Older Persons Law comes into effect in Cayman Islands
The Older Persons Law, 2017 enacted by the Legislative Assembly in March and gazetted in May, commences today (Monday, 17 July 2017) by Order of Cabinet. The legislation was drafted to promote, protect and advance the well-being of older persons…
UPDATE: Cayman Islands police to announce new identification programme
From RCIPS Update: The proposed meeting to announce PROMAT has been cancelled -“Apologies, but this meeting this morning has been canceled. “Thanks for your understanding.” – -RCIPS. The RCIPS is in the process of launching a new photo identification program…
Free Domestic Violence Intervention Workshop on Cayman Brac
The Cayman Islands Family Resource Centre (FRC) is holding a Domestic Violence Intervention Training Programme workshop in Cayman Brac (Tuesday, 29 to Thursday, 31 August 2017). Suitable for front-line professionals or those wanting to learn more about the dynamics of…
Testing has started at the Cayman Islands’ Bodden Town Solar Farm
Testing has started at the Bodden Town Solar Farm Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) and the independent solar project developer Entropy Cayman Solar Limited have started the testing and commissioning of the 5MW Bodden Town Solar Farm and interconnection equipment…
Cayman Islands’ hurricane shelter volunteers sought
With hurricane season commencing Thursday, 1 June and running until Thursday, 30 November 2017, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is making its annual appeal for persons interested in becoming shelter volunteers in Grand Cayman. To facilitate, the…
Cayman Islands Conch and Whelk Seasons now closed
The Department of Environment (DoE) is reminding the public that fishing for conch and whelk in local waters is temporarily prohibited during the closed season, which began on 1 May. ‘The closed season for conch and whelk is designed to…
TRINIDAD: Baby drowns in bucket of urine, relatives say “poverty” is to blame
By Trinidad Express From St Lucia News Online That was the cry of relatives of five-month-old Kydari Pacheco who drowned on Thursday in a bucket filled with urine. The toddler was found at around 4.35a.m. head down in the plastic…
Mental health in the Caribbean: The silent epidemic?
By Rebecca Theodore From Caribbean News Now Beyond the economic and political blockades experienced by small-island states, lies a silent epidemic called mental health. It is a cursed and shameful disease marked by poverty and stigma. Mental illness is now…
Federal Court bans investment fund managers for 10 years [linked to1MDB]
From The Australian By BEN BUTLER Business reporter Melbourne AMANDA HODGE South East Asia Two Gold Coast men involved in a funds management business linked to Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal are to be banned from corporate life for a decade over…
United Nations warns personnel in Barbados about crime
By Caribbean360 From St Lucia News Online CARIBBEAN360 – The United Nations (UN) has its eye on the crime situation in Barbados, and has issued a security advisory to its staff in the island following a string of recent robberies….
