Haitians make pilgrimage, pray for a better future
From Caribbean News Service GANTHIER, Haiti, Apr 19 2017 — Arms raised to the heavens, tens of thousands of Haitians flocked to a craggy hillside to pray and seek renewal in one of the spiritually steeped country’s biggest annual pilgrimages…
Crime ‘threatens nearly half the world’s natural heritage sites’
By Matt McGrath From BBC News Poaching, illegal logging and fishing are threatening endangered species in some of the world’s most iconic natural sites, according to a report. Conservation charity WWF says almost half of the world’s 200 designated natural…
Cayman DG’s 5K Challenge
Franz Manderson Invites All to Take Part in DG’s 5K Challenge With only a few days remaining until the 2017 DG’s 5K Challenge, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson is inviting everybody in the Cayman Islands to take part in the event,…
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19 Apr 2017 Weather in Cayman
Apr 19 Wednesday 2017 Synopsis Satellite pictures indicate that the extensive coverage of high level clouds over the Cayman Islands is associated with a broad upper level trough over the Gulf of Mexico which is expected to continue to spread…
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…
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…