Britain seizes $650,000 from son of jailed former Moldovan Prime Minister [accounts in Cayman Islands]
From RadioFreeEurope, RadioLiberty A court in Britain has ordered the son of former Prime Minister Vladimir Filat to hand over $650,000 following an investigation by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA). Luca Filat, who has prepaid $500,000 in rent for a…
Canadian High Commissioner visits Cayman Islands
High Commissioner of Canada visits Cayman Islands. · On first official visit, the diplomat pays courtesy calls on Government dignitaries led by His Excellency the Governor. · At a reception organised by the High Commission, she also met with Canadians on island….
Cayman Islands Gender Affairs Unit recognises Int. Day of Women and Girls in Science
On Monday, 11th February, the Cayman Islands Government’s Gender Affairs Unit joins with the United Nations in observance of The International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In a resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December…
Jamaica: Hughes among athletes expected on show at Camperdown Classics
By Sherdon Cowan From Jamaica Observer British sprint star Zharnel Hughes is eager to do a real assessment of his current form when he opens his season at the 15th staging of the Camperdown Classic inside National Stadium today. Hughes…
Cayman Islands alumni event
From University of Liverpool 6:00pm – 8:00pm / Wednesday 20th March 2019Type: Networking Event / Category: Alumni +44 (0)151 795 4638 Andy Harrison Admission: Free Book now Alumni in the Cayman Islands are invited to a special networking event hosted by Professor Debra Morris SFHEA, Dean…
Twitter tweeters need to chill before they spill, Martin
From Melissa Martin Twitter, created in 2006, is an online social networking service where users post messages known as “tweets.” No chirping, cheeping, peeping birds—only humans. Twitter is designed to elicit frequent, unprompted, spontaneous, and unfiltered thoughts from its users,…
A “Venezuelan-owned” solution: Too much to hope?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Commentators in western media, that dominate international news distribution, characterise any government, entity or person who speaks out against meddling in the internal affairs of Venezuela as “supporters of the Maduro regime”….
Man With Cat
Man With Cat In Porto By Trey Ratcliff From Stuck In Customs NETFLIX RECOMMENDATION At first, I didn’t know if I actually liked “The Kominsky Method” but the more I watched, the more I liked it… I like a lot…
Joint message from Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women and Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO for the International Day for Women and Girls in Science 11 February
Recently, young women and girls around the world have been vocal in calling for action to combat climate change everywhere. When 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg charged World Economic Forum attendees in Switzerland to ‘act as if our house is on…
ECLAC trains Trinidad and Tobago public officials in disaster assessment
Public officials in Trinidad and Tobago have acquired new technical skills in the use and application of the Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology, following a workshop from 6-8 February 2019, conducted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and…