Seafarers donate telemedicine robot to HSA
The Cayman Islands Seafarers Association has generously donated a new piece of state-of-the-art equipment to the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA). The InTouch Health RP-Lite Robot, nick-named ‘Sally’, is a machine allowing live one-on-one interaction with medical specialists overseas….
1,000 apply for 60 restaurant jobs in Leicester
By Cheslyn Baker From Leicester Mercury A Caribbean restaurant set to open at Leicester’s Highcross shopping centre received 1,000 job applications for just 60 available positions. Turtle Bay had advertised for roles including commis chefs, cocktail bartenders and restaurant hosts….
British Virgin Islands in US tax evasion talks
From BBC Last week, the Cayman Islands agreed to share more information with US tax authorities. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has begun talks with US authorities over compliance with a law designed to crack down on offshore tax evasion….
The end of restaurant tipping?
By Charles Passy The argument that waiters and customers will be happier if all tip 0% A recent move by Sushi Yasuda, a high-end Japanese eatery in New York, to prohibit customers from leaving gratuities — the restaurant raised menu…
Commissioner aids capture of fleeing thief
On Friday (16) August a shoplifter who grabbed some goods from Kirk Freeport on Fort Street and ran away chased by a security guard with a dog was stopped dead in his tracks by Cayman’s top cop, Commissioner David Baines….
UK Govt. destroyed journalists’ hard drives in failed attempt to stop NSA story
From Gregory Ferenstein From Techcrunch The plot thickens. British authorities reportedly destroyed hard drives in an attempt to stop the Guardian from disseminating stories about classified mass-surveillance projects. Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger details how security experts from British intelligence agency,…
Caribbean Airlines apologises to Guyana: to review prices, poor service
From Trinidad Express Newspapers Caribbean Airlines is apologising to Guyana and vows to improve service following a threat by the country’s Cabinet to pull its national carrier status. The Trinidad-based carrier has been the main airline flying between Guyana and…
MasterCard launches Priceless Cities program in Aruba
(CaribPR Wire) In order to provide MasterCard cardholders with priceless experiences in the world’s most exciting destinations, MasterCard has announced the launch of its international Priceless Cities platform in Aruba, in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and the Tourism…
CMC throws its support behind LCPL
From StabroekNews BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-The region’s leading pan Caribbean News Agency, the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) has thrown its full support behind the first ever Limacol Caribbean Premier league (LCPL) set for an exciting climax in Port of Spain this…
Investment in Jamaica vital says Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
By Zhao Yanrong and Zhao Shengnan, From China Daily Beijing encourages competitive Chinese companies to invest in Jamaica, Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday, as he urged the Jamaican government to provide more convenience and protection to Chinese firms in…
