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Month: December 2017

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Heading to the CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace? Here’s what you can expect

From Travelweek Group SAN JUAN — The Caribbean’s recovery post-hurricane season is picking up pace with more than 5 billion impressions for the ‘Caribbean Is Open’ campaign, plus strong registration numbers for the CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace Jan. 30 –…

US: Whistleblower reforms cut from final tax bill

By Mary Jane Wilmoth From Whistleblowers Protection Blog Washington, D.C. December 16, 2017. The final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill has eliminated a key provision that would have protected whistleblowers who report major criminal tax frauds. As…

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Luxury retailer in cruise ports tackles ongoing need in Caribbean

MIAMI, Dec. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Caribbean islands devastated by Hurricane Irma are slowly recovering, but still in crucial need of ongoing resources. Experts say it could take years, even decades before the affected regions can fully rebuild, and that the…

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Barbados reducing prisoner rehab time

BY GEORGE ALLEYNE From Caribbean Life Barbados has softened its programme of legal rehabilitation for convicted criminals by erasing their history in a shorter time, but while generally hailed as a good move, some say there remains stigma, and blacks…

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‘Multiple fatalities’ as Amtrak train derails Onto Wash. highway

From Newsmax An Amtrak passenger train derailed Monday during its inaugural run along a faster route through Washington state, sending part of the train crashing down onto a major highway near Tacoma and killing an unknown number of passengers, authorities…

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Cayman Islands: Motor Vehicle Collision Sun (17)

From RCIPS Mon Dec 18 2017 Shortly before 7:30PM on Sunday, 17 December, the 9-1-1 Communications Centre dispatched officers to a report of a motor vehicle collision on West Bay Road in the vicinity of Cayman Beach Suites, involving a…

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Cayman Islands: Robbery Friday Night, 15 December, in Smith Road Area of George Town

From RCIPS Mon 18 Dec 2017 Police have received a report of a robbery that took place Friday night, 15 December, near a residence in the Smith Road area of George Town.  The victim had driven home after closing shop…

18 Dec Weather In Cayman

18 Dec Mon 2017 Weather In Cayman Synopsis Fresh easterly winds and rough seas will continue across the Cayman area for the next 24 hours as the pressure gradient across the Western Caribbean remains tight. Radar images show isolated showers…

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Commissions celebrate the publication of the Cayman Islands Constitution in braille and audio formats

Last week the Constitutional Commission, together with the Human Rights Commission, launched audio and braille formats of the Cayman Islands Constitution Order, 2009 (the “Constitution”) for persons with sight or literacy impairments in Cayman.  The project came about when a…