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Cayman Islands Premier headed to Joint Ministerial Council meeting GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin will leave the Cayman Islands Friday to travel to London to attend the annual Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London…
Latest G20 summit holds no surprises for Cayman Islands
From IFC Review Following the G20 summit in Brisbane last week questions remain over how much the latest talks on global tax transparency will impact Cayman and other offshore jurisdictions, reports the Cayman News Service. Despite the bluster from international…
CELAC coordinators prepare third summit in Costa Rica
San José, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The National Coordinators of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) prepare the third summit of the regional bloc, scheduled for next January 28 and 29 in Costa Rica. Representatives of the…
The Model Is Broken – ‘The Changing Face of Caribbean Banking’
From The Voice In the year 2014, the economies of the OECS and without a doubt, the wider Caribbean, stand with their backs against the wall, thrust into that position by behemoth forces. To be specific, the region’s development to…
Green Globe members sweep the Top 10 list of Greenest Hotels in the Caribbean
LOS ANGELES, California – Several Green Globe members have made the Top 10 list of Greenest Resorts in the Caribbean Journal for 2013. Green Globe’s Caribbean representative, Wendy Walker Drakes says, “These Green Globe member hotels and resorts are some…
Travel like an A-lister!
By Sarah Turner From Daily Mail UK The converted Caribbean sugar mill where Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, the Beckhams and Kate Moss holiday Cotton House in Mustique has become a Caribbean must for the elite Fans of the property include: Cheryl Fernandez-Versini,…
Barbados: Lower energy costs at the core
By Barbados Business Authority from Nationnews Should Barbados pursue a 100 per cent renewable energy system? Is a 100 per cent renewable energy system the answer to Barbados’ energy problems? Prominent German university Professor Olav Hohmeyer thinks so, and he…
China grants more educational scholarships to The Bahamas
From Bahamaislandsinfo NASSAU, Bahamas — Thirteen Bahamians, seven of whom are students of The College of The Bahamas and The College’s Confucius Institute, have accepted scholarships to study in the People’s Republic of China during the 2013-2014 academic year. The…
Federal Judge signs off on IPod antitrust trial
By Marisa Kendall, The Recorder OAKLAND — A class of iPod buyers suing Apple seems likely to make it to trial intact, after an eleventh hour challenge from the company’s legal team fell flat. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers…
Now China’s using drones to deliver packages
By Chris C Anderson From Business Insider Shenzhen-based Chinese delivery company SF Express is in the early stages of putting drones in the skies that can deliver packages to remote areas according to the South China Morning Post. SF Express…





