Cayman Islands NiCE beautification work continues
GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – 518 unemployed persons registered for the National Community Enhancement Winter Project (NiCE) which started Monday, 26 November 2018. Of that number 343 have commenced working on the initiative, which provides up to three weeks of work…
Cayman Islands: Grand Opening of Affordable Housing Initiative Phase 2 in Bodden Town
WHO: The National Housing Development Trust (NHDT) in conjunction with the Ministry of Housing. WHAT: Official opening of the first homes constructed in phase two of the NHDT’s Affordable Housing Initiative. WHEN: Saturday,…
President George H.W Bush. A personal reflection (and chili, too)
By Dody Denman Houston, Texas, United States, and the World has lost an incredible leader and caring man with the death of President George H.W. Bush. While listening to the news the day after our 41st President died, the newscaster…
Awesome bikes
Take a look at all the awesome bikes and gear at the 2018 NY motorcycle show By Matthew DeBord From Business Insider The 2018 Progressive International New York motorcycle show pulled into the Big Apple this past weekend. I dropped…
Trey Ratcliff’s Burning Man Favs 5
Trey Ratcliff’s 30 Favorite Photos From Burning Man Part 5 By Trey Ratcliff From Stuck In Customs BULLETIN: I have a few Burning Man pieces going up at an auction soon to raise money for other artists. 100% of the…
Baptist Health International inaugurates PET and CT Imaging Center in Grand Cayman
New center will benefit patients throughout the Caribbean MIAMI, FL – December 6, 2018 – Baptist Health International announces the opening of its first PET and CT Imaging Center in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Equipped with state-of-the-art positron emission tomography…
New ILO figures show 164 million people are migrant workers
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 164 million people are migrant workers – a rise of 9 per cent since 2013, when they numbered 150 million. According to the 2nd edition of the ILO’s Global…
UK: Shropshire mother jailed after taking sons to Antigua
By Rob Smith from Shropshire Star A mother has been jailed for a year after illegally taking her two children from Shropshire to Antigua for six months. The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, admitted abducting the seven…
At least 4 dead, more than 40 injured in Dominican Republic factory blast
From efe-epaSanto Domingo At least four people died on Wednesday and more than 40 were injured, including a number of children, when a powerful explosion occurred at a plastics factory in the Dominican capital, authorities said. The blast occurred around…
ECLAC drives debt adaptation swap initiative across the Caribbean
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean has taken steps recently to advance its Debt for Climate Adaptation Swap Initiative. A mission led by Deputy Director, Dr. Dillon Alleyne, met with senior…