Bankers and ECCB offer support to customers
By Elizabeth Wayland Senior Corporate Relations Officer, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Saturday, March 21, 2020 — ST. KITTS, March 20, 2020: The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and the ECCU Bankers Association understand the anxiety that some customers and residents across the…
Op-Ed: Welcome to Bassetown!
By Joel Liburd The threat was always there. We were warned, but we probably didn’t know that we didn’t know how to take heed. Then it crept in like a thief in the night. I’m not speaking about the Covid-19…
OPINION: Should Ralph Gonsalves be classified as a ‘Dangerous Virus’?
By Nathan ‘Jolly’ Green, Friday, March 20, 2020 The Corona Virus, or as it is technically known COVID-19, is extremely dangerous and extremely contagious. Before reading this, go on line and read this: http://a.msn.com/05/en-us/BB11pWbr?ocid=sw Wash your hands; the experts tell…
Cayman: Education, Agriculture updates for COVID-19
Government schools have provided printed education packets and put in place several online platforms to deal with students learning at home as well as for parents to contact teachers. · For high schoolers, the situation with CXC exams is being evaluated…
Funny amid flurry & frenzy
Martin: Finding funny amid flurry and frenzy By Melissa Martin Disasters are definitely serious, however appropriate humor serves to bring temporary relief from anxiety and fear. One reaction to the recent world pandemic is the hoarding of toilet paper and…
CIBC FirstCaribbean offers special assistance to clients affected by COVID – 19
Bridgetown, March 21, 2020CIBC FirstCaribbean is committed to working with our clients, in our Retail, Business Banking, Wealth Management and Corporate Banking Segments to offer special assistance on a case by case basis for those adversely impacted by the COVID…
Cayman: Ministry considers support for non-Caymanians
From Cayman Islands Ministry of Community Affairs. Recognising that employment for work permit holders may be disrupted by the COVID-19, and that persons may not be able to leave before the temporary closure of Owen Roberts International Airport on Sunday…
Call to prayer re-coronavirus
Cayman: Call to prayer re-coronavirus For the next 24 days earnestly call on God to help us combat this coronavirus. Everyday at 12 noon – 1pm for the next twentyone days you will set aside a time to pray to…
Cayman: Isolation facility drop-off hours change
To accommodate persons with family members working AM and PM shifts, drop-off hours for the COVID-19 isolation facility for students have changed with immediate effect. The new times to leave packages are 9-11 a.m. and 2-5 p.m. daily. For a…
Singer, Actor, ‘The Gambler’: Kenny Rogers dies at 81
From Newsmax Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream” and embraced his persona as “The Gambler” on record and on TV, died…