£1,000 a day agent giveaways and great customer offers for National Cruise Week
From Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises To celebrate National Cruise Week, Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises are giving away £1,000 a day in lifestyle vouchers. Agents can win one of ten £100 lifestyle vouchers each day – five…
Analyst: Caribbean is far from recovery [Cayman shows av 4% increase 2012]
By Francys Vallecillo From World Property Channel The Caribbean hotel market is increasingly attracting interest from developers and vacationers, but it is far from the recovery seen in other regions, PKF Consulting senior vice president Scott Smith told WPC News….
BA adds more Gatwick flights
From kbc British Airways is boosting its Florida and Caribbean network next summer with an additional Boeing 777 at Gatwick. The extra aircraft will enable BA to operate 13 flights a week from Gatwick to Orlando, three more than currently…
Bermuda’s billion dollar captive insurance industry sets sights on Latin America
By Tim Wilson From Nearshore Americas Bermuda has always been a leader in captive insurance, in which global firms establish subsidiaries to provide insurance services back to the parent organization and, sometimes, to its own customers. This form of risk…
New date set for seamen certificates
From the Office of the Premier and Ministry of Home & Community Affairs The Ministry of Community Affairs reminds seamen that the deadline to submit Seamen Continuation Certificates has now passed. Officials say that to date approximately 30 per cent…
Cayman Islands: Protecting the heart of the Cayman Economy
By Gonzales Jalles From Cayman Finance According to the latest ESO report, the Financial Services industry directly contributes 41.9% of the economy of the Cayman Islands, followed by Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities at 13.8% (which includes the accounting and…
2 Banks positioned to grow with Latin America and the Caribbean
By Henry Nyce From Seeking Alpha The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a report [pdf] in April of this year predicting economic growth for the global economy. While the U.S. and Canada are predicted to grow between 1 and 2%…
Guyana projects record gold production for 2013
From caribbean360 Guyana is hoping to top production of 500,000 ounces of gold which has never been achieved in Guyana in the history of gold,” said CGDMA Vice-President, Charles Da Silva. GEORGETOWN, Guyana, – The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners…
LIAT lands safely in Barbados following main wheel failure
From Caribbean360 Liat said the landing of flight LI 774 with 43 passengers on board was “uneventful.” BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday August 26, 2013 – The regional airline, LIAT, Monday confirmed that one of its aircraft on a flight from Guyana…
The best way to manage risks
By Sean Hyman From Moneynews Ideally, it would be great if we could obtain great returns from something that carried almost no risk whatsoever. However, that simply doesn’t exist. Therefore, we either have to go with low-risk instruments that offer…
