Agriculture and Food Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean Poised for transformational changes
By Charmaine Ann Marie Wright <From The World Bank WASHINGTON, November 12, 2020 — As agriculture and food systems across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) try to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, policy makers must act to unleash the…
CUC and Cadwell, Inc. clean-up and export more than a million pounds of recyclable material
Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) has partnered with Cadwell, Inc. to implement an innovative, high-level recycling programme that is proving to be a ‘win-win’ for both CUC and local residents on Grand Cayman. “Through our partnership with Cadwell, we were…
Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Wed 11-November-2020
By Dr. Stuart Weiss Rapid Test Center of New YorkDr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP Nov 11, 2020 CoViD-19 News and Information you can trust. Welcome new members from the Rapid Test Center. Topics: Rough times ahead Rough Times Ahead…
Cayman: Government Schools show overall improvement in 2020 Exam Results
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, 10 November 2020. The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture and Lands (MEYSAL) in collaboration with the Department of Education Services (DES) has released the provisional results for the 2020 examinations for Government Schools, pending the outcome of…
12 Nov Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 2 TS, 1 Dist
Thu 12 Nov 2020 TROPICAL REPORT ATLANTIC Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic – Caribbean Sea – Gulf of Mexico Tropical Weather Outlook (en Español*) 700 AM EDT Thu Nov 12 2020 CENTER OF ETA MOVING ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA… …STILL PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS OVER…
Cayman: Man Arrested for DUI and Other Traffic Offenses
From RCIPS Shortly after 6:00PM on Tuesday, 3 November, officers on patrol on Bodden Town Road observed a vehicle travelling in the wrong lane. The officers signaled the driver to stop, and officers approached and spoke to driver, whose speech…
Cayman Islands Crisis Centre to host upcoming Gala
The Cayman Islands Crisis Centre will be hosting a Reggae styled gala Thursday, November 19 2020 at Pappagallos under the theme ‘Get Up Stand Up (Against Domestic Violence)’. The evening includes a three-course menu with welcome cocktail and glass of…
Cayman: COVID-19 Testing Update 11 November 2020 – NO NEW Positives
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 184 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Tuesday, 10 November 2020. All were negative. The total number of people in isolation, either at a government…
Protecting vulnerable employees from serious injuries and ailments − GoatThroat Pumps
Every day industrial workers transfer potentially hazardous chemicals such as solvents, acetones, lubricants, cleansers and acids from large drums into smaller containers or into machinery. Traditionally, such potentially flammable or combustible liquids have been tipped and poured. Today, such spill-prone…
McGuinness and Dombrovskis: people come first in leading EU finance and trade
At the European Parliament’s confirmation hearings, the EPP Group’s Mairead McGuinness, Parliament First Vice-President, discussed her 16 years of experience as an MEP to become the EU’s new Commissioner for financial services. Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, a former EPP…