MOU signed between Caribbean Export and the Latin Chamber of Commerce
Miami, FLORIDA, May 13, 2016. The Caribbean Export Development Agency signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Latin Chamber of Commerce of the USA. The agreements form the basis for the strengthening of investment and trade promotion and facilitation…
Cayman Airways title sponsor of Invitational U14 Youth Cup 2016
Cayman Airways is delighted to announce its continued support of local football talent as title sponsor of the third Cayman Airways Invitational U14 Youth Cup. Players from local clubs Academy Sports Club and Sunset FC will be pitting their talent…
Cayman Islands Kerri Kanuga is back on the fundraising trail
Kerri Kanuga is back on the fundraising trail this Summer on behalf of the St Baldrick’s Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research. Kerri kicks off her efforts on May 21 with the Key100 ultra-marathon, a 100 mile race starting in Key…
Cayman Islands Elections Office trains Returning Officers
The Elections Office conducted its first training sessions for 19 Returning Officers as well as Deputies. They will each play vital roles from the nomination process for candidates to the return of the successful candidate after votes are cast and…
The Editor Speaks: Was the handling of the soccer mum case by the RCIPS excessive?
Absolutely! The police acted as judge and jury on the matter by sending the lady to jail. The police are NOT debt collectors. So what was the problem? Based on the knowledge I have gleaned from the television account, the…
Cayman Islands 3rd Annual KPMG Glow Run 5K
With a total of 635 registered runners last year, The National Trust will partner with KPMG to host the 3rd annual Glow Run 5K in Grand Cayman on Saturday, June 4th. In keeping with the theme “Light up the Night…
Queen’s Speech: Prison shake-up at heart of new laws
From BBC The government’s planned new laws have been set out by the Queen – including the biggest prison shake-up in England and Wales “since Victorian times”. Satellite-tagged inmates could be sent home on weekdays and re-offending league tables will…
Cayman Islands Premier states position on Beneficial Ownership Initiatives
Statement By The Premier, The Hon. Alden McLaughlin Cayman’s Position On Beneficial Ownership Initiatives 18 May 2016 Cayman Islands Government Good morning. I hope you all had a good long weekend, and thanks for jumping right into work this morning…
The struggle for transgender rights in today’s Caribbean
By Louise Tillotson From Huffington Post Today, 17 May in 1990 the World Health Organization decided homosexuality was not a mental disorder. Since 2004 the day has been celebrated to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,…
The Caribbean’s fisheries and tourism linkages highlighted at Geneva forum
Belize City, Tuesday, 17 May 2016 (CRFM)— Peter A. Murray, Programme Manager for Fisheries Management and Development at the Secretariat of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), represented the region at an international seminar on Oceans Economy and Trade: Sustainable…