CPA to conduct seminar for Cayman Islands MLAs in early August
The Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly will conduct a post-election seminar on all aspects of practising democracy within the Westminster system primarily to benefit newly elected MLAs to the House. Conducted by the Cayman Islands Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association…
Cayman Islands branch to host CPA Roadshow for Youth
The Cayman Islands Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) will host a special event for Cayman Islands’ youth on Friday, 4 August 2017 at the Town Hall in George Town. The CPA Secretariat and Cayman’s MLAs will be bringing…
Intertrust Cayman Islands launches support for the Special Needs Foundation
George Town, Grand Cayman, 27 July 2017 Intertrust has been the title sponsor of the Cayman Islands Marathon for seven years supporting the islands biggest sporting event since 2011. This year Intertrust has teamed up with Cross Fit 7 Mile…
The View from Europe: Who will reform CARICOM?
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now There is a pervasive view within and beyond the Caribbean that the regional integration process is foundering, and that its progress is being held back by an absence of political compromise and a…
Angel Maria Villar: Suspended Spanish FA boss resigns from Uefa and Fifa
From BBC Suspended Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar has resigned from his roles as vice-president of Uefa and Fifa. He and his son Gorka were arrested earlier this month as part of a corruption investigation. Villar, who denied…
Cayman Island to expand trade engagement for 2018
From Breaking Travel News On the back of an increase in demand for the luxury Caribbean destination, the Cayman Island Department of Tourism has committed to an up-weight in its trade and consumer engagement for 2017/18 and beyond. Don McDougall,…
Chinese police detain ‘female Jesus cult’ members
From BBC Police in China have detained 18 suspected members of a banned religious cult, state news agency Xinhua said. The group is notorious for some of its members beating a woman to death in a McDonald’s restaurant in 2014…
Tobago gears up to fight sargassum invasion
By Jewel Fraser IPS News From Caribbean News Service PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 25 2017 (IPS) – As Tobago’s tourism industry struggles to repel the sargassum invasions that have smothered its beaches with massive layers of seaweed as far…
Cayman Islands: an example Bermuda need not follow – Engage with the world but keep our identity
By Khalid Wasi From Royal Gazette Trying to define or understand this moment in time in its appropriate context naturally depends on the observer. Whether this epoch in our political life is an auspicious moment as in a matter of…
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to publish annual report on the Financial Stability of the ECCU
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 26TH, 2017 (PRESS SEC) – The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) will start publishing a Financial Stability Report annually. This move will improve the public’s understanding of the eight-member Eastern Caribbean Currency Union’s financial system and…