Cayman Islands Heritage Arts programme wraps up another successful year
Students across the Cayman Islands were successfully able to embrace Caymanian arts and heritage thanks to another informative year of specialised, hands-on teaching courtesy of the Heritage Arts programme, now brought to a close with the end of the school…
Additional seating for patients donated to Cayman Islands HSA
Patients of the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) Chemotherapy Unit and Merren’s Health Center now enjoy additional seating due to a joint initiative by the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Sunrise and Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Northward. Three beautifully…
Caribbean, Barbados Lotteries report millions in prizes and good cause contributions
From Caribbean Lottery, Press Release Basseterre, St. Kitts – July 20, 2016: The Caribbean Lottery and sister company, The Barbados Lottery, have reported prizes to the tune of US$26.9 million for the 6-month period, January to June 2016. This figure covers…
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More migrants arrive in Cayman Islands A total of 15 migrants arrived by boat at Rum Point, Grand Cayman, late Wednesday evening (20 July 2016) and were taken into custody after their boat engine failed. The group, originally 16, had…
IMF concludes consultation with St Vincent and the Grenadines
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — On July 13, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2016 Article IV consultation with St Vincent and the Grenadines. St Vincent and the Grenadines’ recovery from the global…
Venezuelan president threatens to jail US business executives
From Curacao Chronicle CARACAS – President Nicolás Maduro has threatened to jail Kimberly-Clark executives by soliciting an Interpol red notice after the US paper products company shut down production in Venezuela last week. The Texas-based company produced items that are in…
Banks abandon the Caribbean, local bitcoin exchange experiences 33% increase in users every month since February
By Luke Parker from Brave New Coin Smaller, poorer countries are being abandoned by big banks in an exodus commonly referred to as “de-risking” or “de-banking.” In the Caribbean, where many small countries with poorer populations reside close to each other,…
This $195 million yacht was just put up for sale
By Yacht Harbour From Business Insider 107m Ulysses, delivered to her owner by Norway-based, Kleven earlier this year, is now up for sale at an asking price of $195,000,000 through Burgess and Fraser Yachts. First yacht to be built by …
Cayman Islands: New work begins on Esterley Tibbetts Highway
Work began today to clear Government-owned land on the eastern side of Esterley Tibbetts Highway-south. This portion of work on the road is part of a greater plan to enhance the highway through a project agreed upon between the Cayman…
New Head of Insurance appointed in Cayman Islands
From IMAC George Town, Grand Cayman, 19 July 2016 The captive and re/insurance industry in the Cayman Islands is delighted with the announcement that Ruwan Jayasekera has been appointed as Head of Insurance Supervision. Kieran O’Mahony, Chairman of the Insurance…
