Fugro collects Hydrographic data for Cayman Islands Nautical Charts
From Hydro International Fugro recently completed the data acquisition phase of a hydrographic survey project that is designed to update significant portions of the nautical charts of Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac. The surveys were conducted on behalf of the…
Cayman Islands reading programme developer to speak at World Literacy Summit
Cayman will be represented at the upcoming World Literacy Summit 2018 at the University of Oxford. The IRead For Life Center is proud to announce that its founder and CEO, Vinnette Glidden was selected to make a presentation at the…
Crypto exchange Binance ordered to suspend operations in Japan
By Adam Samson in London and Leo Lewis in Tokyo From Financial Times YESTERDAY Binance, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrencies exchanges, has been ordered by the financial services agency in Tokyo to suspend its operations in Japan. Japan’s Financial…
The Editor Speaks: Garbage and prison
I am not saying that garbage and prisons go together like hell and high water. What I am saying is that the woeful garbage situation and the woeful overcrowded conditions at our prison go together. We could even give it…
Arnaud Beltrame: French police ‘hero’ dies of wounds
From BBC Lt-Col Beltrame suffered fatal injuries after volunteering to trade places with a female hostage A French police officer who swapped himself for a hostage in a supermarket siege on Friday has died, officials say. Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 44,…
Flow customers keep winning as CANOC grants Flow Broadcast Rights for 2018 Commonwealth Games
From NAN News Americas, MIAMI, FL, March 23, 2018: More exciting sports action is in store for Flow customers as Flow Sports is now the official Caribbean broadcaster of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (GC2018). The recently signed agreement with the Caribbean Association…
The ‘Chinese Netflix’ iQiyi is gearing up for$2 billion–plus IPO: 4 things to know
By Ciara Linnane From MarketWatch Shares of Baidu unit iQiyi are expected to start trading on the Nasdaq next week The Netflix of China is coming to a (trading) screen near you. The Chinese streaming company iQiyi Inc., majority-owned by…
Update on garbage collection in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac
Issued by: Cayman Islands Department of Environmental Health The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) wishes to apologise to the residents of Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac for the lengthy delays in their garbage collection services since the start of this…
Cleveland Clinic doctor speaks at Cayman Islands heart symposium
Ahmad Zeeshan, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon at Cleveland Clinic Florida, was in Grand Cayman last week at the Cayman Heart Fund’s annual International Symposium, where he spoke about current management and treatment options for thoracic aortic aneurysms. The thoracic aorta…
Caribbean Market Overview – 2018 Q1
From CIBC FirstCaribbean CIBC World Markets Inc. Caribbean Economic Overview Summary: In the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook issue of January 2018, it points to a significant y/y acceleration in world economic expansion during 2017, as 120 economies experienced some…