Militant Pacific islands ready to fight
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now The island-states of the Pacific are outraged at what they regard as indifference by industrialised countries of the effects of climate change on their survival and, in some cases, their very existence….
The Editor Speaks: I am amazed
I am amazed at the power of His name I am amazed at the power of His love I am amazed at the power of His blood Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh I Am Amazed Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh…
Cayman Islands awarded top offshore domicile for captives
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman–(BUSINESS WIRE) — The Cayman Islands has been recognised at the 2015 US Captive Services Awards, winning the top prize in the 2015 ‘Offshore Captive Domicile’ category. Cayman won the award by demonstrating its ongoing commitment to…
Cayman Islands implementing OECD common reporting standard by October 2015
By Martin Livingston, Alasdair Robertson, Tahir Jawed, Andrew Quinn, Richard Grasby, Harjit Kaur and Michael Gagie From Maples and Calder On 16 June 2015 the Department of International Tax Cooperation (the “DITC”) of the Cayman Islands government announced that it…
Cayman Islands Auditor General highly critical of NBF/ Premier and Dep. Governor’s response
The Auditor General, Alastair Swarbrick, made public on Friday (14) a report on the management of the Nation Building [Fund] (NBF) Programme that operated from 2009 through early 2013. The report describes a catalogue of issues with the management of…
Priest of Caribbean Santeria religion ‘used HEALING ritual as cover to sexually abuse 16-year-old girl’
By Kieran Corcoran For Dailymail.Com Pablo Pinto Mata, 46, is accused of sex attack against girl in 2013 Allegedly used three-part ritual to dupe her into undressing for attack Mata has business linked to Santeria in Montebello, California The faith…
9 Common Edible Weeds
From Good Housekeeping Many wild plants are not only safe to eat — they’re also delicious. By Aaron Munzer Pulling weeds is just about the most tedious task any gardener faces. But with many common species, you can take a…
Inside the Wadi Mujib Canyon, Jordan
By Gary Arndt From Everything Everywhere Camera NIKON D300S ISO 1250 Focal Length 18mm Aperture f/5 Exposure Time 1/40 My Name is Gary Arndt In March 2007 I sold my house and have been traveling, blogging and taking photos around…
Pie in the sky!
Pie in the sky! Domino’s pizza delivered by PLANE to holidaymakers on remote Caribbean islands (and the fee is just £1.75) By Chris Kitching For Mailonline Winair and Domino’s teamed up to deliver pizzas to Saba and St Eustatius Pizzas…
Human trafficking curriculum for Jamaican secondary schools from September
From CARIBBEAN360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sunday August 2, 2015 – So serious is the Jamaica government about ridding the country of the scourge of human trafficking that the topic will be integrated into subjects taught in secondary schools across the island…
