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Another brutal Hurricane Season in store for the Caribbean, U.S. and Canada this 2018
By Eul Basa From NARCITY Brace yourselves. After a devastating 2017 hurricane season which featured three of the costliest tropical systems in history, meteorologists predict that 2018 will be just as nightmarish. Researchers at the Colorado State University have released their preliminary…
[Cayman Islands least complex location] China, Brazil and Turkey rank highest in 2018 Financial Complexity Index
From Globe newswire TMF Group’s Annual Financial Complexity Index Weighs Economic, Legal, Tax and Accounting Policies to Determine Most, Least Complex Regions for Businesses NEW YORK, April 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TMF Group, a leading provider of high value…
Anthony Travers: The EU and the ‘new 21st century colonialism’
By: Anthony Travers, OBE, Travers Thorp Alberga |From International Investment Responding to public and media pressure brought on by the so-called Panama and Paradise papers exposés, the European Union has been compiling, tweaking and talking for months about its “blacklist”…
Cayman Islands Chamber leaders meet with Hong Kong General Chamber to forge a working relationship
Chamber President, Paul Byles and Chief Executive Officer, Wil Pineau met with representatives of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce during their trip to Hong Kong last month. The pair were in Hong Kong to attend the GREAT Festival…
Cayman Islands Chamber Council meets with Governor Choudhury for the first time
Chamber President, Paul Byles and members of the Council met with His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Anwar Choudhury for the first time last month. The meeting was a joint meeting with members of Cayman Finance, the Chamber and the Governor….
The Editor Speaks: When silence is not golden
When it comes to all government bodies silence is their normal way of acting. However, silence is not always golden because it causes speculation. And speculation is more than often wrong and harmful. More than often when the true facts…
Country advisors appointed to the OECS ahead of the open call for proposals under the Direct Assistance Grant Scheme
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, April 5, 2018. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in cooperation with the European Union commenced a 3-day workshop to train Country Advisors from OECS countries on the Direct Assistance Grant Scheme (DAGS) at the Trade Winds…
Extradition hearing for Cayman man wanted in US set for April 30
From Jamaica Observer GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — Iaian Nigel MacKellar, a resident of the Cayman Islands who is wanted in the United States for alleged fraud, will have his extradition hearing on April 30. MacKellar has been in…
New statue immortalizes Mary Thomas, who led a revolt against Danish Colonial rule
By Brigit Katz From SMITHSONIAN.COM It is the city’s first public monument to a black woman On October 1, 1878, exasperated laborers on the Caribbean island of St. Croix set fire to houses, sugar mills and around 50 plantations while…
Cayman Islands Chamber launches briefing sessions for key industry sectors
Beginning with financial services on April 18th, the Chamber of Commerce is hosting a series of briefing sessions featuring government’s senior policymakers. “The sessions focus on specific industries and is a way for us to bring our members closer to…
