Cayman: RCIPS investigating Indecent Assault Report
From RCIPS Nov 12 2020 Shortly after 5:00PM on Wednesday, 11 November, officers were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communications Centre to a report of an indecent assault at an address in the Lower Valley area of Bodden Town, where it…
Cayman: COVID-19 Testing Update 12 November 2020 – ONE NEW positive
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 202 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Wednesday, 11 November 2020. One person, a traveller in isolation, was positive.
Pirates Arrrgghhh Coming
The Pirates Really Arrrgghhh Coming This Time! From Pirates Week Festival Pirates Week Flotilla and Party Boat Ahoy ye landlubbers!! Navigate your way to George Town Yacht Club to join the George Town to North Sound/ Rum Point Flotilla. Either…
Cayman Islands Crisis Centre to host upcoming Gala
The Cayman Islands Crisis Centre will be hosting a Reggae styled gala Thursday, November 19 2020 at Pappagallos under the theme ‘Get Up Stand Up (Against Domestic Violence)’. The evening includes a three-course menu with welcome cocktail and wine with dinner. The Crisis…
UK announces post-Brexit equivalence for European firms
By Emilio Demetriou-Jones From GBRR The UK Treasury has announced it will grant several equivalence rights to EEA financial firms, amid doubts the EU will reciprocate without the UK including further arrangements in their Brexit plans. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi…
Australian regulator rolls back remuneration overhaul after industry outcry
By Emilio Demetriou-Jones From GBRR Australia’s prudential regulator has rolled back its plans to radically reshape its remuneration framework, after being told its introduction of a cap on financial measures for variable remuneration was a “blunt instrument” that undermined boards’…
14 to receive honorary doctorates at The UWI’s 2020 Graduation ceremonies
Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Thursday, November 12, 2020 — The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will confer 14 honorary degrees at its 2020 graduation ceremonies. The ceremonies, which are scheduled to take place from January 11–16, 2021, in a…
Anguilla Social Security Board & The UWI Open Campus Anguilla Distinguished Lecture
Anguilla Social Security Board & UWI Open Campus Anguilla Held a Distinguished Lecture on 5th November, 2020 The Anguilla Social Security Board (ASSB) and The University of The West Indies (UWI) Open Campus Anguilla held its Distinguished Lecture on November…
Caribbean Export Report – Unlocking the profit potential of the Caribbean highlights growing trend for Caribbean rums across Europe
More than half (51%) of the Top 10 Rum Brands sold in the UK are produced in the Caribbean In Spain, the rum category is worth €42.3m In the Netherlands, rum forms just over a tenth (10.2%) of the Dutch…
Cayman Islands Parliament replaces Legislative Assembly
Cayman Islands’ legislative body will reconvene as Parliament next month, after Privy Council formalises change in nomenclature from Legislative Assembly (LA). GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The Cayman Islands will become the third British Overseas Territory to have a legislative body known…