Political leadership in the Caribbean
From Trinidad Daily Express The remarks in this commentary were spoken in a television interview in Grenada on the day that Fidel Castro, the former president of Cuba, died. The discussion centred on whether contemporary Caribbean leaders lacked the courage…
Cayman Airways Joins AFI KLM E&M 737 Component Service Program
Cayman Airways opts for proven expertise for component support on new 737-800. Amstelveen, Miami, Paris, 6 February 2017 – The Cayman Islands flag-carrier has signed a contract covering full component support for a Boeing 737-800 that joined its fleet in…
Fabrinet beats Street 2Q forecasts
Associated Press February 6, 2017 GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) _ Fabrinet (FN) on Monday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $25.3 million. The George Town, Cayman Islands-based company said it had profit of 67 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for…
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Caribbean – Hurricane Matthew Fact Sheet #18, Fiscal Year (FY) 2017
REPORT from US Agency for International Development HIGHLIGHTS Food security improves substantially in hurricane-affected areas, WFP reports USAID/OFDA partners assist more than 15,000 displaced people to return home USAID/OFDA provides additional $2.5 million for hurricane-affected families Number of suspected cholera…
Klarna buys BillPay, the PayPal of Germany, for $75M from Wonga
By Ingrid Lunden From TechCrunch Some chopping and changing is afoot in the world of payments in Europe. Today, Klarna, the startup out of Sweden that works with online merchants to enable flexible payment options, confirmed that it has acquired…
Cayman Islands Blood Bank sets target of 500 new donors for 2017
Having secured 6% of its overall target for the year at the Taste of Cayman Food Festival, the Cayman Islands Blood Bank is encouraging members of the community who are eligible to donate blood. The blood bank’s objective is to…
Red Sail Sports marks 30 years of dive service in the Cayman Islands
Good customer service, great equipment, and Cayman’s superb reefs combine to provide the ultimate dive vacation, says guest who was there at the beginning and, three decades later, is still choosing Red Sail Sports and Grand Cayman Grand Cayman, Cayman…
‘Winer Dem’ for Benjie in 2017
2016 proved to be beyond fantastic for St. Lucian born Bahamian resident Benje, the Soca Phenomenon who came on the scene with his hits ‘La Bam Bam’, ‘Bahamas Masquerades’ and his Power Soca Anthem ‘Look Trouble Again’ which seems to…
South Korea to impose tougher battery safety rules after Galaxy Note 7 investigation
By Chris Smith From BGR Samsung a few weeks ago explained that two distinct battery issues caused the numerous Galaxy Note 7 fires last year that prompted Samsung to recall and then discontinue the phablet. Samsung conceded that other factors…
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The new Caribbean Patent Convention and Caricom stasis
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