How Air China Ltd (ADR) (AIRYY)’s Commission cut will Impact Qunar Cayman
By Neha Gupta From tech Insider How Air China Ltd (ADR) (AIRYY)’s Commission Cut Will Impact Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd (QUNR) And Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (ADR) (CTRP)? 0 Air China Ltd (ADR) (OTCMKTS:AIRYY) has decided to slash down the fixed portion…
China has the fastest supercomputer in the world — again
By Lance Ulanoff From Mashable Zipping along at 33.86 petaflops (quadrillions of calculations per second), China’s Tianhe-2 is the world’s fastest computer for the third year in a row, according to Top500, a twice yearly compilation of the fastest computers…
Jamaica’s FDI Grows 16%
By Richard Browne, Business Reporter, Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica’s foreign direct investment (FDI) continues to improve, showing it to have one of the fastest growth rates, though well behind the region’s two major leaders, according to figures from the latest World…
MaplesFS helps Cayman Heart Fund reduce cardiovascular disease locally
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands: The MaplesFS Community Service Committee on behalf of MaplesFS clients recently donated CI$30,000 to the Cayman Heart Fund to support the organisations’ fundraising efforts towards a new cardiac probe for the George Town Hospital children’s ward….
RBC hosts directors’ forum in Nassau for RBC leaders from across the northern Caribbean
From Bahama islands info Donnetta Turnquest, Head, Market Coordination, RBC along with Reina EBanks, Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and Denise Ferguson, Manager, Operations Risk, RBC.NASSAU, Bahamas — RBC Royal Bank recently hosted a Directors’ Forum event in Nassau with participation…
The UWI launches new Caribbean Journal of Criminology
The Institute of Criminal Justice and Security (ICJS), based at the Regional Headquarters of The University of the West Indies (UWI), has announced the launch of its latest publication, the Caribbean Journal of Criminology. The Caribbean Journal of Criminology is…
Another ‘Gay” Cruise will be stopping in Cayman Oct/Nov
LGBT athletes now have their own Royal Caribbean Cruise By Kat Callahan From ROYGBV The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance or NGAAA (say that five times fast) is launching a new Caribbean cruise aimed specifically at LGBT athletes, partners,…
Education Ministry (Amended) Statement on students and teachers ‘negative behaviours’ in Cayman’s schools
The Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs’ Chief Officer have issued an amendment to they statement released on Tuesday, 24 June 2014. Clarification of Statement Issued 24 June 2014 by Chief Officer and Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Employment & Gender Affairs…
Antigua says abolishment of criminal defamation is on “front burner”
From Caribbean360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Wednesday June 25, 2014, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it will have by next week draft legislation abolishing criminal defamation. Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin said the issue had been placed on the…
FATCA and IGAs: What it means for the Cayman Islands financial services industry
Article by Anthony Fantasia and Amanda Kong Posted by Cayman Finance For those in the financial services industry, the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is most certainly not news. The act, which was conceived in 2010 as part…
