Hunger strikes: Cayman Islands officials continue to monitor IDC detainees
GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The Department of Immigration (DOI) has received notification that four detainees are still currently refusing regular meals provided by the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC). A group comprised of eight detainees began refusing regular meals from staff…
Bringing CE-INTELLIGENCE to the Caribbean
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, July 11, 2018. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the European Union officially launched their market intelligence portal, known as CE-INTELLIGENCE. At the media launch held at the newly renovated Warrens Great House on…
Ghost particle from space
For the first time, an elusive ghost particle blasted from deep space is seen on Earth BY MARK KAUFMAN From Mashable Billions of years ago, a supermassive black hole feeding on gas and dust in the center of a galaxy…
World’s ugliest dog dies weeks after winning title
By AP From Federal News Radio ANOKA, Minn. (AP) — A 9-year-old English bulldog has died just weeks after winning the 2018 World’s Ugliest Dog contest. Owner Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minnesota, told NBC’s “Today ” that Zsa Zsa died…
Caribbean wants St Maarten to have voting rights at AIBA’s Congress
From Stabroek News Executive Committee (EC) Member of AIBA, Steve Ninvalle is currently in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to attend a two-day EC meeting which starts today. The head of the Guyana Boxing Association told Stabroek Sport yesterday that…
IMG Academy to host 2018 Concacaf Central America Women’s Qualifier
The regional qualifier will determine the two Central American representatives for the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship Miami (Thursday, July 12, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) announced today that IMG Academy will host…
Trump in UK: Pomp and protest as visit stokes culture war
By James Cook From BBC News As the son of immigrants, Donald Trump has his own special relationship with the United Kingdom. His mother, Mary MacLeod, was born and raised in the village of Tong, on the Outer Hebridean island…
Russia admits defeat on its ‘stealth’ F-35 killer by canceling mass production on the Su-57 fighter jet
By Alex Lockle From Business Insider Russia announced earlier this month that the Su-57, its proposed entry into the world of fifth-generation stealth fighters, will not see mass production. The jet had some promising capabilities in combat, but design and…
Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival mas bands say they deserve more support
BY MIKE ADLER From Toronto.com City festival ‘could die a sudden death,’ one leader warns Louis Saldenah, at his Birchmount Road area mas camp on Monday, July 9, leads the largest masquerade band in the Peaks Toronto Caribbean Carnival, and…
World Population Day July 11th
In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that 11 July be observed by the international community as World Population Day, a day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues. This year,…