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Month: March 2018

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Cayman Islands: New Camana Bay Events App ensures users don’t miss a thing happening in the Town Centre, starting with Chalkfest on Easter Weekend

Camana Bay recently launched its new Events App, making it easier and more convenient to have all of the Town Centre’s happenings in the palm of your hand. It features an easy-to-read calendar with listings of regular events such as…

Cayman Islands raises the Flag for the Commonwealth

• Cayman observes Commonwealth Day by participating in “Fly a Flag” initiative • Government officials attended the brief ceremony GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The Cayman Islands observed Commonwealth Day (12 March) by raising the Commonwealth Flag outside the Government Administration…

Stephens leaves the Cayman Islands

From The Office of the Premier of the Cayman Islands GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Ato Modibo Stephens left the Cayman Islands on Sunday 11 March, 2018, travelling to Miami in the United States. Mr. Stephens is now a prohibited…

Interoperability between the RCIPS & CIFS

By Jacqueline Carpenter and Jamie Hicks/RCIPS-GIS • Interagency collaboration between the RCIPS and CIFS when responding to recent incidents • The benefits of recent technical advances and new search and rescue equipment. • The Joint Marine Unit trains fire officers…

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JA Solar gets closer to NASDAQ de-listing

By Mark Osborne From PVTECH ‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JA Solar is getting closer to de-listing from NASDAQ and going private after over 90% of the ordinary shares held had voted to agree a merger with its Cayman…

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US: Gunman takes hostages at California veterans home

From WN.com A gunman slipped into an employee going-away party at the largest veterans’ home in the United States and took at least three people hostage Friday, leading to a lockdown of the sprawling grounds in California, authorities and family…

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Hurricane center updates Irma death toll in US, Caribbean

By: JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press  Your Big Sky.com MIAMI (AP) – The death toll from Hurricane Irma’s catastrophic rampage across the Caribbean and the southeastern U.S. has risen to 44 fatalities directly caused by its strong winds and heavy rains,…

Daylight saving time is good, so stop complaining

By Josh Barro From Business Insider Daylight saving time began in the United States on Sunday. People love to hate on the practice, but Josh Barro argues in this opinion column that it’s actually a good thing. Today is the…

Daylight Saving Time began on Sunday, and you should be furious

By Dave Mosher Daylight saving time, or DST, began in the US in 1918 as a way to conserve energy. However, many Americans believe the practice is not worth the hassle, and studies suggest it may cause more problems than…

How Latin America and the Caribbean can unlock its digital potential

How can Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) learn from other nations and accelerate the digitisation of its built environment and service sector to encourage innovation in advanced urban services, through digitising new and existing infrastructure and real estate assets?…