Murders spiral in Jamaica
By Bert Wilkinson From Caribbean Life There have been more murders in Jamaica so far this year than for all of 2016, prompting the administration of Prime Minister Andrew Holness to undertake a slew of tough new measures including the…
CDB-funded initiative to transform teaching and learning in Barbados schools
From Caribbean News Now BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Despite significant investments by governments in the Caribbean, student achievement at the end of basic education is still lagging behind expected levels. This could change in Barbados, through the School Teacher Effectiveness Plan…
Cayman Island Insurance Company formations clipping along in 2017
To date for 2017, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has issued 23 new insurance company licenses. This count includes 20 Class B licenses, 11 of which represent third-party insurers, and 3 Class C licenses. The 2016 year ended with…
Caribbean hurricane aftermath – 10 things that have become the new norm fFor Crucians after Hurricane Maria
From NAM News Americas, MIAMI, FL, Fri. Oct. 20, 2017: It’s been a month since Hurricane Maria slammed into St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, turning the lives of its 50,000 plus residents upside down and sending them back…
UK: FA opens inquiry into Eni Aluko’s claim an England coach spoke to her in Caribbean accent
By Matt Slater From Evening Standard UK Lee Kendall repeatedly spoke to her in a Caribbean accent, is being investigated by the Football Association. The astonishing allegation was made by Aluko during her testimony to the Digital, Culture, Media and…
Robots learn to walk
Robots learn to walk naturally by understanding their bodies By Jon Fingas From engadget Self-aware algorithms and flexible joints help them move more like humans. The challenge with bipedal robots isn’t so much getting them to walk at all (although…
Is hurricane season already over? Not so fast
By Jonathan Belles From wunderground We’re heading into the last five weeks of hurricane season, but the Caribbean may begin to cook up an early Halloween tropical disturbance next week. A couple of the ensemble families of computer models are…
Foundation Companies may now be incorporated in the Cayman Islands
By Morven McMillan, Maxine Bodden, Ray Davern, Alex Way From Maples & Calder The Cayman Islands Foundation Companies Law (the “Law”), which was enacted earlier this year subject to a commencement order, has now been brought fully into effect. Foundation…
Renowned award for PV Energy’s 10 MWp solar energy project cluster for Antigua & Barbuda
The award “Best Utility Scale Solar” was presented yesterday at the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum 2017 With its 10 MWp clean energy project cluster, planned, designed and realised for the Caribbean twin-island state Antigua and Barbuda, the solar energy provider…
Puzzles for Oct 23 2017 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
TODAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE # 1 YESTERDAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE # 5 SOLUTION