National Anti-Bullying Fair
Cayman Islands National Anti-Bullying Fair breaks prior attendance record GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The 2018 Stood Up Interscholastic Fair, organised by the Family Resource Centre (FRC), doubled the number of participating students in its second year. Eighty-five students, representing 13…
Children vomit blood after dream TUI trip to Caribbean turned into holiday from hell
By Ewan Foskett From Daily Mirror UK Mum-of-three Billie Baker says her kids still suffer nightmares after they were kept in hospital by armed guards against their will A British family’s dream Caribbean holiday turned into a nightmare after their…
7 killed, almost 80 injured in Morocco train derailment
Associated Press From AJC SIDI BOUKNADEL, MOROCCO — At least seven people died and nearly 80 were injured after a shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital to a town farther north on the Atlantic coast derailed Tuesday, authorities at the accident…
PAHO Director participates in inauguration ceremony of Princess Alice Smart Hospital, Grenada
The Princess Alice hospital is the first hospital in the Eastern Caribbean Region to have been fully refitted to smart standards to protect the health of the population against climate change-related events. St George’s, Grenada, October 16 2018 (PAHO /…
Saudi Arabia using the ‘oil weapon option’ could cause prices to soar to $150
By Gina Heeb From Business Insider There is increasing evidence Saudi Arabia was behind the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a US resident who has been a critic of the crown prince. After the US threatened sanctions against Saudi Arabia, the…
Chinese woman kills herself and children after husband ‘fakes death’
From BBC A man in China whose wife killed herself and their two children after he allegedly faked his own death for an insurance payout has given himself up to police. The 34-year-old was presumed dead after a car he…
Rotary, Endeavour and Public Works Department team up to beautify public parks
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – 16 October 2018: On Saturday 3 November 2018, Rotary, Endeavour and Public Works will join forces to refurbish Watlers Community Park in George Town. This will be the first project in what is intended to…
Caribbean nationals victorious in ARIN elections
By Gerard Best, Development Journalist From CircleID Three Caribbean candidates — Peter Harrison, Alicia Trotman and Kerrie-Ann Richards — have been elected to leadership roles at the American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN). ARIN is one of five Internet registries…
Jamaicans face a systemic crime epidemic
BY VINETTE K. PRYCE From Caribbean Life On a recent visit to New York, Jamaican Prime Minister, Andrew Holness all but admitted to diasporans that his island / nation suffers from a chronically systemic crime epidemic. In an address to…
Puzzles for Oct 18 2018 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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