Cayman Islands announces free domestic violence intervention training workshop
The Family Resource Centre (FRC) is holding a free three-day Domestic Violence Intervention Training Programme workshop (Tuesday, 29 November to Thursday, 1 December 2016). Suitable for front-line professionals or those wanting to learn more about the dynamics of abusive relations…
Cayman Islands Ministry of Gender Affairs to celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs will be hosting a Lunch and Learn session on Wednesday, 30 November for women entrepreneurs and anyone who is considering starting their own business. The event is…
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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI)
Today [Nov 19], during a town hall with 1000 young leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, President Obama will announce a series of investments and new programs in support of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) which was launched in 2015. …
Caribbean literature, Jewishness, and global holocaust memory
By SARAH PHILLIPS CASTEE From AAIHS At the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, visitors can read responses to the museum from around the world. By pressing on a touch screen that displays a map of the globe, museum visitors access…
Cayman Islands college awarded ASIC accreditation
The International College of the Cayman Islands has earned its second international accreditation. The U.K. based Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities notified ICCI last week. “It’s a homerun for sure for our students,” says ICCI President David…
Training helps prepare Cayman Brac for a major incident
Between November 7th and November 11th, 20 individuals in Cayman Brac received training in Mass Casualty Management (MCM). The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) sponsored the course. Course Coordinator, HMCI Awareness and Communications Officer…
Physicists just discovered a second state of liquid water
By Bec Crew, ScienceAlert From Business Insider It’s one of the most fundamental compounds on Earth, and it makes up roughly 60 percent of the human body, and yet water is turning out to be stranger than we could have…
This powerful essay about a painful childhood memory got a student into 14 colleges including Harvard, Stanford, and Princeton
By Abby Jackson From Business Insider We all have memories from our childhood that we’d likely rather forget. Sometimes it’s those very same painful life lessons that have the most lasting impact on your world view. Recent Harvard University graduate…
Oxford University will offer free online courses in 2017
By Andrew Dalton From Business Insider The university’s first MOOC will focus on government’s role in economic development. The highest ranked university in the world will soon join prestigious institutions like Berkeley, Harvard and MIT in offering free massive open…
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Baptist Health International- Men’s Cancer Awareness Event on Grand Cayman
Men’s Cancer Awareness Evening & Lecture this Friday, November 18, 2016. This event will be hosted by Cayman Islands Cancer Society, Lions Club of Cayman Islands and Baptist Health International. Baptist Health South Florida is the largest healthcare organization in…
