The Editor speaks: Government can’t handle healthcare and no one really knows if we are healthy
It is a shocking affair when our own government, or should I say, our own Civil Service cannot manage its own health care system. Auditor General Sue Winspear made this statement in her report ”Cayman Islands Health System”. “The government…
Cayman Alternative Investment Summit at Kimpton Grand Cayman Feb 15-17
Deutsche Bank is a sponsor of this year’s conference which provides a singular experience including a cutting-edge educational agenda, and a forum to discuss and debate issues facing the industry at this time. Working with Deutsche Bank you not only…
Link-Caribbean awards $125,000 USD to 5 Caribbean firms
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, January 30, 2017. Five Caribbean businesses are at a stage closer to securing private investment having each received $25,000 USD through the LINK-Caribbean Investment Readiness Grant programme. The five firms are Carepoint and Caribbean Transit Solutions from Barbados;…
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants to open new resort in Grenada in 2019
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has announced its second property in the Caribbean with the new Kimpton Kawana Bay Grenada Resort, slated to open in early 2019. A hillside retreat tucked away between tropical rainforest cliffs and the world-renowned Grand Anse…
World Bank arbitration mechanism ICSID rules in favour of El Salvador
From Brettonwoods Project SUMMARY ICSID, a World Bank arm for investor-state dispute arbitration, ruled that the $250 million case brought by Pac Rim Cayman against El Salvador in 2009 was without merit. In October 2016, the International Centre for Settlement…
9 things that crush the value of your home
By Emmie Martin From Business Insider Noise pollution can make a huge dent in the value of your home.Shutterstock While it’s often desirable to live somewhat close to a good school, supermarket, or public transportation, living too close could cost you when…
Ford is undergoing a huge business transformation—but its future still includes dealers
By Matthew DeBord From Business Insider IMAGE: A Ford dealership. Scott Olson / Getty Images Car dealers have been around for as long as there have been cars — and for over 100 years, many of those dealers have sold…
CHTA’s annual Marketplace kicks off
By Gay Nagle Myers From Travel Weekly This week promises to be a busy one as delegates gather at Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau for the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace. The event allows Caribbean tourism…
A bright future for the Caribbean’s heritage hotels
By Sarah Turner From Forbes I cover and analyse trends in destinations and accommodation. When, after World War II, the first wave of glamour washed up in the Caribbean, Ian Fleming and Noel Coward led a vanguard of writers and…
Antigua & Barbuda’s cruise sector looks promising
From South Florida Caribbean News Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Minister Presents Cruise Masterplan To Us Cruise Executives MIAMI – After three days of discussions and presentations to cruise industry decision-makers in South Florida, Antigua & Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism, Honorable…