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Former Trinidad Prime Minister Patrick Manning dies From Antigua OBSERVER Former Trinidad and Tobago prime minister Patrick Manning died early Saturday after being diagnosed with blood cancer. He was 69. On Friday, his wife, Hazel Manning a former education minister,…
Cayman Islands schools make new signs for CTF’s Nature Trail
The Blue Hole Nature Trail’s got a whole new look, thanks to local students from John A Cumber and Prospect Primary schools, who have been working hard to make brightly colored new signs for all the different kinds of indigenous…
Lessons from The Cayman [Islands]
From The Malarsie Project When I tell people that I scuba dive the most common response is confusion. Most people simply can’t imagine what pleasure there is in diving when you can’t see anything around you in the water. Perhaps…
Cayman Islands’ tourism industry honours outstanding work with Stingray Awards
From Isla Public Relations Southern Cross Club’s Peter Hillenbrand Receives Lifetime Achievement Award George Town, Grand Cayman (July 5, 2016) – The Cayman Islands honored the best of the best in the tourism industry during the annual Stingray Awards gala in…
2016 accolades and awards for Red Sail Sports after a busy tourism season
From Isla Public Relations Busy Tourism Season Customer Service is at the Core of Company Ethics Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (July 5, 2016) – As the largest watersports and retail company in the Cayman Islands, Red Sail Sports is also…
The Editor Speaks: What happened to our bite?
On 30th September 2015 the UK’s Prime Minster David Cameron announced a £300 million fund for Caribbean infrastructure. The New fund will invest in roads, bridges and ports to help drive economic growth and development across the region. The [UK]…
Gibraltar, Cayman sign MoU on alternative investment funds
By Kirsten Hastings From International Adviser The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has signed an agreement with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (Cima) on the oversight of alternative investment fund managers. The memorandum of understand (MoU) covers the consultation, cooperation,…
Jamaica: UK Caribbean infrastructure fund approves steam engine railway for Portland, St Mary
By Janet Silvera, From Hospitality Jamaica The United Kingdom-based Jamaica Eastern Railway (JER) has made a proposal to the Jamaican Government to bring back steam trains to the parishes of Portland and St Mary in what it says would be…
Danesmead Partners hires former Soros CFO
July 05, 2016 12:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cayman based alternative fund governance specialist Danesmead Partners (Danesmead) has appointed former Soros Fund Management LLC (Soros) CFO Tracie Ahern as a director and principal of the firm….
Brexit in Babylon: A View From the Caribbean
By Amílcar Sanatan From telesur Only a collective regional response can defend our vulnerable economies from the financial shocks of a Brexit. “To live in London you are really comfortable Because the English people are very much sociable They take…
