Department of Education Services Government School Orientation dates
Issued on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs. Date:19th August, 2014 Contact (name): Kimberly Kirkconnell, Communications Manager/Policy Analyst Contact email: [email protected] 2014 Orientation Dates for Government Schools IMAGE: dailyridge.com
ICT symposium explores Caribbean’s twin challenge
By Kwame Joseph From T&T Guardian The Caribbean region is today faced with the twin challenge of the rise in unemployment and a shortage of specific skills, said Ingrid Seerattan, acting permanent secretary in the Ministry of Science and Technology,…
Cayman Islands Chamber submits Position Paper on Minimum Wage
The Cayman Islands Government established a Minimum Wage Advisory Committee in May. The committee is carrying out a period of research and consultation in order to determine the impact of establishing a minimum wage (s) in the Cayman Islands. The…
Long live the landline, may it rest in peace
By Carolyn Gilbert & Leigh Jacobs From NuVoodoo Media At the beginning of this year, referring to data from our 3rd NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study, we showed that the landline telephone has become a less relevant place to search for…
Robots score on a human soccer team, humans retain control of the world
By Dylan Love From Business Insider Founded in 1997 with the ambitious goal to develop a robotic humanoid soccer-playing robot by 2050, the RoboCup is an annual robotics competition that sees robots play soccer against each other in an exercise…
Cayman’s crime statistics are out with mixed results
The crime statistics released by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service this week reveal that overall crime in the first six months is up by a staggering 27% compared to 2013! This is mainly due to the rise in petty…
Draw held in Guatemala for Inaugural CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship
Six-team event, to crown first-ever Confederation club champion, kicks off August 20 in Guatemala City Miami (Friday, August 01, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today the results of the draw for…
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Caribbean Community’s first strategic plan now online
From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The Executive Plan may be downloaded from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) website, or here. Further background papers will be provided in due course. CARICOM heads of government approved the strategic plan at their…
Prof. Leslie Manigat made “significant Contribution to the development of tertiary education in the Caribbean,” was an outstanding academician
By Tony Best From The New York Carib News Historians and analysts don’t rate Prof. Leslie Manigat as one of Haiti’s great political leaders. Not at all! As a matter of fact, they often berate as a “tragic” presidential figure,…
Court orders Amazon to reveal identities of negative reviewers
By Chris Morran From Consumerist While courts have held that companies have to prove an online review is libelous before it can be forcibly deleted, there is still a question about whether anonymous review-writers have a right to remain unnamed….
