Jamaica to represent Caribbean in working group for procurement reform
From Caribbean Development Bank Jamaica will represent the Caribbean in a stakeholders’ working group to revise the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS). Originally launched in 2004, MAPS is used by countries around the world to analyse the quality and…
CARICOM Secretariat streamlining IT infrastructure with Indian Government support
From CARICOM The CARICOM Secretariat will be getting an upgrade of its IT infrastructure and associated software through a project funded by the Government of India. The project moved a step forward this week with a visit by an IT…
Meet The Catholic Church’s New Cardinals From The Americas
From NAN News Americas, LONDON, England, Tues. Oct. 111, 2016: On Sunday, Sept. 9th, Pope Francis announced he will appoint 17 new cardinals of the Catholic Church this November – including three from Americas. They include: Archbishop Sergio da Rocha…
Viva Cuba! Russian military eyes return to Caribbean
From The Moscow Times Russian military forces may be returning to Cuba, just under 150 kilometers from U.S. borders, a leading government official has said. Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov told members of the State Duma that his ministry…
Matthew’s destruction Haiti
In pictures: Hurricane Matthew causes destruction in Haiti From BBC Haiti is still counting the dead and assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful Caribbean storm in a decade. Reuters Haiti is still counting the dead and…
Hurricane Matthew toll in Haiti rises to 1,000, dead buried in mass graves
By Joseph Guyler Delva | PORT-AU-PRINCE From Reuters Haiti started burying some of its dead in mass graves in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, a government official said on Sunday, as cholera spread in the devastated southwest and the death…
Cayman Islands Minister is named Finance Minister of the Year
Finance Minister lauded GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Cayman Islands Minister of Finance and Economic Development the Hon. Marco Archer has been named Finance Minister of the Year, Caribbean 2016 by GlobalMarkets. GlobalMarkets is an international news organization that covers…
Statement to the Legislative Assembly on Finance Minister of the Year Award By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA
Statement to the Legislative Assembly on Finance Minister of the Year Award By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 10 October, 2016 Madam Speaker, I rise today to formally advise this Honourable House and the broader public that our…
Two more former BSI senior bankers charged in Singapore court in 1MDB probe
From The Straits Times SINGAPORE – Two former employees of Swiss bank BSI were charged in the ongoing money-laundering probe in the scandal-hit 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Senior private bankers Yak Yew Chee, 57, and Yvonne Seah Yew Foong, 45,…
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Cayman Islands Grand Old House buys The Wharf Two of the Cayman Islands finest dining houses will now, so to speak, become under one roof. Despite a rumour that The Wharf was being bought by the Margaritaville group to be…
