Venezuela: running out of cash
By Jens Erik Gould From The Financialist The 60 percent decline in crude prices last year threw the finances of every oil-producing country into disarray, but few have felt it more than Venezuela. And no wonder: Oil accounts for 95…
Cayman Islands children’s arts festival got underway last Thursday (16)
NCFA Opens with Speech Prelims The National Children’s Festival of the Arts got underway on Thursday 16 April 2015, with speech and drama performances by eight primary and high schools at the Church of God on Walkers Road. By the…
Cayman Islands Jeff Webb re-elected unopposed as CONCACAF president
CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb Re-Elected Unopposed to Second Term CONCACAF Celebrates 30th Ordinary Congress Nassau, Bahamas (Thursday, April 16, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) celebrated today its 30th Ordinary Congress and 21st…
The Editor Speaks: Retirement age to be raised to 65?
Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin and Deputy Governor Hon. Franz Manderson held a press briefing last Monday (13) and announced they are considering raising the retirement age of civil servants to 65. At present it is 60. It is not certain…
Cayman Islands pensions seminar on Monday (20)
National Pensions Office and CFA Society Offer Ethics Training The National Pensions Office of the Department of Labour and Pensions (DLP) will host a free training session on ethical decision-making on Monday, 20 April 2015. Working through the Chartered Financial…
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Cayman Islands finance minister says duty allowance will not be raised Marco Archer, Cayman Islands Minister of Finance, told the Legislative Assembly (LA) there would be no change to the current duty allowance of $350 as the government could not…
Sharing the Cayman Islands through ‘Made in Cayman’
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (17 April 2015) Visitors to the Cayman Islands engage in a variety of activities whilst on vacation by sampling local culture and buying keepsakes that are unique to the destination. This is a daily opportunity to…
Cayman Islands health services sign up civil servants for Internet access
HSA Signs Up Civil Service Health-conscious civil servants are taking advantage of the chance to sign-up for online access to the Health Service Authority’s (HSA) new patient portal, using the registration booth set up in the Government Administration Building today…
Cayman Islands real estate broker joins prestigious international real estate advisory board
Local real estate owner and broker of International Realty Group Ltd. (IRG), Jeremy Hurst, has been invited to join the prestigious International Advisory Board for the global luxury network Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (also known as LeadingRE)….





