Jamaica clobber USVI 19-0 – Coach seeks improvements against Cayman
By Marc Stamp, From Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica’s Under-17 football team will look towards another easy victory when they challenge Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup qualifier at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex in Trench Town, St…
Federal Court grants Certification of TCPA class against Caribbean cruise line
From Loevy & Loevy Last week, in the TCPA case captioned as Birchmeier, et al. v. Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc., Case No. 12 C 4069 (N.D. Ill.), a federal district judge in the Northern District of Illinois certified two nationwide…
Caribbean filmmakers set to benefit from Market Incubator programme [Sparrow to perform]
From iwn Toronto — The 9th annual CaribbeanTales International Film Festival (CTFF) takes place in Toronto from September 3rd to 13th 2014. From Sept. 2 to 7, the festival will host a unique market incubator, which gives selected Caribbean filmmakers…
Fever after a trip to the Caribbean? Think of chikungunya
By Aser Garcia Rada and Laura Reques Sastre From BMJ In Spain we are beginning to attend to a growing number of suspected cases of chikungunya—a disease most of us have never faced before—among patients coming from the Caribbean region….
Relentless commitment to fight crime
From Trinidad Express Minister of National Security Gary Griffith reiterated Trinidad and Tobago’s “relentless commitment” to tackling crime locally and in the wider Caribbean region where it can assist. The assurance was given on Friday to United States Secretary of…
The Caribbean Community has a plan. But does it have leaders?
By Michael W Edghill From Caribbean Journal In July of this year, Caricom outlined its strategic plan designed to promote and strengthen the supranational organization and enhance its position in ever-changing global relations. The overview, made available through the website…
Triggerman in Dana Seetahal murder shot dead by police – report
From Stabroek News (Trinidad Guardian photo) The man who pumped five bullets, at close range, into the head and body of Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal has been identified as one of three men killed in a police shootout at Freeport…
UPDATE: 3 Incidents reported – robbery/SHOTS FIRED/death
From RCIPS Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 4:18 PM UPDATE INCIDENT 2 – Shots Fired on Water Course Road [vicinity SuperC’s Restaurant] Further enquiries by the Police regarding reports of shots being discharged on Watercourse Road on August 23rd , 2014, have…
Cayman Islands Governor says “NO” to ICO FOI Tempura Decision – seeks Judicial Review
From the Governor’s Office Operation Tempura – Response to Information Commissioner’s Freedom of Information Decision “I have considered the Information Commissioner’s Ruling of 10 July which ordered the disclosure of a complaint made in relation to Operation Tempura and my…
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Cayman gets it’s first ever medal at Youth Olympic Games Cayman Islands Polly Serpel (16) claimed a bronze medal in the International Team Jumping event at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games on Wednesday (20). Serpel was part of an all-girls…