Cayman Brac: Layman Scott High School Career Fair
From Cayman Islands Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture and Lands Layman Scott High School is hosting its Career Fair on Friday, 23rd March for all High School students and 40 students from the primary schools in Cayman Brac. The purpose…
Blogging from the Cayman Islands, amazing results, and Banana Republic clinics
By Chris Centeno From Regenexx Once every 4 months, I travel down to our licensed, Grand Cayman advanced stem cell practice site. Today I saw a patient with amazing results in her hip. I also communicated with a patient who…
US: Uber death elicits warning from union leery of robo-truckers
From Newsmax The largest union for U.S. truck drivers, which has taken a cautious view of autonomous vehicles, called for stronger safeguards after a self-driving SUV operated by Uber Technologies Inc. killed a pedestrian in Phoenix on Sunday. In a…
Why Jamaica is a movie star [- Peter Polack offers ideas]
By Elaine Glusac From New York Times The island made a mark with Bond films but also has had roles as California and Congo. The author Peter Polack offers some ideas for what to see. Including the James Bond thriller…
Eastern Caribbean: LGBT people face bias, violence
Repeal Colonial-Era Laws (Bridgetown, Barbados, March 21, 2018) – Discriminatory laws in Eastern Caribbean countries make lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people targets for discrimination, violence and abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 107-page…
Time for Latin America & the Caribbean to come first
By Sergio Alejandro Gómez From Granma.cu The policy of “America first” defended by the current U.S. administration constitutes a declaration of principles. If Washington once fantasized about a world in its own image and likeness, in which progress would spread…
Staff shortages defense can have consequences for presence in the Caribbean
From Curacao Chronicle THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD – Staff shortages at Defense can lead to pressure on the strength of the armed forces that are stationed in Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten. Chairman Jean Debie of the trade union for defense…
Business travelers take time out for fun, but keep it to themselves
From National Car Rental National Car Rental’s State of Business Travel Survey Reveals New Insights About Road Warriors LOUIS – March 21, 2018 –The secret is out – frequent business travelers are taking time for fun and personal activities during…
Stakeholder consensus on factors for tourism’s success in the Caribbean
By Garwin Davis From JIS Story Highlights Caribbean tourism officials, including Jamaica’s Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, believe greater air access from source markets and significant hotel investments are recipes for the industry’s success in the region. He says his…
GE test-flies the world’s largest jet engine
By Jon Fingas From engadget The giant machine is key to the next wave of giant airliners Airliners are growing ever bigger to haul more people per flight, which means they need appropriately massive engines — and GE Aviation is…