Honduras has passed controversial reform laws intended to combat corruption but the consensus is that it will make it easier for perpetrators to operate.
Barbados becomes a republic on 1 December and Prince Charles has accepted an invitation to be on island when his mother, The Queen, ceases to be its head of state.
Antigua and Barbuda celebrated its 40th independence anniversary on 1 November but the Barbuda Member of Parliament took the opportunity to complain that the island does not get treated fairly. There are roughly 90,000 residents in Antigua and less than 2,000 in Barbuda.
Last week Government issued national guidelines for Covid-19 testing, including both lateral flow testing and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, in early childhood care and education centres and other educational institutions.
Scotiabank has invested in the future of Cayman by donating US$$20,000 to the Build Your Future Cayman Foundation to fund vocational skills training opportunities for eight students.
Cayman boxers Brandy Barnes and Hepseba Angel both competed in the Celtic Cup in Ireland last weekend, both women holding their own against opponents who had considerably more experience in the ring.
Last week the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands joined Caribbean museum colleagues, curators, educators, scholars, and researchers from 15 Caribbean countries for the Museums Association of the Caribbean’s conference ‘Cultivating Resilience in Museums and Cultural Heritage Sites.’
The new industry body representing Cayman’s tech sector has taken its next step by electing the organisation’s first full Executive Committee at its AGM on 28 October.
The United Nations observes 20 November as World Children’s Day. On this day, Cayman’s NCVO charity – the non-profit organisation dedicated to the care, education and well-being of children and families in need - raises funds for its Children Services Programmes....
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) hosted in Glasgow, UK, is currently seeing a series of initiatives brought to the table to combat climate change.