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What happens when a government has a plan but no policy?
By Cathal Healy-Singh From Caribbean News Now Answer: It runs into the proverbial wall at top speed. A plan is a schedule of activities, resources and a budget to achieve an objective. A policy is a set of principles and…
Fuel tank fire
Response to Fuel Tank Fire by Cayman Islands Fire Service At 2.42 a.m. this morning (Monday, 24 July 2017) the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) successfully extinguished a fire inside a fuel tank at the Sol Fuel Distribution Centre on…
Police investigate murder of Guyanese miners in Venezuela
From Caribbean News Service GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 21 2017 – The police have launched an investigation into the murder of three Guyanese miners in Venezuela. The police report that the miners were found shot to death in a mining camp in…
US: Scaramucci: ‘I will take dramatic action to stop those leaks’
By Eric Mack From Newsmax Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, vowed Sunday to take “dramatic action” top stop leaks within his department. “I will take dramatic action to stop those leaks,” Scaramucci told “Fox News Sunday” host…
Oceanco Black Pearl
Sails raised on 105m Oceanco Black Pearl’s sea trials By Chris Jefferies From Boat International The 105 metre Oceanco sailing yacht Black Pearl has been spotted with her sails aloft for the first time as her extensive sea trials continue….
9 die in Texas immigrant-smuggling attempt
By Eric Gay and Will Weissert, The Associated Press From CTV SAN ANTONIO — At least nine people died after being crammed into a sweltering tractor-trailer found parked outside a Walmart in the midsummer Texas heat, victims of what authorities…
Trinidad: Male law student raped at knifepoint by Guyanese man
From Caribbean News Service PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 24 2017 – A 31-year-old Guyanese man who buggered and forced a law student to carry out grievous sexual acts was yesterday assisting the Arouca police in their investigation into the two offences….
Judge paves way for China Fishery trustee to investigate lender HSBC’s conduct
By Jason Smith From Undercurrent News A US judge has granted China Fishery trustee William Brandt permission to issue subpoenas to lender HSBC Bank, as part of a probe into the bank’s conduct prior to the 2016 bankruptcies of several…
The view from Europe: Brexit, global trade and the overseas territories
BY DAVID JESSOP From The Barbados Advocate Last month a report appeared indicating just how important one of the Caribbean’s overseas territories has become in facilitating global trade. The study ‘Creating Value: the BVI’s Global Contribution’, commissioned by BVI Finance…
Puzzles for July 25 2017 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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