Cayman Islands Statistics: School Enrollment, Consumer Price Index, Imports & Economy
1. Compendium of Statistics Shows School Enrolment Rebounded in 2014 The Annual Compendium of Statistics 2014 was released today by the Economics and Statistics Office. The Compendium seeks to assist policy-making and business decision-making by presenting the most comprehensive collection…
Snapshot: 2015 update on the state of telecoms in the Caribbean [Cayman Islands highest subs]
From ICT Pulse An update of fixed-line, mobile/cellular and fixed-broadband Internet take up across select Caribbean countries, as of 2014. This year, 2015, marks our fifth review of telecoms services take up – in terms of subscriptions density in the…
Female police officer killed on bus in Jamaica; two suspects in custody
From CARIBBEAN360 JULY 15, 2015 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday July 15, 2015 – Lawmen already have two suspects in custody for last night’s murder of a 24-year-old policewoman. Constable Crystal Thomas had left work at the Denham Town Police Station in…
Case for Caribbean debt relief being made at international financing conference
From Curacao Chronicle ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be making a case for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to give debt relief to countries…
Goldman Sachs second-quarter profit drops on higher legal costs
From Newsmax Goldman Sachs Group Inc. reported second-quarter earnings that fell 49 percent from a year earlier on higher legal costs tied to a potential settlement of mortgage-related probes. Net income dropped to $1.05 billion, or $1.98 a share, from…
A thickening plot for upcoming T&T election
By Les Slater From Caribbean Life Anyone tuned in to the ebb and flow of current-day politics in Trinidad and Tobago would be aware that for at least three years now, it’s been known that the 2015 general election, now…
The Tapestries of China
From Stuck In Customs DAILY PHOTO – THE TAPESTRIES OF CHINA This whole area around Guilin has become one of my favorite areas to visit and explore in China. The shapes around here are epic and timeless, and they put…
Shanghai Disneyland
Veil of secrecy over plans for Shanghai Disneyland is finally lifted By Rebekah Pemberton for Mailonline and Katie Amey for Mailonline New park will have biggest-ever castle, Pirates of the Caribbean land and a Tron ride (but you’ll have to…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Is this the worst-designed site on the Internet?
By Michael Rosen From Fusion On Wednesday, a link surfaced to the top of the the subreddit r/crappydesign with the title “Positively the worst thing I’ve ever set my eyes on.” The post linked to a disaster preparedness website affiliated…
