Report: institutional reforms and infrastructure crucial for future Caribbean growth
Institutional reforms and investments in infrastructure will be key to foster economic recovery in the Caribbean region, according to a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank, which warns of challenging times even as the pandemic is expected to subside in 2021….
Caribbean Airlines & ‘sherpa’ – making travel easier
Port of Spain, December 22, 2020. Caribbean Airlines announces its partnership with sherpa˚ for international travel. sherpa˚ is an online self-service tool that allows customers to search for up-to-date information regarding entry into a country. The tool identifies entry requirements, travel restrictions, health and safety information, and…
Cayman Drama Society: Happy Holidays and what is in store next year!
It has been a very unique year but we still managed to hold classes on AND offline, perform The Illusion, A Playhouse Family Christmas, and present an online reading of The Importance Of Being Earnest, several archive screenings, and a…
Cayman: Government wraps up successful Shop Local campaign
George Town, Grand Cayman, Tuesday, 22 December 2020: Experience Cayman, the Cayman Islands’ first online festival, closed its virtual gates last weekend, after highlighting more than 100 local businesses and entrepreneurs, across a diverse set of industries and in all…
Cayman: Young Caymanian serves his community and achieves academic goals at YMCA
For over 175 years YMCAs around the world have focused on youth development by providing safe places and programmes for youth and young adults to build their character and leadership skills for the future. Danner Taylor, who hails from West…
Dr Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Monday 21-December-2020
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions Rapid Test Center of New YorkDr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP December 21, 2020 CoViD-19 News and Information you can trust.Welcome new readers from the Rapid Test Center. Topics: So what’s going on…
Covid: US Congress passes long-awaited deal for coronavirus aid
From BBC The US Congress has passed a long-awaited $900bn (£660bn) package of coronavirus pandemic aid after months of political wrangling. Senators approved the bill late on Monday, hours after it was passed by the House of Representatives. The aid…
Coronavirus: EU urges countries to lift UK travel bans
From BBC European Union ambassadors are meeting to try to co-ordinate their policies on links to the UK, after dozens of countries suspended travel amid alarm over a new coronavirus variant. They will consider a recommendation from the European Commission…
UCLA, Yale economists predict ‘Roaring 20s’ post-pandemic
By Solange Reyner From Newsmax Economists at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Yale professor and social epidemiologist predict a second “Roaring Twenties” as soon as the coronavirus pandemic comes to an end. The year when that happens differs…
IPO frenzy drives record $435 billion in US stock sales
From Newsmax In a year that saw a pandemic upend financial markets and economies around the globe, U.S. companies and their largest shareholders raised a record $435 billion with stock sales. That’s far above the previous high of $279 billion…