Cayman Islands SOY Foundation Monster Dash
The Save Our Youth Foundation (SOY) is hosting its fourth annual Monster Dash 5K Walk/Run fundraiser at Camana Bay, Saturday, 20 October. Registration on the day begins at 6:15am with both walkers and runners starting at 7am, but taking off…
Marseille puts American cruise ship captain on trial over pollution
From The Local Fr. In a first for France the American captain of a giant cruise ship goes on trial in Marseille on Monday on pollution charges as the Mediterranean port city grapples with the rise in smog caused by…
Bill O’Reilly: Questions still need to be answered
By Eric Mack From Newsmax While Justice Brett Kavanaugh is now seated on the Supreme Court, questions remain in the aftermath of a “debacle” that “has changed the nation forever,” Bill O’Reilly wrote Sunday. “Glad it’s over,” O’Reilly wrote on…
New anti-Caribbean Court of Justice group
From Antigua Observer A month before the electorate will be asked to vote in a referendum to determine whether or not the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) should replace the Privy Council as the nation’s final court of appeal, a…
Melting ice opens new shipping route
Melting Arctic ice opens new shipping route from Europe to East Asia From WN A Danish-flagged cargo ship has successfully passed through the Russian Arctic, in a trial voyage showing that melting sea ice could potentially open a new trade…
GCSE book pulled after stereotyping Caribbean dads as ‘largely absent’
From BBC A publisher has said it will stop selling a GCSE textbook after it was found to contain stereotypes about Caribbean families. AQA GCSE (9-1) Sociology says Caribbean men are “largely absent” from family situations. The comments have been…
OPINION: Exactly what kind of hotel are they going to build at Mount Wynne?
From Jolly Green If we study how much it costs to build a decent 5 star resort hotel with all amenities it becomes obvious that what is proposed at Mount Wynne falls well short of something that is 5 star….
Arts Festival in Jamaica to expose budding artists across the Caribbean
By Howard Campbell From South Florida Caribbean News MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Next March (2019) when Oniel Cunningham and his business partners launch CARICS international Fine Arts Festival in Montego Bay, they hope to expose budding artists in the tourist city…
J.B. and the Gov: The One Percent takes on The One Percent
By Laura Washington From Chicago Sun Times The One Percent is fighting it out. Isn’t that rich? The gubernatorial debate televised Wednesday on ABC-7 between Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker was a slugfest of name-calling and…
Caribbean American legislator outraged over US Supreme Court justice’s confirmation
By CMC From St Lucia Online (CMC) – A Caribbean American legislator here has expressed outrage over the confirmation Saturday of Brett Kavanaugh to the position of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The US Senate voted along…
