Cayman Islands civil servants dressed in red for World AIDS Day
Civil servants joined members of Cayman AIDS Foundation to dress in red and mark World AIDS Day on Thursday (1 December 2016). The group gathered on the steps of the Government Administration Building on Elgin Avenue just after 9 a.m.,…
Caribbean Hub launches new video to celebrate World Soil Day 2016
From USDA NEW Caribbean Hub video: Permaculture, Soil & Water Conservation for Climate Change Adaptation To celebrate World Soil Day, the Caribbean Climate Hub launches video on how to conserve agricultural soils and water to deal with climate change in…
Jose Mourinho’s advisers ‘misled the tax man during inquiries into £10million earnings hidden in Caribbean haven’
By ALEXANDER ROBERTSON FROM MAILONLINE Evidence said to suggest tax officials in Britain and Spain had been misled The claims emerged in a huge data leak of more than 18 million documents Accusations that his advisers helped to hide…
Cayman Islands bank implements AMLtrac from iFinancial
By Tanya Andreasyan From banking Technology Global Fidelity Bank implements AMLtrac from iFinancial UK-based core banking and anti-money laundering (AML) software vendor International Financial Systems (iFinancial) is implementing its AMLtrac solution at Global Fidelity Bank. The bank, based in the…
David Jessop: New uncertainties ahead for Cuba
By David Jessop From The Jamaica Gleaner On November 28, the United States’ President-elect Donald Trump said, “If Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban-American people and the US as a whole, I…
Prestige Fund Management makes new hire for Cayman operation
From Hedgeweek Prestige Fund Management (PFM) has appointed Peter Anderson as a director. Anderson has a career spanning nearly 30 years, split between the UK and Cayman with international accounting groups Coopers & Lybrand (PWC), Benbow Anderson, Deloitte Touche and…
‘Caribbean can expect above normal rainfall next dry season’ – Cayman drought conditions forecasted
From Jamaica Observer ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – The Caribbean Regional Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) of the Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) began here yesterday with a warning to Caribbean countries to expect above normal rainfall next year…
‘HE’S GONE!’ Man’s anguished cries as pal is gunned down outside Caribbean restaurant in west London
BY JOHN SHAMMAS From The Sun UK Neighbours said they heard a “loud bang” in Walham Grove, off North End Road, last night A MAN has been killed on a quiet street outside a west London restaurant after being shot…
Region’s exports fall five per cent
From The Guardian tt The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean’s (Eclac) annual report Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2016 shows that the foreign trade dynamics of the region are having their worst performance…
Dutch Caribbean heritage goes digital
From The Daily Herald St Maarten ~ Documents up to 1954 widely accessible ~ LEIDEN–The Dutch Caribbean Digital Platform of the Leiden University and the University of Curaçao with more than half a million scans that were made of old…