Cayman Islands Law Society welcomes gazetting of Legal Practitioners Bill
The Cayman Islands Law Society (CILS) has welcomed the gazetting of the Legal Practitioners Bill (LPB) by the Cayman Islands Government, in preparation for the upcoming sitting of the Legislative Assembly in early October. The LPB repeals and replaces the…
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Caribbean hotel profits continue to grow Cuba and Zika impact performance
Atlanta, Ga. — CBRE Hotels Americas Research announced that the average Caribbean hotel experienced a 10.2 percent increase in gross operating profit (GOP) during 2015, according to its newly released tenth edition of Caribbean Trends® in the Hotel Industry. This…
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Barbados gets mixed review in 2016 Caribbean HDR
By Colville Mounsey From Barbados Today Women living in Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines can expect a fairer shot at senior managerial jobs when compared to their counterparts in other Caribbean countries. This is according to data contained…
Hidden side to migrant wave as passport market stirs Caribbean boom
From Frontera Far from the desperate refugee camps on the fringes of Europe, another migration wave is taking place. Where a few thousand dollars buys a place on a cramped refugee boat, a couple of hundred thousand entitles a different…
U.S. Caribbean Undersea Treasures Are Worth Saving
From The PEW Charitable Trusts Pew works to protect ocean life for healthy ecosystems and thriving communities The crystal clear waters, white sandy beaches, diverse colorful fish, and brilliant coral reefs of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands teem…
Guyana: PM, Canadian High Commissioner welcome Caribbean Leadership Programme’s participants
From Guyana GIS Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Pierre Giroux this evening welcomed the visiting delegation from the Caribbean Leadership Programme (CLP) and local and regional participants.dsc_3319 The CLP training began today, in Guyana and…
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Partners focus on financing efficient cooling in Caribbean
Caribbean and German development partners are collaborating to transform the cooling and energy efficiency sectors in the Region. The partners will conduct regional training workshops on the Economic Rationale for Energy Efficiency in the Cooling Sector next week in St….
Cayman Islands Ministry of Planning, Lands, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure Establisment Of The “Utility Regulation And Competition Office”
The Cabinet decided to enact new legislation to establish a multi-sector regulatory agency to be known as the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (URCO) which will assume the responsibilities and functions currently carried out by Information Communications Technology Authority (ICTA)…
Save Cayman [Islands]: Greater George Town Hope Spot designation
Local environmental advocacy group Save Cayman announced Friday the awarding of the Greater George Town Harbour area as one of 14 new global Hope Spots. The news was announced at the IUCN World Conservation Congress and quickly snapped up by…
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Is Caricom really useful?
BY STEPHEN VASCIANNIE From Jamaica Observer What are some of the ways in which Caribbean states have put the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to use, and how effective have such measures been? This is part of the general question of whether…
