Jamaica is the 2nd poorest country in the Caribbean/Jamaican men can
From 3Jamaica The recently released data 2014 World’s Development report ranks Jamaica as the 2nd poorest country in the Caribbean in terms of Gross National Income per captia. I have taken the data and broken out the data to show…
Destinations of the week
The best adults-only all-inclusive resorts Condé Nast Traveller By Debbie Strong From Fox News Here’s what you loved about upscale, adults-only all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico, all highly rated on our most recent Readers’ Choice Awards. They take…
Cayman Islands accountants has big plans for 2015
The Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants’ (CISPA) leadership has big plans for the year ahead. During the association’s recently held Annual General Meeting, incoming president Baron Jacob, discussed some of the key areas the organisation is focusing on this…
EU small business grant scheme to be launched
COSME Representatives from the Boosting Caribbean OCT Enterprises (COSME) initiative for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) visited the Cayman Islands recently and met with small business owners in the Chamber of Commerce conference room to provide information to local…
Cayman Islands government announces new chair for University
Cabinet appoints UCCI Board Members On Tuesday 31 March 2015, Cabinet appointed the following persons to the UCCI Board of Governors: • Lemuel Hurlston, CVO, MBE, JP – Chair • Andrea Bryan – Deputy Chair • Stephen Watler—Member Mr Hurlston…
Caribbean urged to reverse decline in aquaculture
St. George’s, Grenada, 1 April 2015 (CRFM): Fisheries officials who spoke at the 13th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum, held in St. George’s, Grenada, earlier this week, highlighted the need for collective action by the 17 member states of…
Jury to ‘Scott Rothstein’s biggest victim’: You’re liable for $157M
By Noreen Marcus, from Daily Business Review A Miami federal jury found George Levin, the former head of a top feeder fund for disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein, liable for more than $157 million in funds that fueled the ex-law firm…
iNews Briefs
Recent tsunami exercise exposes Cayman Islands to ‘significant’ flooding According to Simon Boxall of Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) had the recent tsunami exercise been the real thing the Cayman Islands would have suffered significant flooding. Although it was just…
Cayman Islands District Administration exhibits at Careers Day
When it comes Careers Day at the Layman E. Scott Sr. High School, one of the most anticipated exhibits is the District Administration booth, and this year did not disappoint. The event, which was held on March 20, attracted students…
One of our own was a suicide killer – Lufthansa pilots struggle to cope with Lubitz’s act
By Felicitas Kock and Simon Hurtz From World Crunch That one of their own aircrafts crashed, killing 150 people, is disaster enough. But that a colleague deliberately murdered all those people is inconceivable to pilots and staff of Lufthansa and…





