Cayman Islands: George Town door to door canvassing starts 30 October
Elections Office enumerators will begin going door to door in George Town to canvas for voters on Sunday, 30 October and continue until 28 November 2016. Deputy Supervisor of Elections Sheena Glasgow noted during this compressed four-week period of canvassing,…
Murray Huberfeld, Co-Founder of Platinum Partners files for Bankruptcy amid NYPD probe
By Anat Ghelber From Jewish Voice In June of this year, hedge fund Platinum Partners was embroiled in a bribery investigation that has resulted in founder Murray Huberfeld been arrested. He was charged with paying $60,000 in bribes to the president…
Expedia reports continued rise in demand for Caribbean travel
From Curacao Chronicle FLORIDA – Demand for Caribbean travel has continued to rise on the Expedia group’s sites, according to Demetrius Canton, director of market management for the Caribbean. “The Caribbean continues to report demand growth across the board as…
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‘Take big view of agriculture’
From Barbados Today GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands– Stakeholders in the regional agricultural sector have been urged to take “a big view of agriculture” as Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations continue to highlight the importance of food production to its economic and social…
FBI needs warrant for shared Weiner, Huma laptop
By Jason Devaney From Newsmax The FBI’s newly discovered evidence in the Hillary Clinton email case is reportedly a laptop shared by Clinton aide Huma Abedin and her estranged husband Anthony Weiner, and now the bureau needs a warrant to search…
Hijab-wearing models
Hijab-wearing models make history at New York Fashion Week BY HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable New York Fashion Week sees a lot of innovation on the runway, but one Muslim designer managed to bring something completely new to the catwalk this…
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A rare win for GOB against Ashcroft alliance
From 7Newsbelize.com 3 years and 4 months ago, the Government of Belize took over the IMMARBE AND IBC Registries. IMMARBE is short for the International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize, which sells the Belize flag as a Flag of convenience…
Significant new enforcement powers for the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
By Lucy Frew and Michael Padarin From Walkers 27 October 2016 The Cayman Government is proposing legislative changes which would give the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) significant new powers to impose administrative fines on licensed and regulated individuals and entities. These…
Press freedom organisation condemns harassment of journalist by Venezuelan government
From Caribbean News Now PARIS, France — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the Venezuelan government’s harassment of Globovisión’s well-known TV host Melissa Turibbi. In the latest serious violation of her rights, at a time of great tension for the…
Needed: Regional strategic plan for agriculture
From CARICOM While work has been done to articulate the vision for agriculture in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), a senior CARICOM Secretariat officials wants the Region to develop a regional strategic plan for agriculture. Mr. Joseph Cox, Assistant Secretary-General, Trade…
