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The Economist: Caribbean prisons – Blue seas, black holes
By The Economist From Guyanese Online “FREEDOM! We want freedom!” cried inmates of the Camp Street prison in Guyana’s capital, Georgetown. But in three days of unrest that began on March 2nd, 17 of them burnt to death. The rioting…
Work to begin again on Cayman Islands’ John Gray construction site
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Ministry of Education has started the tendering process in anticipation of work resuming on the John Gray High School site. Advertisements have been posted in the local media and on the Ministry’s website intended…
Is it clear yet? Final countdown to clearing of derivatives
By Carol E Derk, Melanie Bradley, Michelle M Wilkinson – Borden Ladner Gervais LLP From International Law Office On February 24 2016 the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment the proposed National Instrument 94-101 Mandatory Central Counterparty Clearing of Derivatives and its…
Bermuda funds on fast track as cost creep clouds Cayman
From IFC Review Bermuda’s new low-cost, fast track regime for hedge funds is gaining traction, while frustration builds over the growing cost and regulation associated with a Cayman launch, reports Cayman News Service. Although the numbers involved are quite modest,…
Taste of Cayman gives back to the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre
Taste of Cayman is the Cayman Islands Tourism Association’s [CITA] largest annual fundraiser; however CITA, a not-for-profit, finds a way to share the proceeds by giving back to other charities. This year CITA chose the Cayman Islands Crisis Center [CICC]…
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Building the skillsets of unemployed youth in the Caribbean
By Siobhan Pangerl and Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen From EconoMonitor More than one-quarter of the world’s 7.3 billion people are between the ages of 10 and 24, according to a recent UN Population Fund Report. That means there are more than…
Jamaica’s tourism product best in the Caribbean – Bartlett
By Garwin Davis From JIS Story Highlights Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s tourism product is the best in the Caribbean and so the country has no need to fear the opening up of Cuba. Mr. Bartlett was…
PANCAP commits to sustaining regional response to HIV
From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) partners have ended a meeting here committing to implementing high-impact cost-effective interventions to sustain national and regional responses. A statement issued at…
Britain is fighting childhood obesity with a new soda tax. But will it work?
By Julia Belluz From Vox [Last] week, Britain’s government became one of a handful in the world to introduce a tax on sugary drinks aimed at fighting childhood obesity. Dancing outside of Parliament after the announcement, celebrity chef turned public health…
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Swimmers are CARIFTA bound with Cayman Islands government assistance
The Hon. Osbourne Bodden, Minister with responsibility for sports met with Cayman’s 22 CARIFTA swimmers on Wednesday 16th just before they started their final team training session before departing for Martinique on Friday 18th. The young swimmers, ranging in age…
