The Editor Speaks: Cayman’s #1 story – Jeffrey Webb
The name of Jeffrey Webb once was taken with pride. The man who had it all. The prince who was going to turn the tarnished name of the world’s #1 sport into a new regime of honesty and openness. He…
Cayman Islands government extend duty concessions
In its ongoing effort to maintain and stimulate further economic activity, the Government has extended the following duty concessions to 31st December 2020: • the import duty concessionary rate of 12.5 cents per gallon on the importation of motor gasoline…
Cayman Islands: Gov’t’s first electric car to deliver mails
From Petrol Plaza The Cayman Islands Postal Service will be starting to use a Nissan NV-200e, the government’s first electric car, to deliver packages to George Town offices in 2016, reported Cayman Compass. This serves as a pilot test for…
Jamaica gas dealers in battle with Rubis over franchise licences
20From CARIBBEAN360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Saturday December 19, 2015 – The Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) is accusing Rubis of exploiting Jamaicans and is pressing the multinational oil marketing company to stop issuing one-year franchise licences to local service station dealers….
Road safety policing in Cayman Islands intensifies ahead of holiday weekends
From RCIPS Multiple road safety operations with road checks were conducted across the island on Saturday night, 19 December, including but not limited to Esterley Tibbetts Highway and the Seven Mile Beach corridor. Altogether 24 motorists were ticketed for road…
Cayman Islands Hospital Children’s Ward benefits from toy donation
The Immigration Department on Friday 18th December 2015 took time to deliver presents to the pediatric ward of the Cayman Islands Hospital. Drives at Immigration Headquarters and its location at Cayman Centre collected more than three boxes and three bags…
Fifa: Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini get eight-year bans
From BBC Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Uefa boss Michel Platini have been suspended for eight years from all football-related activities following an ethics investigation. They were found guilty of breaches surrounding a £1.3m ($2m) “disloyal payment” made to Platini…
Jamaica wins award for US$2B bond
By Gladstone Taylor From Jamaica Gleaner The magazine International Financing Review (IFR) has given Jamaica one of its 2015 awards for the US$2 billion bond offer. Here is the magazine’s take on the issue. Troubles in Latin America provided opportunities…
Health care collaborations among competitors: minimizing antitrust risks
By Scott P. Perlman, From Corporate Counsel In the past five years since the adoption of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health care industry has experienced an unprecedented wave of consolidation and collaboration. While much of the attention has…
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Syria: Where have all the birds gone?
By Peter Polack A frequent interval to the gunfire explosions in the many Syrian war videos available on the internet is the occasional silence and interruption of a swooning flight of birds. Houses, streets, towns and cities have been irretrievably…
