Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world
From United Nations Population Fund UNITED NATIONS, New York – Around the world, May is a time to celebrate mothers and the health workers who help them enter motherhood. Dozens of countries observe Mother’s Day in May and, on 5 May,…
World Oceans Day 2020 with CCMI
CCMI celebrates World Oceans Day every year, and despite global lock down, we intend to celebrate World Oceans Day virtually this year. On Saturday 6th June, we will be bringing you all news of hope, resiliency and a clear pathway…
Guidance for washing uniform
From Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce To limit the potential of cross contamination via your uniform, it is important to adhere to the points below and to consider adopting the best practice guidance for washing your uniform. 1. Hand Hygiene…
Cayman: Top 5 tips for Estate Planning during COVID-19
There is no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world — and many lives — upside down. Certainty has been replaced by uncertainty, and many plans for the future are now in doubt. One may feel a loss of…
WHO Chief: 7 or 8 ‘top’ candidates for COVID-19 vaccine
From Newsmax The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight “top” candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus and work on them is being accelerated. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a U.N….
US: MLB owners approve plan to start season in July
From Newsmax Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans, a plan that envisioned…
Cayman Drama Society: Virtual Happy Hour with us!
Curtain Call Bar Happy Hour – quarantine viewing! We are aware that part of the fun of our theatre is chatting in the foyer and the bar after the show, and that some of you may be missing that type…
Cayman: Webinar on Moving Businesses Online
In response to COVID-19, a number of businesses have transitioned from brick and mortar to online businesses. Many of them have saved their business in the process. The Cayman Islands Centre for Business Development (CICBD), in the Ministry of Commerce,…
Ask credit card companies to reject Pornhub
By Miriam Karmali, Freedom United Trigger warning: this article has descriptions of child sexual abuse which may be upsetting for some readers. Pornhub is one of the world’s largest porn sites and it’s been getting away with profiting from the…
China announces new raft of US imports eligible for trade war tariff waivers amid rising superpower tensions
By Finbarr Bermingham and Frank Tang From SCMP Second batch of trade war tariff exemptions covers 79 products, including ores, chemicals and certain medical products Importers must apply for waivers within six months of the announcement, with the exclusion process…