Charities must be ‘creative’ over police fee
By Sarah Lagan From The Royal Gazette The Centre on Philanthropy has warned that fees of $100 are to be imposed for Police checks on individuals working for charities, prompting concerns some groups could rack up bills of thousands of…
Cayman Islands Statistics: School Enrollment, Consumer Price Index, Imports & Economy
1. Compendium of Statistics Shows School Enrolment Rebounded in 2014 The Annual Compendium of Statistics 2014 was released today by the Economics and Statistics Office. The Compendium seeks to assist policy-making and business decision-making by presenting the most comprehensive collection…
Snapshot: 2015 update on the state of telecoms in the Caribbean [Cayman Islands highest subs]
From ICT Pulse An update of fixed-line, mobile/cellular and fixed-broadband Internet take up across select Caribbean countries, as of 2014. This year, 2015, marks our fifth review of telecoms services take up – in terms of subscriptions density in the…
Case for Caribbean debt relief being made at international financing conference
From Curacao Chronicle ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be making a case for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to give debt relief to countries…
A thickening plot for upcoming T&T election
By Les Slater From Caribbean Life Anyone tuned in to the ebb and flow of current-day politics in Trinidad and Tobago would be aware that for at least three years now, it’s been known that the 2015 general election, now…
Goldman Sachs second-quarter profit drops on higher legal costs
From Newsmax Goldman Sachs Group Inc. reported second-quarter earnings that fell 49 percent from a year earlier on higher legal costs tied to a potential settlement of mortgage-related probes. Net income dropped to $1.05 billion, or $1.98 a share, from…
Shanghai Disneyland
Veil of secrecy over plans for Shanghai Disneyland is finally lifted By Rebekah Pemberton for Mailonline and Katie Amey for Mailonline New park will have biggest-ever castle, Pirates of the Caribbean land and a Tron ride (but you’ll have to…
Is this the worst-designed site on the Internet?
By Michael Rosen From Fusion On Wednesday, a link surfaced to the top of the the subreddit r/crappydesign with the title “Positively the worst thing I’ve ever set my eyes on.” The post linked to a disaster preparedness website affiliated…
Hacking Team hit by breach; leak suggests it sold spyware to oppressive regimes
By Zack Whittaker for Zero Day The elusive Italian spyware and hacking tool provider — particularly for law enforcement — had its corporate insides revealed over the weekend. Even hackers get hacked One of the most elusive spyware and malware…
Google has to prove today its long losing streak is over
BY SETH FIEGERMAN From the perspective of many consumers, Google may look like a business firing on all cylinders: Android phones are everywhere, its futuristic projects featuring Internet-beaming balloons and artificial intelligence grab headlines and “Google” remains synonymous with online…
