Statement from the Acting Cayman Islands Governor re increase in gun crime
From His Excellency the Acting Governor, Mr. Franz Manderson – Governor’s Office “I have been following the unfolding security situation closely and remain in frequent contact with the Commissioner of Police and his team as they continue to manage the…
The View From Europe: The EU27, common values and the Caribbean
By David Jessop From Dominican Today At the start of February, Stefano Manservisi, the Director General of the European Commission’s Development Directorate, delivered a lecture at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI). It was a…
UK: Zizzi diners told to wash clothing after nerve agent traces found
By Owen Bowcott and Haroon Siddique From The Guardian UK The announcement from Public Health England is aimed at as many as 500 customers who ate at Zizzi restaurant or were in the Mill pub last Sunday and Monday. The…
OECS Member States collaborating to eliminate HIV and Tuberculosis
OECS Media release Friday, March 9, 2018 — The OECS Commission has partnered with the Pan American Health Organization and the Global Fund to implement a program aiming at eliminating tuberculosis and HIV in the Eastern Caribbean. The US $5…
Gender-based violence workshops
Cayman Islands: Making the case that gender-based violence is not a women’s issue GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – Gender violence prevention leadership training workshops challenged attendees to examine ways in which they can advance gender equality. The sessions, held on Thursday,…
St Kitts-Nevis, Bahamas and USVI set to be blacklisted by EU
By Youri Kemp From Caribbean News Now BRUSSELS, Belgium — A decision by European Union tax experts to blacklist St Kitts and Nevis, The Bahamas and US Virgin Islands is set to be endorsed by EU finance ministers at a…
Sir Ronald Sanders: The OECD: A robust response required
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the US and the OAS. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and at Massey College in…
Mum reveals what it is like to live in fear of her own brain tumou
By Charlotte Gosling From The Herald Plymouth Sue was diagnosed with a brain tumour while on a family holiday to the Caribbean A Plympton mum’s discovery of a brain tumour on a Caribbean holiday has led her to raise more…
Antigua supports Venezuela, withdraws from OAS Summit of the Americas
From TeleSUR Sanders said the government of Venezuela was excluded from participation without any prior explanation or discussion by the member-states. Antigua and Barbuda did not participate in the second preparatory meeting for the Summit of the Americas yesterday as…
Puzzles for Mar 12 2018 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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