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Month: November 2022

Reuters NEXT Leadership Summit – Tackle the Wave of Misinformation

Digital disruption is amplifying the spread of misinformation and disinformation around the world. From social networks to podcasts, circulating propaganda has never been easier. These false messages are eroding public trust in reputable businesses, policymakers and media. Reuters NEXT (Nov 30…

BWMN featuring Professor Ollie Johnson discussing “Brazil in Transition”

Brazil in TransitionA Discussion With Professor Ollie Johnson Ollie A. Johnson III is Chair and Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Wayne State University. Professor Johnson is co-editor of three books, Comparative Racial Politics in Latin America (2019),…

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain presents credentials to the Director-General of the OECS

Bernadette Auguste Senior International Relations Officer, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States  Thursday, November 3, 2022 — The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), H.E. Fernando Nogales Álvarez presented his Letter of Credence to…

Maples Group donated close to US$1 million to Cayman Islands causes in 2021

The Maples Group is pleased to release its latest Cayman Islands Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) Report highlighting the Group’s charitable work and donation of US$960,000 across its scholarship and philanthropic programmes in 2021.  In total, seven young Caymanian scholars and…

Cayman: RCIPS police helicopter assists with rescue of migrants at sea, along with CBC, CIFS and CICG

During the early morning of Thursday, 27 October 2022, three irregular migrants reached the shores of Cayman Brac and were met by the police and Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control officers. The migrants informed the officers that they had left…

Cayman: Compendium of Statistics 2021 Released – 71,105 population

The Cayman Islands’ Compendium of Statistics 2021, released by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO), is a comprehensive collection of statistics from various public and private sector data sources covering population, demographics, social and living conditions, the economy, finance, and development; the…

World Bank partners with UK, Canada, CIF to support geothermal exploration in Saint Lucia

Castries, Saint Lucia, November 3, 2022 — As Caribbean consumers face high energy prices due to a heavy reliance on costly and volatile fossil fuel imports and, with projected increased climate vulnerability, the World Bank partners with the United Kingdom’s Foreign,…

Cayman: Police investigate robbery incidents

Shortly after 7:30PM last night, 2 November, officers received a report of an armed robbery which had taken place on the roadside along Apollo Link in George Town. A woman had been walking in the area when a vehicle pulled…

Kia America plugs into final round of Electrify Expo 2022

Kia America once again joins cutting-edge mobility companies for Electrify Expo Austin, the final event in the series where leaders in electrification will come together to discuss the key challenges, insights, available research, and trends facing the mobility sector as it moves…

Alan Brown steps down as Vistra Group CEO; Simon Webster to lead

Alan Brown steps down as Vistra Group CEO; Simon Webster to lead the next phase of growth for one of the world’s leading Fund and Corporate Service providers Hong Kong, 3 November 2022: Following a planned succession process leading into the…