EU and 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries join forces for ambitious global climate deal
From European Commission. The following press release was issued by the European Commission on December 8, 2015 4:00 pm. The EU and the African, Caribbean and Pacific states have agreed: – the Paris Agreement must be legally binding, inclusive, fair,…
Cayman Islands Football Association sending out requests for lighting and changing room requirements
Cayman Islands Football Association Request for Tender Lighting and Changing Rooms Requirements In October 2015, the installation of a football turf facility at the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) was completed. The next stage of the development of the facility…
Thrill-seeking surfer
Thrill-seeking surfer braves Storm Desmond’s massive waves By Elizabeth Pierson From Mashable While Storm Desmond may be wreaking havoc on parts of the UK and Ireland, the massive waves have attracted one thrill-seeking surfer. Alastair Mennie took to the chaotic…
Jamaican Ambassador to Chair UN Small Arms Meeting
From South Florida Caribbean News Jamaican Ambassador, E. Courtenay Rattray to Chair Small Arms Meeting WASHINGTON, DC – Jamaican Ambassador, E. Courtenay Rattray, Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, was elected as Chairman of the United Nations Programme of…
Olwomen story of week
7 Most Amazing Levity Shoes By Jazlyn Hunt From Olwomen With Levity shoes, your feet display style and elegance combined. Levity offers you the most sophisticated and stylish shoe designs you can ever get from one center. All sorts of…
Cayman Islands November 2015 Funerals
Clarine Victoria (Clarinda) Christian – 19 Nov 2015 Spot Bay Annice Marie (Dilbert) Duffell 27 Mar 1938 – 23 Nov 2015 North West Point Morris Gilbert McLaughlin – 24 Nov 2015 East End Sibert Rudolph (Bert) Watler 5 Jan 1919…
Islamic finance can drive Suriname’s private sector
By Ray Chickrie From Caribbean News Now PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Suriname which is seeking to be the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leader in Islamic finance, took a major step in making this goal a reality on Friday, when visiting CEO of…
Cayman Islands issues self-certification templates and participating jurisdiction list
From FTSE Global Markets Wednesday, 09 December 2015 The Cayman Islands Ministry of Financial Services’ Department for International Tax Cooperation (DITC) on 8 December 2015 issued an industry advisory regarding the ongoing implementation of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) in…
11 different kinds of sugar
A Complete Visual Guide to 11 Different Kinds of Sugar By INGREDIENT INTELLIGENCE from the kitchn How well do you know your sugar varieties? What’s the difference between turbinado and demerara? Is caster sugar the same as powdered sugar? From…
Big US wireless companies target of whistleblower suit
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder A newly-unsealed lawsuit in Sacramento County accuses some of the nation’s biggest wireless service providers of defrauding the state of California by charging for services they didn’t provide. The suit accuses Verizon Wireless, Sprint…