UNICEF expands relief efforts in Latin America and Caribbean after month of ‘relentless’ natural disasters
From UN News Office 27 September 2017 – To help children and families affected by the series of natural disasters that have devastated countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today said it has…
St. Lucia open to exploring opportunities with Health City
CAYMAN ISLANDS (September 23, 2017) – Leading Caribbean tertiary care hospital Health City Cayman Islands has been credited by St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet with raising the bar for the future of health care in the Caribbean. Chastanet, who…
Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation offers help for horses impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria
The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation has written to the website Storm Caribe with a Special Request re Equine Relief. The letter reads: From: Sharon Hinds – CIEF Seretary General Date: Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:52 PM Subject: Storm Caribe…
WeirFoulds supports hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean
By Nadia Chiesa, Kayla Theeuwen, Frank E. Walwyn From WeirFoulds WeirFoulds is deeply saddened by the recent devastation in the Caribbean in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Our Caribbean practice group works in and travels to a number…
Cayman Islands police officers go to Eastern Caribbean
RCIPS Officers Dispatched to Eastern Caribbean Provide Needed Law Enforcement and Aerial Support From RCIPS As of Tuesday 12 September, the sixteen RCIPS officers dispatched to the British Virgin Islands following an urgent request from the Governor of B.V.I. have…
Hurricane-hit islanders slam British government over ‘fake’ photo
From Sputnik News Having just survived the awesome devastation caused by deadly Hurricane Irma, it was possibly the last thing the inhabitants on one small Caribbean island expected to endure – fake news. As residents on Anguilla surveyed the destruction…
Jamaica trying to determine severity of Irma’s impact on Caribbean neighbours
From jamaica Observer France, Britain, Holland rush aid to devastated islands The foreign affairs ministry yesterday said that it is still trying to determine the extent of the loss of lives, injury and damage as category five Hurricane Irma continues…
Cayman Islands police officers and police helicopter deployed to Eastern Caribbean to provide law enforcement and humanitarian support
From RCIPS On Sat 9 September, a contingent of sixteen police officers from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service left the Cayman Islands for deployment to the British Virgin Islands to provide law enforcement and humanitarian support. The length of…
Eastern Caribbean updates telecom regulations
From Pipeline Legislatures of the five eastern Caribbean nations that make up the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) are debating a common new Electronic Communications Bill which will take internet-based services into account and set standards for levels of service….
Caribbean security officials discussing data on youth violence
From Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation Senior government officials, as well as law enforcement experts from 10 Caribbean countries have begun a meeting here Tuesday to prioritise citizen security data management and evidence policy based making for youth crime reduction and prevention….