Prince Charles hails ‘remarkable contribution’ of African and Caribbean people
By ROBERT JOBSON From Evening Standard Prince Charles today praised the “remarkable contribution” of black immigrants and their families to society in the UK. Visiting a new Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, he said, “We are very lucky that you…
Tiny airborne probe could help local weather forecasts
By Jon Fingas From engadget You could get as-it-happens atmospheric data well beyond airports. To date, it hasn’t been easy to get loads of airborne weather data beyond major airports. Airliners have had a sophisticated probe system (TAMDAR Edge) for…
PSPB announces anniversary at Church Services in Cayman Islands
As well as planning a series of events throughout 2017, the Public Service Pensions Board (PSPB) is announcing its 25th anniversary by enlisting the help of churches throughout Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac later this month. Local churches will be…
EOI: Geothermal Project Coordination on consultancy basis, Grenada, Caribbean
By ALEXANDER RICHTER From Think Geo Energy A request for expressions of interest has been launched for the Coordination of a Geothermal Energy Project on a consultancy basis for Grenada in the Caribbean has been launched. The Caribbean Development Bank…
Cayman Islands leadership class meet for opening retreat
The 2017 Leadership Cayman Class met at the end of January for the Annual Opening Retreat. The 24 class members attended a two-day retreat at the Wyndham Reef Resort, where they were also joined by 2017 Programme Chair, Faramarz Romer;…
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Cayman Islands Voters Claims and Objections Period Closes 20 February 2017 Elections officials are urging all Caymanians who plan to vote in the General Elections on 24 May 2017 to check the revised voter details, published in the Electors’ List,…
Cayman Islands: Serving those who serve – CIFS officer to receive chaplain training
The men and women of the Cayman Islands Fire Service spend many long days and late nights working incident scenes, and serving those who are victims of fire and medical emergencies. In his eight-year career as a fire officer Shimar…
Cayman Islands’ Truman Bodden Law School launches new Master’s programme in international finance in September
The Truman Bodden Law School is set to introduce a new taught postgraduate programme in September 2017: a Master of Laws Degree in International Finance Law and Regulation. The programme will include topics such as international finance, banking regulation, international…
Michelle Obama returns from Caribbean island, immediately receives DEVASTATING news
by Dreamer From Love This Pic Any peace Michelle Obama experienced from her luxury vacation at the private Caribbean island of billionaire Richard Branson was short-lived, thanks to President Donald Trump and the GOP. Indeed, immediately upon returning to Washington, the…
Cayman Islands’ new CARICOM Youth Ambassadors announced
Cayman’s 2017/2019 CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) were announced at a government press conference yesterday (Wednesday, 8 February 2017). Female Ambassador Camille Angel, 26, and her male counterpart Andrel Harris, 24, replace the outgoing Youth Ambassadors James Geary, 26, and Takiyah…