NCC Endorsed Contracts February 2013
The Office of the Contractor-General is the Secretariat for the Contractor-General and the National Contracts Commission. However, both the Contractor-General and the National Contracts Commission are independent, separate and distinct Commissions of Parliament. The Contractor-General is responsible solely for monitoring…
Domestic action heating up in Cayman Islands
From The Home of Caribbean Football This season’s Cayman Islands Premier League is reaching its end, and there is plenty to dissect as things heat up at top and bottom… It’s true that times are looking pretty bleak for the…
LIME to deliver Loopup conferencing solution to Caribbean businesses
From Jamaica Observer LoopUp, a business collaboration and remote meetings company, recently announced a partnership with LIME that will see the tecommunications provider distributing the LoopUp product as part of a managed service agreement to business customers in its 14…
Cayman water company pumps big profit
From Jamaica Observer CAYMAN Islands-based Consolidated Water Company this week reported a 52 per cent year-on-year increase in net income to US$9.3 million in 2012. The company develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of…
Restrained wage deal in sight
PS News The Jamaican Government is set to sign a new wage agreement for the 2012-15 contract period with the Public Service, with limited prospects for wage increases. The agreement follows an announcement by the union representing public sector workers…
Chris Brown Invitational precedes Cayman event
Sports Scope By FRED STURRUP, The Nassau Guardian Track and field (athletics) is rocking in the Caribbean these days. More than ever before, the world is paying attention to the Caribbean, primarily because of the awesome sprint talents that have…
Sportsmax not offered Champs 2013 overseas rights
SportsMax not streaming or broadcasting Champs 2013 Kingston, Jamaica (March 12, 2013): Amidst queries from legions of viewers globally who have come to watch SportsMax’s live stream of the ISSA Boys’ & Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) in 2011 & 2012,…
Is Jamaica’s Housing Sector in trouble?
From BusinessSuite Magazine 8 March 2013 AII is not well within the Jamaican real estate sector and the major players are not happy that their businesses are facing imminent closure and prolonged periods of losses. Three distinct factors are now…
Drug boat interception crew sentenced for Ganga importation
Three Jamaican Nationals, Wesley Oliver Barrett, Tetla Charles Warner and Paul Samuel Betty were sentenced last Thursday (7) for importing ganja into the Cayman Islands from Jamaica early this year. About 9.40pm on Tuesday, 22 January 2013, Marine Unit officers…
Montego Bay Convention Centre’s GM wins APEX Award for Distinguished Service
Written by Michelle Parkes Dittie Guise, SMG’s general manager at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, has been awarded the prestigious 2013 APEX Award for Distinguished Service. Hailed as one of the “meetings industry’s highest honours” the Apex Award, presented by…
