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Month: February 2018

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Cayman Islands firm gets to work on ‘Taylor Swift’ castle

By Jamie Buchan A major renovation project is under way at a luxurious Perthshire castle once linked to US pop star Taylor Swift. The Shake It Off singer reportedly had her eye on the £4.6 million Tower of Lethendy when…

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Affinor Growers signs license agreement for marijuana and food production for the Caribbean

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Affinor Growers Ltd. (“Affinor Growers”) (CSE:AFI) (OTC:RSSFF) (Frankfurt:1AF) is pleased to announce it has signed an exclusive license agreement with Vertical Designs Aruba Inc. (“VDA”) to produce marijuana and food using…

Cayman Islands: Minister Hew breaks ground for upgraded DVES facility

• Minister Joey Hew leads team at groundbreaking for DVES redevelopment. • The redevelopment to be done in phases will provide much needed upgrades to a 40+ year facility. • Staff working conditions are expected to improve, leading to increased…

Eight Caribbean island economies could adopt central bank-issued cryptocurrency

By ADAM REESE FROM ETHNEWS.COM According to an MoU signed by the premier of Montserrat, the eight island economies comprising the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union may have a central bank-issued cryptocurrency in their future. In a February 15 Facebook post,…

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Key Business Travel Trends in 2018

There are many factors which have changed the way companies manage their corporate trips. On the one hand, the advancement of technology has enabled business travellers to manage their trips and costs more efficiently. On another hand, political turmoil and…

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Chamillionaire is a presentation genius, has a new app

By Katie Roof From Techcrunch You probably know Chamillionaire from the song “Ridin,’” but did you know the Grammy Award winner is also a successful startup investor? He has had several favorable outcomes, including Cruise, which sold to General Motors and…

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2 Baltimore detectives convicted of racketeering, robbery

By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press From Yahoo News BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore police detectives were convicted of robbery, racketeering, and conspiracy Monday in a trial that’s part of an ongoing federal investigation into corruption among rogue members of the…

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Democrats and Republicans need a divorce

By Cliston Brown, Observer From Business Insider American voters often find themselves in a bind: what if they don’t like either the Republicans or the Democrats? This is damaging for our country because we can’t make any progress as a nation…

New Music from Benje (St.Lucia/Bahamas) 2018

Benje releases Masqueraders track for 2018 St. Lucian born and Bahamas based Soca Artist Benje has started 2018 with a bang! He is set to release his latest Bahamas Masqueraders Theme song for Bahamas Carnival 2018. The festival now in…

Caribbean Cement to restart exports

Caribbean Cement expects to restart cement exports following the completion of its US$50m modernisation programme. The programme also includes the commissioning of a new coal mill scheduled for the second quarter of this year, upgrades to both cement mills, a…