The Editor Speaks: World Prematurity Day and World Orphans Day. Linked by children.
Two stories celebrating special days may have escaped your notice or about too. The first, World Prematurity Day, you can read today as the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority are celebrating it. See today’s story “Cayman Islands Health Services Authority…
Child Protection Agency Commits to Paying Tertiary Fees of State Wards
By Barbara Ellington From JIS + Story Highlights Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, has pledged the continued commitment of her organisation to pay the fees for wards in childcare facilities, like…
OPIM partners with Marinius Research to launch latest Cayman quant fund
From opalesque Management Ltd. (OPIM), an Asia hedge fund platform, has partnered with Marinius Research (Cayman) to launch Marinius Fund, a Cayman-domiciled hedge fund for professional investors. Managed by Portfolio Manager Richmond Lee, the Fund seeks to generate absolute return…
Cayman Islands Health Services Authority celebrates World Prematurity Day
The Health Services Authority (HSA) will be offering free developmental checks for all pre-term babies born before 34 weeks, and who are not yet 18 months old and not actively receiving therapy on a regular basis. The development checks are…
EIB, CDB commit $24 million to post-disaster Caribbean reconstruction
From St Kitts & Nevis Observer Bonn, Germany – The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have set up an emergency post-disaster reconstruction financing initiative to help the region recover from recent hurricane events. The arrangement…
Oliver Mills: The merry-go-round of Caribbean education
By Oliver Mills From Caribbean News Now Is Caribbean education in a merry-go-round state? Why is it that, despite the educational consultancies examining the system of Caribbean education, there is the feeling it is not serving its purpose, and is…
meeco to install 5 solar systems on NAREI Institute buildings in Guyana
National Agricultural Research and Extension institute will be equipped with sun2roof and sun2safe solar solutions By issuing several clean energy tenders, the Government of the CO-operative Republic of Guyana aims to reach the target of a 100% renewable energy supply…
Munich Re underlines microinsurance growth in Latin America & Caribbean
By Luke Gallin From Reinsurance News Preliminary findings of a recent study on microinsurance across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), published by the Munich Re Foundation and the Microinsurance Network, highlights substantial growth in take-up rates in recent times,…
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International Star Etana to be Honored at 24th Annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards in Washington, D.C
International Star Etana to be Honored at 24th Annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards Washington, D.C (MPR Consulting) – On Friday, November 17th, 2017, the Soulful “Strong One”, Etana, who is of Jamaican heritage, will receive the Excellence in the Arts Award…
Grenada born retired Canadian politician receives CTO Lifetime Achievement Award
From South Florida Caribbean News The retired teacher and Canadian politician was presented with the CTO Lifetime Achievement Award at glitzy event in Toronto TORONTO – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has bestowed its most prestigious honour on social advocate…
