IMF / Middle East and Central Asia Regional Economic Outlook Spring Meetings 2021
The IMF announced a 4% pick up in the Middle East and North Africa region’s real GDP forecast and a 3.7% rise in the Caucasus and Central Asia’s in 2021 on Sunday (April 11th) in Washington, DC. But despite the…
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Cayman: COVID-19 Update 19 April 2021 – SIX NEW Positives, 62,588 vaccines administered
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 502 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Friday, 16 April 2021. Six were positive. The individuals are travellers who tested positive following routine screening. They…
Cayman Governor calls for respect during wait to form Government
From Office of the Governor The process of forming a Government is always a tense time, and I recognise that there is uncertainty at the moment. However, since the General Election I have been concerned and saddened to see the…
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Putting Cayman on digitization track
Virtual CYDEC 2021 conference focused on putting Cayman on the digitization track The fourth annual Cayman Islands Digital Economy Conference (CYDEC), hosted by FTS, will take place online on 3rd June 2021 from 9am to 12:30pm. Originally launched in 2018…
Cancer survivors may face higher odds for heart trouble
From Newsmax Cancer survivors, especially older ones, have an increased risk of heart disease over the next decade, a new study finds. Ohio State University researchers analyzed data from more than 15,000 U.S. adults, aged 40 to 79, who were followed from 2007 to…
Facebook censors BLM criticism after Company Co-founder donated millions to activist group
By Brian Freeman From Newsmax Facebook’s decision last week to censor news articles critical of Black Lives Matter leader Patrisse Cullors has been questioned after it was revealed that the social media giant co-founder, Dustin Moskovitz, gave more than $5 million into…
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Cayman: UCCI Offers New Blockchain Course
The Blockchain Education Network and the Caribbean Blockchain Alliance are partnering with the University College of the Cayman Islands to offer a course on blockchain, the mechanism that keeps track of cryptocurrency exchanges across the world. As with all of…
Cayman: Emergency Pensions Withdrawal Final Figures
The final figures of the Department of Labour and Pensions National Pensions (Amendment) Act 2020, which allowed persons to make emergency withdrawals from their pension accounts to alleviate the financial strain of the COVID-19 pandemic has now been confirmed and…
Cayman: Volcanic Ash and Sahara Dust Threat – UPDATE – Alert issued for Dust
UPDATE:-Sahara Dust Plume Alert in the Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands National Weather Service has advised that the Sahara dust plume now stretching across the Caribbean will move across the Cayman Islands over the next 24 hours. The Public Health Department is…
UK: High demand for student homes with bills included
By James Lockett Research by UniHomes, the UK’s leading student accommodation platform, has found that the majority of student tenants would like to see utility costs more widely included within the cost of student rental properties. In fact, the research by UniHomes…
