Boom: China Flash PMI beats expectations
Sam Ro, Business Insider China just released its HSBC Flash Manufacturing PMI report, a preliminary reading of manufacturing activity in the world’s second largest economy. The March reading jumped to a two-month high of 51.7 from 50.4 in February. Economists…
Human organs can be sold for cash says Miller. Scotland says no they can’t
Speaking at a press conference last Thursday (21), North Side MLA EzzardMiller said he was denied an opportunity to express his concerns in the Legislative Assembly (LA) because of changes to the order paper. Miller was speaking about the drafting…
Rich Britons with money in the Cayman Islands set to be hit with big tax bills
By Alex Hawkes, Financial Mail On Sunday Wealthy UK citizens with cash in the Cayman Islands are set to be hit with big tax bills after a landmark agreement between Britain and the Caribbean territory. The deal emerged after the…
North Korea Allegedly Forces Diplomats To Deal Drugs For Hard Cash
Geoffrey Ingersoll and Adam Taylor, Businessinsider A North Korean embassy in Eastern Europe received a large batch of illegal drugs from the North Korean government last year, according to reports in South Korean press. The reasoning behind the plan was…
Kurt Walton now a Chief Super
It was with some delight I learned that Caymanian, Kurt Walton, will from April 1st become a chief superintendent in the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS). Mr. Walton is 44 years old and hails from Cayman Brac. He has…
Bahamian law enforcement officers complete US govt funded terrorist crime scene investigation training
NASSAU, Bahamas — On Friday, March 15, 2013, the closing ceremony for the Terrorist Crime Scene Investigation Training course was held at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel. The two-week course provided twenty-four Bahamian law enforcement officers with the opportunity to…
Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky found dead at his UK home
BBC Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has been found dead at his home outside London. A police investigation has been launched into the death of the 67-year-old – a wanted man in Russia, and an opponent of President Vladimir Putin….
Donate your old mobile phone and find your voice
In an innovative new fundraising programme called “Find Your Voice,” the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre (CICC) asks you the question, “What do you do with your old mobile phone?” CICC has answered that question. Inspired by KPMG’s global employee philanthropic…
Information and knowledge sharing workshop to boost regional fisheries collaboration
Key Information and Communication Technology officers, high-ranking fisheries managers and other public sector fisheries representatives from CARIFORUM member states will be hosted in Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines, next week for a regional training workshop which will focus on…
Gauging the Economy
The week of Monday, 25 March 2013, GIS Spotlight targets the economy, revisits an exciting new cultural festival and an annual art fest in the Governor’s front yard. Accurate statistics are the backbone of proper economic planning. On GIS Spotlight,…
