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Month: April 2022

Barbadian, Vincentian and Antiguan Businesses Top UWI Open Campus and Compete Caribbean Regional Business Plan Competition 

Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal. Monday, April 25, 2022 — On Thursday, April 21, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus and Compete Caribbean hosted the Virtual Award Ceremony for the Regional Business Plan Competition,…

Cayman: Minister Bryan at Seatrade Conference 

George Town, Cayman Islands (25 April 2022) A delegation of tourism officials including Hon Kenneth Bryan, Minister for Tourism are attending the annual Seatrade Cruise Global Conference in Florida, from 25-28 April, 2022. The delegation includes Chief Officer Stran Bodden and…

Cayman: Police Investigate Two Armed Robberies

Shortly after 8:45PM, Sunday 24 April, police responded to a report of an armed robbery outside a premises on Shedden Road, George Town, just west of Eastern Avenue. A woman had just exited the premises when she was approached by…

Cayman: Deputy Premier Tests Positive for COVID

Grand Cayman, 25 April 2022 – Deputy Premier, Minister for Finance & Economic Development and Minister for Border Control & Labour Hon. Chris Saunders has tested positive for COVID-19. He is currently in isolation and is continuing to carry out his duties…

PAHO Director calls for immunization gaps to be closed for all vaccines, including COVID-19 

2.7 million children in the Americas did not receive the vaccines needed to keep them healthy in 2020, while around 230 million people have still not received a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the region. Roseau, Dominica, DC, 25…

Cayman: The Commissions Secretariat relocates to George Town Financial Center

The Commissions Secretariat is moving to a new, larger office space to accommodate a growing staff complement, and to facilitate its continued service to the six Commissions it supports which include the Anti-Corruption Commission, the Civil Service Appeals Commission, the…

 CRFM Ministerial Council positions fisheries and aquaculture to help reduce Caribbean’s food import bill by 25% by 2025

Ministers highlight importance of blue economic growth in reversing declines in fish production and exports resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and in accelerating regional economic development Belize City, Monday, 25 April 2022 (CRFM)—Fisheries Ministers from countries that comprise the Caribbean…

 CRFM Member States participate in 7th Meeting of OACPS Ministers in Charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Ghana

Belize City, Friday, 8 April 2022 (CRFM)—Several Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) are participating in the 7th Meeting of Ministers in Charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS),…

Cayman: Lions Pool gets a Water Chiller as competition season heats up

Grand Cayman, 25 April 2022 – The Department of Sports (DOS) has partnered with the Cayman Islands Aquatic Sports Association (CIASA) to install a state-of-the-art pool chiller at the Lions Aquatic Centre. Purchased by CIASA, DOS paid for the installation and…

On International Respect for Chickens Day, try thinking about them differently

Chickens deserve our respect. By Karen Davis / Independent Media Institute “I hear the universal cock-crowing with surprise and pleasure, as if I never heard it before. What a tough fellow! How native to the earth!” —Henry David Thoreau Chickens are…