Poverty and Disability in the Caribbean: Who will write my story?
By Rebecca Theodore From Dominica Vibes I watched in brazen shame and silence as the air stewardess poked jokes at the invalid man in the wheelchair as he was being lifted into the LIAT carrier airplane. “Now where is he…
New York City Council considers restricting E-cigarettes indoors
By Colin Daileda From Mashable Smoking areas could be cloudy with both puffs of smoke and e-cigarette vapor in New York City one day soon. The New York City Council held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss a bill that…
7 Anti-Aging Foods (everyone over 40 should eat)
From Joel & Josh – BioTrust Nutrition If you’re over 40 and want to defy each passing year while promoting more youthful hair, nails and skin, the below 7 foods will help you stock up on some of the most…
Overall HIV infections down but worrying signs of increased adolescent infections
By Clive Bacchus From West Indies News Network St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): While St. Kitts and Nevis and other CARICOM states are upbeat about gains made in the fight to arrest the spread of HIV among the region’s population,…
Joint UK Ministerial statement on International Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December
Foreign Secretary William Hague, UK International Anti-Corruption Champion Ken Clarke and International Development Secretary Justine Greening issued a joint statement on the importance of International Anti-Corruption Day. Reducing corruption and increasing transparency are vital for improving global stability and prosperity….
November 2013 Cayman funerals
Davis Carsley Ebanks – 1 Nov 2013 Boatswain Bay Perry Steven McLaughlin 13 Aug 1959 – 2 Nov 2013 West End CB Marilyn Benolkin …
The many skills of Tammi
By Reshma Ragoonath From Guardian Media TT Santa Cruz girl Tammi Sulliman is a multi-skilled journalist working in the Cayman Islands. She’s works in front the camera as an anchorwoman and behind the scenes as camerawoman, producer and scriptwriter. “Trini…
Harrison Odjegba Okene survives 3 days at bottom of Atlantic
From The Habarinetwork Entombed at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in an upended tugboat for three days, Harrison Odjegba Okene begged God for a miracle. The Nigerian cook survived by breathing an ever-dwindling supply of oxygen in an air…
UK FATCA: Additional Automatic Exchange Of Information Agreement signed
Article by Chris Tragheim Deloitte The UK government has announced that four overseas territories have signed intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) to improve international tax compliance. On 5 November the UK and the Cayman Islands signed the first IGA between the UK…
Cutting the cost of the tuna catch
CFRM states explore Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) as cost-cutting emergent technology Belize City, Belize—For several years, the Caribbean region has been exploring the use of an emergent technology for increasing catch of deep sea fishes such as tunas at a…
