February 2018 Cayman Islands Funerals
June Marie (Jackson) Borden Scott – 1 Feb 2018 Private Marguerite Vinola Rankine 7 Oct 1917 – 10 Feb 2018 Dixie Cptn Thomas Shelby Hydes – 13 Feb 2018 West Bay Alfred Myers – 13 Feb 2018 Prospect Arlene Anette…
Registration for Cayman Islands Government Schools now open
The Department of Education Services (DES) would like the public to know that registration for students enrolling in, or transferring to Government schools for the 2018/2019 school year will be open on Tuesday, 3 April 2018 and close on Friday,…
Cayman Islands Minister’s message for World Health Day
Health Minister Dwayne Seymour: To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Cayman Islands will be holding World Health Day activities from 9 to 13 April. WHO’s constitution came into force on 7 April 1948. This…
Cayman Islands Governor tours the Pines
GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Anwar Choudhury visited the Pines Retirement Home on Friday, 6 April 2018. He was met and accompanied by the home’s manager Lynda Mitchell and the Pines’ first manager and current resident…
SICK BETRAYAL Australian mummy blogger ‘injected URINE into nine-year-old daughter’s jugular vein’ and fed her laxatives so she could post about child’s ‘illness’
By Candace Sutton for news.com.au From The Sun UK The 44-year-old was charged after doctors noticed yeast and fungus growing in the nine-year-old’s intravenous drip after she was admitted to hospital in 2015 with renal failure A MUMMY blogger with…
Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator journeys to Jamaica for Caribbean visual artists exchange
From South Florida Caribbean News MIAMI – From April 18 – April 27, 2018, Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator (DVCAI) in collaboration with Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts and traveling with Caribbean scholar Alix Pierre, PhD,…
Concacaf Disciplinary Committee imposes sanctions on Club America, Toronto FC, and CD Guadalajara Player
Miami (Friday, April 6, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) announced today the decisions of the Concacaf Disciplinary Committee in cases involving Club America (MEX), Toronto FC (CAN), and player Jair Pereira of…
Homophobic laws in Caribbean could roll back in landmark case
By Joshua Surtees in Port of Spain From The Guardian UK Trinidad and Tobago could make legal history in the Caribbean this week by rolling back long-standing homophobic laws. On Thursday, a high court judge, Devindra Rampersad, will deliver his…
Opinion: Polluters on the high seas
By Hilda Heine and Christiana Figueres From New York Times Hilda Heine is the president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Christiana Figueres is the former executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. International shipping…
Fire breaks out on the 50th floor of Trump Tower, FDNY says 1 civilian seriously injured
UPDATE from BBC One man has died and four firefighters have been injured in a blaze at Trump Tower in New York. The victim was a male resident of the building who died after being taken to hospital, fire officials…
