How pirates of the Caribbean hijacked America’s metric system
By Joe Palca From NPR This 1793 grave is an early version of the kilogram. It is possible this object, now owned by the National Institute of Standards and Technology museum, was once pirate treasure. NIST Museum If the United…
US threatens to end aid to Caribbean
From Jamaica Observer WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — United States President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off American aid to any country, including those in the Caribbean, that votes for a resolution at the United Nations condemning his recent…
Cayman Islands: Water-related death in East End – Update Man named
From RCIPS Tue Dec 19 Police can now confirm the identity of the man who died after experiencing difficulties on the water in East End on Thursday, 14 December. He is James Howard Huber, aged 59, of California in the…
US: Tax plan could push assembly lines abroad
From AXIOS Tax experts say the new legislation “fails to eliminate long-standing incentives for companies to move overseas and, in some cases, may even increase them,” the WashPost’s David J. Lynch writes in the Business section lead: Why it matters:…
Here’s how much money there is in the world — and why you’ve never heard the exact number
By Mitchell Hartman, Marketplace.org From Business Insider The US dollar is the most popular currency in use worldwide.Steve Marcus According to the Bank for International Settlements, the total amount is about $5 trillion. According to the CIA, the total amount…
US, Cuba hold biannual migration talks
By NELSON A. KING From Caribbean Life The United States Department of State has reported that the United States and Cuba on Monday, Dec. 11 held their 31st biannual Migration Talks in Washington, D.C. The State Department said Deputy Assistant…
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Child marriage is still legal in the US
By Nicholas Syrett University of Kansas From Independent Record (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nicholas Syrett, University of Kansas (THE CONVERSATION) The recent outrage over Alabama Republican Senate candidate…
CARICOM Caribbean Community : DECLARATION OF ST. MARY’S ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIXTH CARICOM-CUBA SUMMIT. ST. MARY’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, 8 DECEMBER 2017
We, the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community and the Republic of Cuba, meeting in St. Mary’s, Antigua and Barbuda, on 8 December 2017, on the occasion of the Sixth CARICOM-Cuba Summit and in commemoration of the…
We’re not associated with Florida gun seizure, Caribbean Airlines says
From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is today denying any association with the massive gun seizure at the Miami International Airport on November 13. A statement from the airline insisted that no contraband items were…
Cayman Islands Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa announces Second Annual Seafire Stage
Free General Admission Tickets to Be Offered for Island Celebration GRAND CAYMAN (December 7, 2017) – Today, Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa announces its second annual Seafire Stage, which will be held on Saturday, January 13 at 8 p.m. on…
