Cayman National Bank Sprint Meet
Stingray Swim Club’s domestic, short course season, started with a splash when swimmers stepped up on the blocks for the long distance Friday Night Lights and the fast and furious Cayman National Fall Sprint Meet. Cayman National — a committed…
Cayman Islands hosts 27th MAC Conference
The Museums Association of the Caribbean (MAC), 27th Annual General Meeting and Conference was held this week in Grand Cayman from 9 to 12 October 2016. The Ministry of Culture was the Platinum sponsor for the event. More than 70…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Updated Information on Zika Virus as of 13 October 2016- Second pregnant woman tested positive in Cayman Islands The Public Health Department wishes to advise of a further update relating to the status of the Zika virus in the Cayman…
Can’t move to the Cayman Islands? Try Indiana or Florida
By Daniel J. Mitchell From Foundation for Economic Education FEE One (hopefully endearing) trait of being a policy wonk is that I have a weakness for jurisdictional rankings. At least if they’re methodologically sound. This is why I was so happy…
Jim Armitage: Debt-laden and pricey, beware Misys’ private-equity flip
By JIM ARMITAGE From Evening Standard UK I don’t doubt that having Misys in the FTSE 100 will be a boost to Britain’s tech scene, particularly with the departure of ARM. But patriotism aside, at this price I don’t want my…
My word is my bond: contracts can be made and varied orally and by conduct
By Gordon Drakes Contributed by Fieldfisher LLP From ILO Introduction Reveille Independent LLC v Anotech International (UK) Ltd MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd v Rock Advertising Ltd Globe Motors Inc v TRW Lucas Varity Electric Steering Ltd Comment Introduction Three recent UK…
Two new ships for Royal Caribbean International’s New Earth-Friendly Icon Class
From Travel Pulse On Monday, Royal Caribbean Cruises announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding with shipbuilder Meyer Turku to build two new 5,000-passenger vessels for the company. The two new ships will be classified in a new line…
Project financing in the era of derisking in the Caribbean
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Oct. 7, 2017: There is no denying that new global banking rules, especially derisking in the Caribbean, has started to seriously impact developers and even governments seeking to borrow for that next…
Negative news hurts Caribbean Banks, creditworthiness — Bank Exec
By Neville Graham From The Jamaica Gleaner Jean-Pierre Saint Victor, an executive at BNY Mellon, is warning that a proliferation of negative news has consequences for a country’s creditworthiness and correspondent banking relationships. He says such information accumulates against the…
$25,000 in OGHS Emergency Funds being sent to IM’s Caribbean Partners for Hurricane Matthew relief
From American Baptist Churches USA VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/7/16)—Initial grants totaling $25,000 in One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) emergency relief funds are on their way to American Baptist International Ministries (IM) partners in Haiti, Cuba and the Caribbean…







