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Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Residences now open for sales
From ETB Travel News Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Residences now open for sales All-new resort to offer beachfront living in residences from the $500,000’s to $5 million Pageant Beach Hotel Ltd. has officially begun sales for the luxury oceanfront Grand…
UK: Anglian’s transparency drive [removal of Cayman Islands subsidiary]
By Katey Pigden A raft of commitments by Anglian Water will see it “speed up” the removal of its Cayman Islands subsidiary, cut dividends, increase investment and review its corporate structure, says Katey Pigden. Anglian Water is the latest company…
Ultimo lingerie firm ceases trading in the UK
From BBC The Ultimo underwear firm set up by Michelle Mone is to cease trading in the UK. The Conservative peer, now known as Baroness Mone of Mayfair, established the lingerie brand in 1996. The firm achieved international success after…
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Cruise lines increase automatic ‘gratuities’ and call them something else now
By ROSEMARY MCCLURE From LA Times To tip or not to tip, that is the question. Actually, it’s not really a question. Many large cruise lines, including Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian, add gratuities to passengers’ bills, saying the money…
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Jamaica: Local authorities challenged to become more self-sufficient
By Chris Patterson From JIS Story Highlights Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is calling on local authorities to become more self-sufficient, in order to reduce their dependency on central government. “If we speak about the…
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Fighting gentrification by making Little Haiti great again
From VOA MIAMI — On a sunny Saturday afternoon in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, tropical music fills the air as two friends sip from a freshly cut coconut outside the Caribbean Marketplace. Nearby, two men are savoring grilled meat and…
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How can a toolkit increase resilience to natural disasters in the Caribbean?
By JONATHAN ESSEX From iMC With funding from the Caribbean Development Bank, IMC is developing guidelines to help the 19 Caribbean countries to incorporate climate change adaptation into road network planning, construction, budgeting and decision-making strategies. As hurricanes Irma and…
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Regional pathways to sustainable development
From SDG STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) released a report on pathways to SDG achievement in the Asia-Pacific region, prior to the 5th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD). The Economic Commission for Latin America and…
Business surveys on Cayman Islands economic performance start on 9 April 2018
The Economics and Statistics Office will commence its annual business surveys for measuring the economic performance of industries in the Cayman Islands for 2017. The survey will begin on 9 April 2018. Survey forms will be hand-delivered, mailed or emailed…
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Here’s what you missed at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show
By Roberto Baldwin From engadget This year’s Geneva Motor Show seemed to be all about going fast without stopping at the gas pump. Gas-powered vehicles continue to dominate the market, but automakers took the opportunity to showcase their electrified roadmap…
