100 Women in Finance names The Special Needs Foundation Cayman as 2018 Cayman Beneficiary
January 25, 2018 100 Women in Finance (100WF), a global, practitioner-driven nonprofit organisation that serves more than 15,000 professionals in the finance and alternative investment industries, today announced that it has named The Special Needs Foundation Cayman (SNFC) as its…
33 new captives for Cayman Islands last year
From Captive Insurance Times The Cayman Islands Insurance Supervision Division licensed 33 new captive insurance companies last year, in comparison to the 39 it licensed in 2016.The year-end statistics from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) showed that 48 licenses…
Ocean advocate to share passion: Hasson speaking Sunday at First UMC in Homosassa
By Buster Thompson From Citrus Chronicle IF YOU GO WHAT: The Friends of the Crystal River National Wildlife Complex’s annual meeting and public seminar, including a speaking session from renowned diver and ocean advocate Wayne Hasson. WHEN: 1:30-4 p.m. Wayne…
Jamaica signs agreement with Cayman Islands
From ITIJ 26 January 2018 The tourism industries of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands have agreed to sign a multi-destination marketing arrangement later this year. The plan is for the two Caribbean nations to improve their collaborative efforts and drive…
Diabetes type 2: bariatric surgery and medicines are the most effective treatments
From Cleveland Clinic A census carried out in 2010 revealed that 43% of the total population and 63% of Caymanians suffered from diabetes. The problem is a global one – type 2 diabetes is considered “one of the main killers…
Record number of cruise ships failed health and safety inspections in 2017
By Jacob Passy But even ships that pass inspections can have serious violations In 2018, cruise ships may need to clean up their act. More cruise ships failed health inspections in 2017 than in any year in the past decade,…
Super Bowl party setups
15 essentials for the ultimate Super Bowl LII party setup By Amir Ismael, Insider Picks From Business Insider The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of…
Filtering
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Our brains edit what we see and hear like a film director’s viewfinder. You’re probably familiar with this concept every time you take a picture of a distant mountain, seascape, or harvest moon and…
US tiniest towns
The tiniest town in every state Part 1 By Sarah Schmalbruch From Insider Often, a state’s largest city is considered its best place to live. But there’s something to be said for rural towns too. We rounded up the least-populated…
OPINION: Time for Maduro to go
By Jolly Green Venezuela’s minimum wage is roughly US$10 a month or EC$6.73 a week. Not enough to live on when you consider 12 eggs cost US$10. Food for a family of 3 is US$45 a month, so people are…