Sierra Leone News: 3 children with heart disease flown to India [and Cayman Islands]
By Betty Milton From Awoko Three young children, below the age of five and suffering from a variety of different heart diseases, were yesterday flown out of the country to India for life-saving surgery. Mariatu, mother of 3-year old Umaru…
Cayman Islands police warn of uptick in injury accidents this past weekend, 28-30 July
From RCIPS Last weekend saw a total of 26 motor vehicle accidents reported to police, six of which are highlighted below. The suspected causes of these accidents are speed, alcohol, inattentiveness and impatience behind the wheel, and police are asking…
Eclipze Hair Design & Day Spa hosts Cut-A-Thon for Cayman Islands breast cancer awareness
Every year Eclipze Hair Design & Day Spa hosts a Cut-A-Thon in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year’s event will be our 17th Cut-A-Thon! The event will be held on Sunday October 1st at Eclipze Hair Design &…
Jamaica Emancipation Day Tue Aug 1 2017
Emancipation When full Emancipation came in 1838 a system that had been tried and tested in the Caribbean since the sixteenth century came to an end. Slavery had within itself the seeds of its own destruction, whether because slaves resisted…
The Editor Speaks: Breastfeeding
The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) have announced initiatives to raise awareness of the importance of breastfeeding to the growth and development of healthy children, This is to coincide with World Breastfeeding Week, that starts today (Aug 1) and…
Cayman Islands Chamber members benefit from free intellectual property session
The new Trade Marks & Design Laws coming into effect on August 1 were explained in detail by HSM Chambers’ Intellectual Property expert Sophie Davies on Wednesday, July 19 at a BE INFORMED session for Chamber members. Ms. Davies worked…
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An eagle’s kiss
By Jeff Guidry An eagle’s kiss This is the kind of story you need when it seems like the world is spiraling out of control….. Not many people get a picture of this proud bird snuggled up next to them!…
Is the U.K. already the kind of tax haven it claims it won’t be?
By Hugo Miller From Bloomberg Britain funnels 14% of offshore corporate money: researchers U.K. tops Switzerland, Singapore as conduit to ‘sink’ havens U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond told Le Monde that Britain will not become a Singapore-style low-tax…
Dr. Petrie appointed Mosquito Control Chief of Miami-Dade
Dr. Bill Petrie, director of the Mosquito Control and Research Unit (MRCU), is leaving his post to become the head of Miami-Dade Mosquito Control Division in Florida. He will be responsible for mosquito control in Miami-Dade County, with a particular…
Cayman Islands Chamber presents high achieving students with graduation awards
The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce presented high-achieving public & private school students with subject awards at recent graduation ceremonies. President Kyle Broadhurst, President-Elect Paul Byles & Vice-President Chris Kirkconnell awarded students from Clifton Hunter, John Gray, St. Ignatius and…
