How the Cayman Islands’ refusal to recognise same-sex marriages could break up families
By Chris Godfrey From The Independent UK Despite being a British overseas territory, the Cayman Islands does not recognise same-sex marriages, which have been legal in the UK since four years ago. Considering themselves islanders, one couple want to get…
Yorkshire Water step closer to removing Cayman companies
By Kathy Pigden from Utility Week Yorkshire Water expects to receive the final regulatory clearances to remove its companies in the Cayman Islands within the next few days. The company has early summer in its sights to bring the bonds…
US: Justice Department IG submits criminal referral on McCabe
From Newsmax The Department of Justice inspector general has sent a criminal referral of former FBI official Andrew McCabe to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington, The Washington Post and CNN is reporting. The referral was made some time ago and…
Philadelphia’s top cop apologizes to black men arrested at Starbucks
By Ray Sanchez and Olivia Kiely, CNN (CNN) Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross apologized Thursday totwo black men who were arrested while waiting for a business meeting at Starbucks, saying he made the situation worse by initially defending his officers’…
End Plastic Pollution – Earth Day 2018 Campaign
From Earthday.org From poisoning and injuring marine life to disrupting human hormones, from littering our beaches and landscapes to clogging our waste streams and landfills, the exponential growth of plastics is now threatening the survival of our planet. In response,…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Time for Latin America, Caribbean to hike tax: World Bank
By Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels With economic recovery being reported in Latin American and Caribbean states, a new World Bank report says governments must now look to fiscal policy to reduce their deficits. In “Fiscal Adjustment in Latin America and…
A powerful drug derived from marijuana just got a major green light on its way to FDA approval
By Erin Brodwin From Business Insider An experimental cannabis-derived drug has gotten a unanimous approval vote from a group of scientists convened by the Food and Drug Administration. The committee concluded that the drug, called Epidiolex, is safe and effective….
World Earth Day : Cleanup Campaign to be held in Anse-La-Raye this week
OECS Media release Thursday, April 19, 2018 — World Earth Day will be celebrated on April 22, 2018 under the theme “A World Without Plastic Pollution”. Hence, the Anse La Raye Disaster Committee in Collaboration with the OECS Environmental Sustainability…
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