Caribbean hoteliers, tourism officials seek Zika antidote
By BRIAN MAJOR From Travel Pulse With the 2016 summer travel season waning, Caribbean tourism officials hope for some moderation in the Zika virus’ increasingly apparent toll on visitor arrivals. But with infection numbers continuing to grow in regional destinations,…
Cayman Islands: Mr. Robert Berry appointed FRA Head
Her Excellency the Governor, Ms Helen Kilpatrick, CB, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Robert James Berry as the Director of the Financial Reporting Authority (FRA). Mr. Berry has a long and distinguished career in financial services regulation…
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US Convicted Pa. AG says she’ll resign on Wednesday Pennsylvania’s embattled attorney general said she will step down from her post effective Wednesday afternoon following her conviction earlier this week on charges that she leaked confidential investigative material to a…
Cayman Islands health services honours staff for long service
Over 80 per cent of the Health Services Authority (HSA) staff, including Faith Hospital in Cayman Brac and all district health centres, were honoured in July for their years of service. The HSA celebrated all its staff members in its…
Cayman Islands Youth ACT to hold youth crime prevention workshops
Members of the Youth Anti-Crime Trust (ACT) will be hosting a series of workshops where they hope to get some much needed support for a programme they want to introduce in the Cayman Islands which has proven to be very…
The Editor Speaks: When kindness is rewarded with jail
The incident I am about to describe happened in the USA but could equally apply here. A good friend of mine in the USA has a daughter who is, to use her words, too kind for her own sake. The…
Cayman Islands students spend the summer with HSM
The HSM Group opened its doors over the summer to four talented students from the Cayman Islands Education Centre (CIFEC). Dwight Lawrence, Shantell Ritch Anisha Ritch and Victoria Whittaker, joined HSM’s summer internship programme for a unique learning experience. Each…
Cayman Islands: Signing of Waste Tyre Shredding Contract
In an effort to dispose of the large amount of waste tyres that have accumulated at the George Town Landfill, the Ministry of Health and successful contractors met on Monday, 15 August 2016 to sign the official waste tyre shredding…
Volunteer Divers prep restored Grand Cayman coral reef for upcoming hot date
By John Liang From Deeper Blue Some restored coral off Grand Cayman is getting primped and beautified for an upcoming hot date. Dive volunteers are carefully combing and brushing a section of restored coral reef in George Town Harbour, trying…
eBay Partners with CaribShopper and expands into Caribbean
MIAMI, Aug. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — CaribShopper, the Caribbean’s only e-commerce solution which provides Caribbean consumers access to billions of items, announced today an official partnership with eBay, the global online marketplace giant for the Caribbean market. The e-commerce platform…