Canada is key for Cayman captives
From Cayman Insurance Times Canada is a key market for Cayman Islands captives, according to Kieran O’Mahony, chairperson of the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC). The Cayman Islands captive insurance industry continues to build its position within the Canadian…
Saint Lucia discusses transition of public vehicles to electric and hybrid
The financing proposal for a plan to introduce electric and hybrid vehicles in the public service of Saint Lucia was discussed during a high-level meeting hosted by the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ) in partnership with ECLAC Caribbean,…
Cayman Islands recognition of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Master (Yachts) Unlimited tonnage
Representatives of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry and the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry met in George Town, Cayman Islands on 5 September 2016 to discuss the RMI’s Master (Yachts) Unlimited Tonnage Certificate of Competency (CoC) and the…
Pennsylvania firm launches Zika vaccine trial in Puerto Rico
Associated Press From FOX News A Pennsylvania drug company announced Monday that it has launched a clinical trial of an experimental Zika vaccine in Puerto Rico, the part of the U.S. hardest hit by the mosquito-borne virus. Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc….
Is political correctness desirable behaviour?
By Oliver Mills From Caribbean News Now The idea of the need for political correctness has emerged during the primary elections in the USA, and continues in the presidential elections stretch. It was linked to Donald Trump in his not…
This is the future of art and home decor
By Maren Estrada From BGR At some point in the not so distant future, we’ll all look back and laugh at people who used to spend hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars on a single painting. Instead, we’ll…
Premiere edition of Third Horizon Caribbean Film Festival announces line-up
From Independent Ethos Sometimes Miami has a stigma in the world of the arts. It’s cultural scene unfortunately exists in the shadow of beaches and nightlife. Though we here at Indpendent Ethos have long championed its unique music, from Holly…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
CDB funds workshop to improve service delivery in the tourism industry
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — For many countries in the Caribbean, a successful tourism industry is critical to social and economic growth and development. However, an increasingly competitive global tourism market has meant that Caribbean countries must find ways to differentiate themselves,…
UK-based organisation pays medical bill for St Vincent toddler
From Caribbean News Now LONDON, England — Ariella Alexander from St Vincent and the Grenadines suffers with a condition known as steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome, which causes the kidneys to leak large amounts of protein into the urine. Ariella, who…
