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Day: July 11, 2024

World Chocolate Day, Can you help?

From Krysta Bisnauth, Freedom United On Sunday, we observed World Chocolate Day, and whilst I may not be alone in hiding how much chocolate I indulge in, that’s not the transparency that concerns us.  Did you know that an estimated 1.8 million…

NCB Group and ARK Cayman Complete Tiny Home Project for Fire Victim Miss Marva Bodden

NCB Group and Acts of Random Kindness Cayman (ARK Cayman) are delighted to announce the completion of their partnered, and entirely privately funded, Tiny Home project for Miss Marva Bodden, who tragically lost her long-time home and possessions in a…

UWItv enters Panama through +Mobile TV

The UWI, Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Wednesday, July 10, 2024—Panama is the latest addition to UWItv’s growing network of broadcast territories. An agreement recently signed by +Mobile TV of Cable & Wireless Panama has ushered 24/7 programming from the official multimedia…

CCF Announces 16 Winners of Inaugural Call for Proposals worth USD 250,000 and New Grants valued at USD 500,000

Port-au-Prince, Haiti– July 11, 2024 – The Caribbean Culture Fund (CCF) announced the winners of its first round of grants this morning in an online forum attended by nearly 200 creatives from across the region. The inaugural grants total USD…

RCIPS Cybercrime Unit Warns of Scam Circulating via WhatsApp

From RCIPS The RCIPS Cybercrime Unit have been made aware of a WhatsApp scam circulating in the Cayman Islands. The victim will receive a call or a WhatsApp message inviting them to join a WhatsApp group. If they join the…

Cayman: International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Announces Induction Ceremony on September 28, 2024

The Board of Directors of the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF) and the Cayman Islands Ministry and Department of Tourism are pleased to announce the 2024 Induction Ceremony planned for Saturday, September 28, 2024, on Grand Cayman at the…

Malawi’s Farmers Face a Precarious Future From Climate Change-Related Storms

Malawi’s farmers—mostly women—lost their land, livestock, and livelihoods after a storm. They are struggling to recover in a nation considered one of the world’s most affected by extreme weather events.

OfReg: CUC RCAM base rate increase is a legally enforceable condition of its Transmission & Distribution Licence; CUC’s proposed ‘rebalance’ of consumer rates refused 

Sonji Myles Interim Ofreg CEO ayman Islands utilities regulator OfReg, has sought to clarify that CUC’s annual base rate adjustment, effective 1 June, was implemented as required in accordance with the conditions of the company’s Transmission and Distribution Licence (T&D…

Cayman Airways named among Best International Airlines in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2024

CAYMAN ISLANDS (July 10, 2024) – Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) – the National Airline of the Cayman Islands – has been named among the world’s best international airlines, in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2024.  Announced on Tuesday July…

Cayman: Police Investigate Wounding Incident in Bodden Town

Just after 5PM Tuesday, 9 July, police responded to a report of a male who had attended the hospital with what appeared to be multiple stab wounds to the leg and back.  It was reported that the victim attended another…