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Sir Ronald Sanders: The future of financial services in the Caribbean – Part 2
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now A presentation by Sir Ronald Sanders on Friday, February 17, 2017, at a conference organised by Goethals Consulting Corp in Panama on “Widening the Pathways to Open Societies” When, as ambassador of…
Cayman Islands church staffer achieves academic heights
The 44th Commencement Ceremony (9 February) of the International College of the Cayman Islands was an especially providential day for Diane Ricketts, Cayman Islands Conference of Seventh-day Adventist accountant and its health and nutrition store manager. Mrs Ricketts not only…
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Force Blue holds fundraiser at Ocean Institute to help veterans [Cayman Islands first deployment]
By Kristina Pritchett From Dana Point Times A national organization aiming to help veterans learn new skills used the Ocean Institute as the location for their fundraiser recently. Force Blue, a 501(C)(3) is working to give former combat divers and…
The Editor Speaks: Is self praise no praise?
There is a story on our website today under the title “Dominican Republic: Gastronomic capital of the Caribbean”. Wow. Congratulations Dominican Republic. How did they win this illustrious title? “The Dominican Republic was on Monday proclaimed the Caribbean’s capital of…
Swimming pigs found dead in Exuma
From Caribbean News Service EXUMA, The Bahamas, Feb 21 2017 – Investigations are underway to determine what killed a number of swimming pigs in the Exumas, according to officials at the Bahamas Humane Society (BHS). Reports surfaced over the weekend…
Nigerian ditches lucrative banking career to develop Afro-Caribbean food app
By Fredrick Ngugi From Face2Face Africa Since her childhood, Vivian Ngwodo, a Nigerian-born U.K. banker, has always been a problem solver and a food enthusiast, and it is this desire to enjoy good food that pushed her to ditch a…
Cayman Islands investment funds in Europe
Article by Henry Smith From Maples In July 2016 European politics were profoundly shaken when UK voters unexpectedly opted by a narrow margin in a referendum for the UK to “Brexit” the EU. It is too early to say whether…
ON THE RIGHT: Adverse effect on region’s economies
By Dr Richard Bernal From Nation News Barbados Correspondent Banking is of serious concern to the countries of the Caribbean, the diaspora in the United States and to the financial institutions in both the Caribbean and in New York City,…
Cayman Islands lobster season closes 1 March
The Department of Environment (DoE) reminds the public that the last day for legally catching lobsters in Cayman waters is Tuesday, 28 February. Persons fishing for lobsters in the coming days should remember the following rules. o Open season catch…
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You may have AAADD – know the symptoms ….. PLEASE READ
From one of our readers who has AAADD Thank goodness there’s a name for this disorder. Somehow I feel better, even though I have it!! Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. – Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how…
