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Calling the young, gifted and Caribbean!
By KERYN NELSON From St Lucia Star The High Commission of Canada to Saint Lucia (and other neighbouring islands) is once again opening up its offices in Bridgetown, Barbados to two promising young people between the ages of 16 and…
Haiti – Justice : More than 75% of prisoners in Haitian prisons have never been tried
From Haiti Libre The situation of people in prolonged pretrial detention is one of the causes of the overcrowding rate of prisons in Haiti. According to figures from the Directorate of Prison Administration (DAP), on average 74% of men, 82%…
USFSM hosts successful seminar on Cuba and the Caribbean
SARASOTA, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2018) – USF Sarasota-Manatee hosted a day-long seminar about Cuba and the Caribbean islands on Thursday with panels of internationally renowned experts that included two representatives of Congress and a former U.S. diplomat, among others. The…
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OPINION:The whisper on Williams, and the public perception
By Jolly Green Colin Williams is Director of Public Prosecutions [DPP] in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The whisper is he is leaving and seeks a new job as a High Court Judge. He has looked all over and it…
US: Broward Sheriff Israel defends his ‘Amazing Leadership’
By Cathy Burke From Newsmax A defiant Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel on Sunday defended his “amazing leadership” of a law enforcement agency that’s come under fire for alleged missteps and lapses surrounding a mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla.,…
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National Cook-Off Champions crowned at Cayman Islands Agricultural Sh
John Gray High School students Joshua McLean and Diandra Thompson cooked up a storm to win the 2018 National Youth Cook-Off final at the Agricultural Show on Ash Wednesday (Wednesday, 14 February). The 14-year-old amateur chefs, from George Town, trained…
Is Kamal Haasan’s party website registered in Cayman Islands, a tax haven?
By Pratik Sinha From Alt News “Kamal’s party website http://Maiyam.com is registered in Cayman Island.” “Maiyam Cayman Island link, Cayman Island is a Tax Haven, How did Kamal who is fighting Corruption, get people in Tax Haven to register his…
YMCA renewed for extended afterschool programme
The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture and Lands and the YMCA (Y) of the Cayman Islands have renewed the contract allowing the Y to continue managing and operating the Extended After-School Programme (EASP). The programme is currently offered at…
Boy, 12, dies after falling from cliff in French ski resort of Avoriaz
From BBC A 12-year-old boy has died after falling off a cliff near the ski resort of Avoriaz in the French Alps. The boy and his 10-year-old brother, who were on a skiing holiday, went down a mountain and strayed…
Greece: Tax authorities to cross-check assets abroad
By PROKOPIS HATZINIKOLAOU From ekathimerini.com The Independent Authority for Public Revenue has received detailed information on all the assets – real estate properties, deposits, investments – held by 100,000 Greek taxpayers in 10 other European Union countries. The initiative concerns…
