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Cayman Islands work permits reduced but you must be a farmer Work permit for non-Caymanian farmers and farm assistants has been cut almost in half. The cost now of obtaining these yearly permits are now $300 on Grand Cayman and…
Healthcare tourism on the rise in the Caribbean
From Caribbean News Now GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Healthcare tourism is listed as an opportunity for the Caribbean region according to an article outlining “13 Opportunities for the New Caribbean.” Curacao-based development consultants, Miguel Goede and Runy Calmera, cite…
Lima tops air travel destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Bianca Wright From Nearshore Americas Lima Tops Air Travel Destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean If you are stepping onto a plane bound for Latin America or the Caribbean, chances are you are headed to Peru, Argentina, Brazil,…
Interesting thread on Flyertalk re Future of LHR-Grand Cayman operated by British Airways (BA)
SOURCE: Flyertalk From TomCayman Just ran a google search on this site to see if there were any updates on the rumoured 787 to GCM, but no, just this thread. A few thoughts (and the odd fact) on this as…
Argentine police discover 15 kilos of pure cocaine in the ‘Splendour of the Seas’
From Merco Press Argentine customs officials seized cocaine worth more than one million dollars million from two crew members on a luxury cruise ship docked in Buenos Aires, authorities said. The suspects, both men, were identified only as a Croatian…
An economic boom in Mauritius, a tropical paradise
By Peter Kohli, From Nasdaq Part of the African continent, with neighboring countries such as the Reunion Islands, Madagascar and the Seychelles, is the island republic of Mauritius. Over the centuries, Mauritius has been occupied at different times by three…
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Unemployment rate in Cayman Islands fell to 4.7 percent as employment grew in 2014 The overall unemployment rate in the Cayman Islands was 4.7 percent in 2014. The unemployment rate among Caymanians was estimated at 7.9 percent, this is lower…
US Navy pulling out of the Caribbean
From Curacao Chronicle WASHINGTON, USA — According to General John Kelly, commander of US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), the two navy vessels the US currently deploys in the Caribbean will both be permanently withdrawn this summer. At a Senate Armed Services…
“Scrubbers” to cut cruise ship pollution
By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau From Alaska Public Media Cruise lines that sail Alaska waters are installing new pollution-control equipment. It’s aimed at clearing the air — and meeting new regulations. But it’s also dodging some stronger, more expensive…
If any country has an anti-woman culture, it’s Canada
By Stephen Hume, Vancouver Sun From Canada.com It’s not the veil: Statistics indicate 5.6 million sexual assaults on Canadian women since 2001 Prime Minister Stephen Harper has disparaged the veil favoured by some Muslims as “rooted in a culture that…
