NOAA, Inter-American Development Bank Sign MOU to Help Latin American, Caribbean Nations Prepare, Respond To Severe Weather
NOAA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Inter-American Development Bank to explore cooperation in promoting programs and projects that use NOAA satellite imagery to quickly mobilize resources to areas in Latin America and the Caribbean affected by life-threatening storms,…
Lateral Thinking: Cayman Islands SPVs Tax Resident in Ireland
By Dale Crowley, Wanda Ebanks, Nollaig Murphy, Andrew Quinn, Mark Western From Maples, Cayman Islands, Dublin Cayman Islands and Irish off balance sheet and on balance sheet special purpose vehicles (“SPVs”) are often used in aircraft financings. The SPV’s role…
DMS/Grand Cayman Ups Blake Rogers to Operations Manager
DMS BROADCASTING/GRAND CAYMAN has promoted Top 40 ZFKX (X107.1) and AC ZFKK (106.1 KISS-FM) PD BLAKE ROGERS to OM of the cluster, which also includes Rock ZFKS (96.5 CAYROCK), and Caribbean ZFKH (HOT 104.1). ROGERS will continue to co-host the…
Jump League gathers pace at Cayman Riding School
On 26th April, 2014, show jumpers gathered at Cayman Riding School’s Hirst Road arena for the penultimate leg of Cayman’s National Show Jumping League. Quarantine restrictions at the Equestrian Centre left only Cayman Riding School riders on the order of…
Star studded charity game to be a highlight of final week celebrations in St. Kitts
Kingston, Jamaica — [On Thu 22 May], cricketing legends, Sir Ian “Beefy” Botham and Brian Lara, together with media personality, Piers Morgan, have teamed up with the Limacol Caribbean Premier League to announce ‘Beefy’s Bash’, an all-star charity T20 game…
Another Bermuda “Jetgate” casualty as AG quits post
By Ivan Clifford From Caribbean360 HAMILTON, Bermuda, Friday May 22, 2014, CMC – Mark Pettingill resigned as Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs on Thursday as the fall-out over the so-called Jetgate affair that had already resulted in the…
Rihanna ditches Instagram over nudity issue
From Caribbean360 CALIFORNIA, United States, Friday May 23, 2014 – Barbados’ pop princess Rihanna has given the photo sharing site Instagram the boot, and for the time being is confining her social media life to her Twitter and Facebook accounts….
Permaculture poised to conquer the Caribbean
By Mark Olalde From IPS “You can start in your backyard, so there’s no cost. You can implement certain parts of it in your apartment…If you have a porch with some sunlight, you can plant something there and start thinking…
Empowering moms to beat arthritis through exercise
By George Hulse From Caribbean Life May is a wonderful time to usher in the warmth of spring, to enjoy the rebirth of the season’s trees and flowers, and especially to honor the special woman in our life who delivered…
CFU poised to take off again, says Derrick
IANS From Business Standard Bridgetown (Barbados), May 25 (IANS/CMC) Caribbean Football Union (CFU) president Gordon Derrick believes the organisation has turned the corner and is poised to take off yet again. The governing body was left in disarray following the…
