The Editor Speaks: Tariffs
When US President Donald Trump started imposing tariffs it would seem not to matter to us living in the Caribbean. If it creates a trade war let the US fight it out with seemingly the rest of the world. Unfortunately…
The Editor Speaks: Shouldn’t the sea level rise worry us?
“The Antarctic Ice Sheet is an important indicator of climate change and driver of sea-level rise. Here we combine satellite observations of its changing volume, flow and gravitational attraction with modelling of its surface mass balance to show that it…
Customs K9 retiree seeks home
Cayman Islands Customs K9 Retiree Seeks New Home CI Customs canine Blaze has been retired from active service. The contraband sniffer dog has been on active duty since 2014. Blaze, a Beagle mix, arrived from the Sheriff’s Office in Maricopa…
The Editor Speaks: Education
In iNews Cayman today we have published a story where the President of the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA), Lynsley Doodhai, has said “Asking teachers to mark School Based Assessment (SBA) projects and not pay them is modern…
Deported, desperate, but determined
BY ALAYNE RICHARDS From Jamaica Observer Parents sent to Jamaica go the extra mile to reunite with children in the USA HUNDREDS, if not thousands, of deported Caribbean parents are desperately trying to reunite with children left behind in the…
The Editor Speaks: Mothers
I have known intimately three mothers. The first was my real mother, Ethel. She nourished me in her womb, she nursed me and she raised me up until I left home when I was twenty-three. She also raised my sister…
Cayman Islands: UCCI Interim Dean of Academic Affairs elected as Accreditation Body Commissioner
UCCI are pleased to share the news that Dr. JD Mosley-Matchett, Interim Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies at UCCI, was elected to the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) Board of Commissioners. Please see the…
Richard Coulson’s Business Bites: Blacklisting – Why not fight back?
By RICHARD COULSON From Tribune242 I have just read press reports that another bill has been tabled in the House to avoid blacklisting, by satisfying – better read “appeasing” – the European Union (EU) in its campaign to extract full…
Caribbean IVF clinic to host a fertility conference in Miami
NEWS PROVIDED BY Barbados Fertility Centre LONDON, April 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Barbados Fertility Centre (BFC), a JCI accredited center of excellence for IVF on the Caribbean island of Barbados, is taking the unusual step of flying in their medical…
Cayman Islands Marathon returns to Boston Marathon
After a two-year hiatus, organisers of the Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon returned to Boston to promote the race at the 2018 John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo which is part of the prestigious Boston Marathon event. The 122nd Boston Marathon,…