Butterfield employees around the world participate in coastal cleanup
George Town, Grand Cayman—19 September 2017: Employees of Butterfield Group companies around the world joined forces with local environmental groups to take part in the International Costal Clean-Up on Saturday, 16 September 2017. 267 Butterfield team members cleared 113 bags…
Cayman Islands support teams remain in BVI and Anguilla
We’ve already seen and heard some early indications of the devastation that Hurricane Maria has caused to the island of Dominica. This is a very dangerous storm which will later today pass through our Overseas Territory neighbours. Premier Alden McLaughlin…
Deployment of Cayman Islands police officers to BVI during Hurricane Maria
From RCIPS Deployment of RCIPS Officers to BVI during Hurricane Maria The RCIPS can confirm that the sixteen RCIPS police officers deployed to BVI on 9 September to provide law enforcement support in the wake of Hurricane Irma will continue…
The Editor Speaks: Starving!
I was much moved when I watched a BBC documentary last evening (Mon) titled “The boy who shocked the world”. It has been a year since starving Saleem became the face of Yemen’s suffering. But where is he now? “Parents…
Cayman Islands: Local recruitment open day at Training and Development Unit last Saturday, 16 September
From RCIPS On Saturday, 16 September, over forty young men and women visited the RCIPS Training and Development Unit in Governor’s Square to sit down with police officers and civilian personnel and hear about what a typical working day at…
Uniregistry Market announces record sales in its secondary market
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Uniregistry Market, the world’s leading boutique domain marketplace, announced today that it has sold 3617 domains totaling more than 29,000,000 USD in the first 8 months of 2017. The number…
Stanislav Petrov, who averted possible nuclear war, dies at 77
From BBC A former Soviet military officer credited with averting a possible nuclear disaster at the peak of the Cold War has died at the age of 77. Stanislav Petrov was on duty at a Russian nuclear early warning centre…
The Wellness Centre celebrates young Caymanian’s RBT certification
The Wellness Centre celebrates young Caymanian’s RBT certification Another young Caymanian student has become a Registered Behaviour Technician (RBT) after passing the international Behavior Analyst Certification Board’s external examination, following a five-month training programme through The Wellness Centre. Daniella Ebanks,…
Yemen emergency
The lack of immediate and unhindered access to people who urgently need food assistance – compounded by a shortage of funding – means that millions of people in Yemen are on the brink of famine. The current level of hunger…
40 million in modern slavery and 152 million in child labour around the world – UPDATED
New data reveal that the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal Target 8.7, will not be achieved unless efforts to fight modern slavery and child labour are dramatically increased. NEW YORK (ILO News) – New research developed jointly by the…