseas more access to invest in Jamaica
From South Florida Caribbean News Maureen Hayden-Cater says Give Jamaicans Overseas More Access to Invest in Jamaica KINGSTON, Jamaica – Maureen Hayden-Cater, managing director, JN Bank, one of the top three commercial banks in Jamaica, says the country must move…
M=5.6 earthquake shakes Caribbean
By David Jacobson, From Temblor At 1:23 a.m. local time, a M=5.6 earthquake shook the eastern rim of the Caribbean near Antigua and Barbuda. Several aftershocks were also recorded, including a M=4.8 approximately one hour after the mainshock. Fortunately, this…
UK snap election: Five things you need to know
From BBC UK Prime Minister Theresa May has called a snap general election for 8 June, taking the country by surprise. The previous election was in 2015, so another was not due until 2020. Ms May pledged several times after…
In South Florida, green iguanas have grown into suburban scourge
By JENNIFER KAY Associated Press From Star Tribune SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. — Perched in trees and scampering down sidewalks, green iguanas have become so common across South Florida that many see them not as exotic invaders, but as reptilian…
