Cayman Islands utility company in talks on hydrothermal systems
The Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) is currently in talks to potentially enter into a power purchase agreement with Cayman OTEC International Ltd, a privately financed developer of hydrothermal systems to provide the country with a sustainable energy source. Using ocean…
[Jamaican] Churches stumped in efforts to build low-income houses
From Jamaica Gleaner Efforts by at least two of the country’s leading Christian denominations to provide low cost housing to thousands of needy Jamaicans have stalled because developers are reluctant to invest in low-income houses or build on lands in…
Cayman Islands cable TV provider reports earnings
KEYTECH REPORTS EARNINGS -COMPANY REPOSITIONS AS FULL-SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER IN BERMUDA AND CAYMAN AND STRENGTHENS INFRASTRUCTURE-September 13, 2015 The KeyTech Group of Companies today announces a total comprehensive loss from continuing operations of $1.9 million for the year ending March…
New hope for Caribbean patients with end-stage heart failure
September 14, 2015 – A new alternative to heart transplants could change the outlook for many patients in the advanced stages of congestive heart failure. The procedure is called left ventricular-assist device (LVAD or VAD), and it involves a mechanical…
China stocks take another steep dive
By Chris Sester From Wall Street Observer China stocks take another steep dive: YY Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:YY), Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd (NASDAQ:QUNR), 58.com Inc (ADR) (NYSE:WUBA) Chinese equities were walloped on Monday as smaller stocks fell nearly 7 per cent…
Swiss to probe contract signed by FIFA’s Blatter: officials
By Mark Hosenball and David Ingram CDT From WHBL Zurich/New York (Reuters) – The Swiss Attorney General’s Office will investigate a contract for media rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, two Swiss law enforcement officials said over the…
Cayman Islands utility company reports fire at generating plant
From CUC Statement on Fire at Engine Room 5 Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd (CUC) wishes to advise that there was a fire in Engine Room 5 at approximately 10:33 this morning. The fire was the result of a broken fuel…
Broadway-themed cruise to sail in 2016 [calling in Cayman Islands]
By Rod Stafford Hagwood Broadway Theatre Cruises Broadway performers from shows such as “Wicked,” “Rent,” “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” “The Producers” and “42nd Street” will hit the high seas with Celebrity Cruises. The themed cruise, titled “Sailing With the…
Australian PM Abbott toppled by ex-minister Turnbull
From Yahoo Finance Sydney (Australia) (AFP) – Australian conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott was dramatically ousted Monday in a snap party vote mounted by challenger Malcolm Turnbull, the country’s fourth leadership change for the nation in five years. After his…
Amazon, UPenn contest liability for student suicide/Persad-Bissessar and Warner fall hard
Amazon, UPenn contest liability for student suicide By Max Mitchell, From The Legal Intelligencer Amazon and the University of Pennsylvania have argued in court papers that they cannot be held liable for a student’s death by suicide using chemicals she…