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Day: June 13, 2023

CHTA salutes Icons of Hospitality

Source: Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association CHTA President Nicola Madden-Greig presents the late Gordon “Butch” Stewart’s Icon of Caribbean Hospitality award to his son Adam Stewart, Executive Chairman, Sandals Resorts International. Jamaica’s Edmund Bartlett receives President’s Award for Caribbean Tourism…

Chamber’s Leadership Cayman 2023 Class presents Wheels for Meals to raise funds for Meals on Wheels

George Town – The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Leadership Cayman (LC) class of 2023 is hosting a fundraising event ‘Wheels for Meals’ at Vital Spinbar & Yogaden in Grand Harbour on Saturday, June 24 from 9am to 2pm. All…

West Indies Surgeon, Lowell Hughes, MD, And Co-Inventors, granted 2nd Patent ushering in a new era of precision surgery

Dr. Lowell Hughes, an Anguillan plastic surgeon has co-invented a method for unassisted robotic surgery at the quantum scale. Innovation born from Anguillan ingenuity has earned seven USPTO utility patent awards since the pandemic, showing that even in challenging times,…

The OECS Releases documentary on Fishing in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in recognition of International Day for Biological Diversity, 2023

May 23, 2023  — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) joined the United Nations and the international community in recognising International Day for Biological Diversity, 2023. This year’s theme “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity,” builds on the strides…

St. K&N: Two cataract surgeries completed at JNF General Hospital marking a milestone in eyecare services

L-R Dr Alina Crespo, Ophthalmologist and Nurse Thelesha Gordon using newly install ophthalmic microscope while operating on a patient. Basseterre, St. Kitts May 23, 2023 [Ministry of Health] –The Management of the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital is thrilled to…

Have we lost control of AI? Sony, TikTok and Wells Fargo share case studies

From Reuters Momentum Last week, Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI admitted to United States Congress that his “worst fear” is that our use of AI could “cause significant harm to the world.” At this AI inflection point for business, 250+ senior leaders will…

Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories

Headlines: By Global News Service Credit Line: from the Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service Will the Latest Ceasefire Hold in Sudan? Fighting continued in Sudan hours before a ceasefire agreement was to take effect between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary…

The UWI grieves with Guyana in response to the tragic fire

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Wednesday, May 24, 2023—The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies in response to the tragic fire in Guyana on Sunday, May 20, 2023.  The…

Cayman: 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill – (prepared June 2023)

Supplementary Appropriation (January 2022 to December 2022) Bill, 2023 AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE EXECUTIVE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1 JANUARY 2022 TO 31 DECEMBER 2022 PUBLISHING DETAILS Sponsoring Ministry/Portfolio: Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (FED) Memorandum of…

Cayman Islands Museum e-Newsletter 1st & 2nd Quarter 2023

Tunisia Barnes New Interim Director New Interim Director of our National Museum We are delighted to introduce Ms. Tunisia Barnes, who joined the Cayman Islands National Museum as Interim Director in March of this year. Ms. Barnes brings a wealth…