Cayman Islands leads offshore deal making
From International Investment The Cayman Islands recorded 31% of all offshore M&A transactions and 26% of total deal value in 2018, maintaining its title as the top jurisdiction for offshore deal making last year. That’s according to a report released…
Balloons are now the biggest killer of seabirds, study finds
By Alicia Graef From Care2 Scientists and conservationists continue to raise concerns about how plastic waste is affecting marine life, a new study has found that for seabirds are being particularly affected by balloons. According to the study, which was just…
ECCB to issue world’s first blockchain-based digital currency
From ECCB The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Barbados-based fintech company, Bitt Inc. (Bitt) have signed a contract to conduct a blockchain-issued Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). The watershed contract…
Cruise ship rescues two survivors of small plane crash in the Caribbean Sea
By Sabrina Lolo From CBS 12 News CBS12 News — A Princess cruise ship rescued two survivors of a small plane crash at sea on Tuesday. Called the Regal Princess, the ship was heading to St. Thomas when it got a notification from…
Nigeria’s construction industry has been improving on the back of a rebound in oil markets
From Global Data Nigeria’s construction industry, having contracted by around 6% in 2016 in the wake of the collapse in oil prices, continued on a steady recovery path in 2018, expanding by 2.4%, following on from 1% growth in 2017,…
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Conduct pilot for upcoming launch of digital asset
By Rishma Banerjee From BTC Wires According to recently published reports, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is all set to conduct a pilot for a blockchain-based central bank digital currency (CBDC), as a preparatory move for its full rollout as a…
Work-related gender gaps persist but solutions are clear
GENEVA (ILO News) – A future of work in which women will no longer lag behind men is within reach, but it will take a quantum leap, not just hesitant incremental steps, to get there, according to a new International Labour Organization…
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Head of IMO commends Caribbean Maritime University
BY: PETA-GAY HODGES From JIS Story Highlights Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim, has commended the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), for developing its programmes in accordance with developments within the maritime industry. In an interview…
US Sen. McSally says she was raped in Air Force
From Newsmax U.S. Senator Martha McSally, the first female combat pilot in the U.S. Air Force, said on Wednesday she had been raped by a superior officer but did not report it because she blamed herself and did not trust…
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OPINION: Saint Vincent’s political persecutor is a failed revolutionary
By Jolly Green Some revolutionaries capable of getting their revolutions started, for a period have success, but all eventually fail. Some other so called revolutionaries are often little more than wannabes. Ralph Gonsalves is glaringly the latter, all his adult…
