Cayman Islands Chamber ‘Best in Show’ at ACCE Communications Excellence Awards
From Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce has been named one of three Communications Excellence Best in Show winners by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) at the organisation’s annual awards ceremony in…
Parliamentary representation for British Territories
By Anthony Webber Further to the report on this in various BOT media, including Caribbean News Now and Cayman Island News, this is an update: If the BOT’s and CD’s had UK Parliamentary representation, the Cayman Islands, with a population…
What Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg both get wrong about AI
BY PETE PACHAL From Mashable Artificial intelligence — software with the ability to observe, analyze, and act on its own — will play a big part in shaping our future. But will it destroy it? It’s a serious question, at…
France wildfires
France wildfires force mass evacuation From BBC “We’re still not out of the woods yet” – tourist who witnessed the wildfires Wildfires in south-eastern France have forced the evacuation of 10,000 people overnight, officials say. Hundreds of firefighters have been…
Pakistan village council orders ‘revenge rape’ of girl
From BBC Some 20 people from Multan, Pakistan, have been arrested for ordering the rape of a teenage girl, in revenge for a rape her brother allegedly committed. Police said the families of the two girls are related. Members of…
Retailers’ woes stretch far beyond lower prices
By Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool From Business Insider Retailers remain heavily concerned that the low prices offered by Wal-Mart as well as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other digital retailers hurt their business, according to a new research report. The…
Volkswagen pleads guilty to diesel cheating, as if it had a choice
By Mike Wehner From BGR It’s been nearly two years since news of Volkswagen’s diesel emissions cheating first broke, and the months since have been filled with recalls, buybacks, and lots and lots of money flying out of the company’s…
Caribbean must equalise to grow and grow to equalise – ECLAC
By Desmond Brown KINGSTON | NEW YORK (ACP-IDN) – If they are to meet commitments agreed under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its sustainable development goals (SDGs), the countries of the Caribbean must focus on closing the structural…
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Seaborne Airlines resumes service to Antigua-Barbuda
From Caribbean News Now ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Seaborne Airlines resumed its non-stop service between the carrier’s hub in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Antigua and Barbuda on Friday. The service represents the only non-stop connection between Antigua and Barbuda…
Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast pools efforts against climate change
By Diego Arguedas Ortiz From IPS HONE CREEK, Costa Rica, Jul 24 2017 (IPS) – Jonathan Barrantes walks between the rows of shoots, naming one by one each species in the tree nursery that he manages, in the south of…
