Cayman Islands consumer price index increased by 2.2% in the second quarter
From Cayman Islands Economics and Statistics Office The average prices of goods and services in the Cayman Islands, as estimated by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased by 2.2% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period…
Pending changes to Cayman’s pension law alarm Jamaicans living there
From RJR News Jamaicans in Cayman are up in arms over plans to change the country’s pension law. This has prompted Dr. Joseph Marzouca, Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Cayman, to call for the government to delay the amendments for six…
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Cayman Investment Forum focuses on rise of Bitcoin and failing dollar
From Bitcoin.com The financial ecosystem is changing radically. The Cayman Investment Forum recognizes this, and hopes to address concerns about this new financial world. The founders of the event believe either bitcoin or gold will represent the future store of…
Discrimination by Caymanians against Caymanians
By Leonardo Raznovich I am currently in Australia for the purpose of attending the International Bar Association annual conference, but I feel compelled to issue this press release now. I will be discussing this matter at the Conference, and you…
Terrifying faceless illusion makeup
Terrifying faceless illusion makeup is straight out of a Salvador Dali painting By RACHEL THOMPSON From Mashable Squiggle brows and penis-shaped eyeliner might not be your kinda scene when it comes to daring makeup looks. But, this, err, bold makeup…
PAHO aims to reduce shortage of health workers in the Americas, improve distribution, and enhance skills to achieve SDGs
New PAHO strategy to guide national policies on human resources for health to overcome an estimated shortage of almost 800,000 workers Washington, D.C., 29 September 2017 (PAHO/WHO) – A new strategy approved by the 29th Pan American Sanitary Conference of…
Cayman Islands Compendium of Statistics 2016 released
From Cayman Islands Economics and Statistics Office The Cayman Islands’ Compendium of Statistics 2016 was released today by the Economics and Statistics Office. The Compendium is a comprehensive collection of statistics from various public and private sector data sources covering…
Trump’s tax plan would crush many New Yorkers: Editorial from Ploughkeepsie Journal
Poughkeepsie Journal Editorial Board Much like the health care reform effort that fortunately and repetitively went down in flames, President Donald Trump’s notion of “tax relief” would be devastating to New Yorkers unless substantial changes are made. New York’s congressional…
International aid rules are rigged against Caribbean countries – which is why Barbuda won’t be getting aid from the UK
By ARTHUR SNELL From Independent UK It is a cruelty made particularly bitter by the fact that the climate change fuelling these mega-hurricanes is the product largely of the same industrialised nations that run the OECD and set the aid…
Desert Tax Haven draws moviemakers to China’s far west
By Lin Qiqing From Sixth Tone Generous tax holidays bring film and media companies to remote border city. A small Chinese city on the border with Kazakhstan has surprisingly shot to stardom among Chinese moviemakers. Dubbed China’s Cayman Islands, Khorgos Economic…
