ILO: in 2017 unemployment rose for the third consecutive year in Latin America and the Caribbean, but is expected to go down next year.
The rate will decline in 2018 if all the forecasts for economic growth are maintained, says the ILO on presenting the annual Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean report. The region presented mixed challenges, with some signs of…
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Andreessen Horowitz has a new, $450 million bio fund
By Connie Loizos From Techcrunch Almost exactly two years ago, the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz took the wraps off a $200 million “biofund” that aimed to invest at the intersection of biology and engineering and was being led by its…
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Saint Lucian on Executive of Caribbean Association of Forensic Sciences
Press Release: Director of Forensic Science Services – Saint Lucia Forensic Science Laboratory, Ms. Fernanda Henry is among the new crop of forensic professionals who are hoping to make a noteworthy contribution as the new executive of the Caribbean Association…
Cayman Islands: Water-related death in East End – Update Man named
From RCIPS Tue Dec 19 Police can now confirm the identity of the man who died after experiencing difficulties on the water in East End on Thursday, 14 December. He is James Howard Huber, aged 59, of California in the…
19 Dec Weather In Cayman
19 Dec Tue 2017 Weather In Cayman Synopsis Fresh easterly winds and rough seas will continue across the Cayman area for the next 24 hours as an area of high pressure dominates the Western Caribbean. Radar images show isolated showers…
Petition filed by Colours Cayman to the EU Parliament – UPDATE
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, 17 December 2017: Colours Cayman filed a Petition with the EU Parliament in May 2017 in which it was requested that the following pre-conditions be imposed on the United Kingdom (“UK”) for the entry into negotiations…
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Island Time in the Cayman Islands
By Victoria Abbot Riccardi Over the years, the Cayman Islands made headlines as tax havens for celebrities, politicians and business magnates. However, these coral outcrops, consisting of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, have other valuable assets, including superb…
The Editor Speaks: Why do the poor countries allow their leaders to live a life that rivals Royalty?
In an article we have published today titled “Filthy Rich” it highlights the lavish lifestyle of Africa’s longest self-serving dictators. The article states: “The former First Family of Zimbabwe – The Mugabes – deposed by the military, after the tanks…
Can anything turn the tide on the iguana invasion? Florida aims to find out
BY JENNY STALETOVICH From Miami Herald Growing up on Key Biscayne in the 1970s, Paul Zuccarini had no idea the commonplace green iguanas he loved to chase were as exotic as the tourists that descended every winter. They were like…
