Unregistered Cayman Islands NPOs face stiff penalties
A lot of charitable organisations in the Cayman Islands stand to be heavily penalised by 1 August 2018, due to noncompliance with The Non-Profit Organisations Law. Persons will be able to see the entities who have complied with the law…
Powell, Merritt to headline Cayman Invitational on June 2
From Track Alerts From Track Alerts The Cayman Invitational returns bigger and better on Saturday June 2, 2018 after a one year break. Meet organizer Cydonie Mothersill was quick to point out the importance of the event. “We have continued…
UK: Gun violence on London’s streets ‘must stop’
From BBC The mother of a 17-year-old boy who was killed over the weekend has called for an end to violence on London’s streets. “Let my son be the last and be an example to everyone. Just let it stop,”…
C&W Networks improves network optimization of Pan-Caribbean backbone with Coriant mTera Universal Transport Platform
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–INTERNATIONAL TELECOMS WEEK (ITW) — Coriant, a global supplier of SDN-enabled end-to-end packet optical networking and DCI solutions, today announced that C&W Networks, a Liberty Latin America company, has deployed the Coriant mTera® Universal Transport Platform in its Pan-Caribbean…
Worrell: Public sector has fallen from grace
From Barbados Today Former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Dr DeLisle Worrell is warning that something needs to be done about this island’s public service, which he says has declined alarmingly from its “gold standard” quality of 50…
Recipe of the week
Emmer and Rye Teams Up with Cayman Jack on Cinco de Mayo From Austin Food Magazine Hayden Walker May 4, 2018 Featured, Holidays, Rainey Street Last Saturday, Emmer and Rye introduced limited edition food item, custom designed by Chef Kevin…
Haitian housekeeper thanks Sandpiper in Barbados for training opportunity
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (April 23, 2018) – Following a two-week training immersion in Barbados, the Caribbean spirit of collaboration has helped a hospitality professional from Haiti learn new skills to excel on the job. Melicienne Drouillard, a long-serving member of…
Overseas territories react to UK legislation requiring public disclosure of beneficial ownership
From Caribbean News Now PROVIDENCIALES, TCI — Following Tuesday’s decision by Britain’s House of Commons to force the Overseas Territories (OTs) to adopt public registers of beneficial ownership of companies, regional governments have responded vigorously to the development, with some…
Think the Gulf’s only energy export is oil? Think again.
By Nick Fouriezos From OZY The Middle East’s most diversified economy is making a fresh bet on the future. When Majid Al-Suwaidi landed in Aruba in 2016, the United Arab Emirates consulate general to New York may have seemed as…
Brokers blocked – JSE urges smoother integration of Caribbean Exchanges
By Avia Collinder From Jamaica Gleaner Securities regulators in the three markets that fall under the long-touted Caribbean Stock Exchange (CXN) have amended rules to allow for seamless trading, and the stock exchanges now operate from a shared platform build…
