Moving from Seattle
Moving from Seattle to the Caribbean in 2020 Moving to the Caribbean sounds like a dream until one tries to do it. Or at least begins the research. It would make perfect sense if someone from Seattle, in the North…
US buys up world stock of Remdesivir
By Jeffrey Rodack From Newsmax Virtually all the supply of remdesivir for the next three months has been bought up by the U.S. The drug, used to treat COVID-19, is made by Gilead. And according to The Guardian newspaper, the U.S. has now…
Cricket: Sir Everton Weekes – West Indies legend dies aged 95
From BBC Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes has died at the age of 95. Weekes, who scored 4,455 runs at an average of 58.61 in 48 Tests, is the only man to make centuries in five consecutive Test…
OECS announces launch of the SDM Business Model Competition
Register now to be a part of the event on July 10! The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and Republic Bank Limited will host the Launch of the Sustainable Development Movement (SDM) Business Model Competition virtually on Friday, June 10th…
Verified Tourism Stipend Registrants advised to monitor email for Ministry of Tourism outreach
The Cayman Islands Ministry and Department of Tourism will be contacting by email those registrants who have qualified for the displaced tourism employees stipend. The email will be sent to verified registrants only and should not be shared as it will include…
New EBA loan origination rules tighten lending procedures
By Emilio Demetriou-Jones From GBRR The European Banking Authority has announced more intensive creditworthiness tests in new loan origination guidelines set to take effect next year, in a bid to reduce banks’ non-performing exposures. The EBA outlined the new guidelines in…
Hong Kong Protests
From South China Morning Post Thousands of anti-government protesters returned to the streets on Wednesday under the new reality of a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing. Police had banned the annual July 1 rally for the first time since the city’s 1997…
Mastic Trail Brewing brings tastes of the Cayman Islands to Shaler
By BOB BATZ JR. From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A lot of eating and drinking establishments aim to be destinations. But few are as ambitious about it as Mastic Trail Brewing. The big brewpub and restaurant, which soft opens on Friday, takes…
Four Seasons Education announces changes to Board of Directors
NEWS PROVIDED BY Four Seasons Education Inc. Jul 01, 2020, 16:30 ET SHANGHAI, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. (“Four Seasons Education” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FEDU), a leading Shanghai based educational company dedicated to providing comprehensive after-school education services with a…
Cayman: CoinPayments announces new branding as part of 2020 growth plans
NEWS PROVIDED BY CoinPayments Jul 01, 2020, 03:00 ET GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – CoinPayments, the world’s leading cryptocurrency payments processor, today debuted its new branding as part of a significant push toward strategic growth in 2020. The changes are…