UNICEF expands relief efforts in Latin America and Caribbean after month of ‘relentless’ natural disasters
From UN News Office 27 September 2017 – To help children and families affected by the series of natural disasters that have devastated countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today said it has…
Eastern Caribbean to get $6 million World Bank grant
By Joyce Loan From WIC News The World Bank has approved a US$6.3 million grant to support Eastern Caribbean countries to preserve and strengthen resilience of coastal and marine resources. Th funds will also be used to implement regional policies…
Marine biologist captures ‘blue hole’ in the Great Barrier Reef
BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable Australia’s Great Barrier Reef already offers plenty of wonder, but dang, this blue hole is pretty cool. It was apparently found by marine biologist Johnny Gaskell, who said he spotted the blue hole on Google…
Nigeria: Hundreds of thousands vaccinated against cholera in Northeast
By Lisa Schlein Voice of America From AllAfrica Geneva — The World Health Organization reports 844,000 people in northeast Nigeria have been reached with one dose of oral cholera vaccine in an effort to prevent the fatal disease from spreading….
Germany to get a Taste of Caribbean Diversity
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, September 27, 2017. A diverse collection of food and beverage producers from the Caribbean will descend upon the world’s leading food fair AUNGA in Cologne, Germany next month. The leading food fair which attracts some 7000 exhibitors from…
President of Dominican Republic to address UNWTO Conference in Jamaica
Tourism Minister, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett has announced that His Excellency, Danilo Medina, President of the Dominican Republic, will headline a slate of distinguished speakers who will address the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) International Year of Sustainable Tourism…
Cayman Islands latest PR Application Numbers & Totals – 185 approvals
The latest numbers on permanent residency applications from the last two weeks (11-22 September 2017). The backlog number for pending applications is now at 802. The applications were reviewed by both the Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency (CSPR) Board and…
Cayman’s 2nd Anguilla relief mission
CI Government Sends out Second Relief Mission to Anguilla The Cayman Islands Government’s second humanitarian relief mission to Anguilla in two weeks flew to the hurricane-torn island mid-morning yesterday (Tuesday, 26 September 2017). Laden with more critical medical supplies donated…
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27 Sep Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 H/cane, 1 TS (Atlantic)
Sep 27 Wed 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on…