Duty concession on imported Cayman Islands building materials extended
The Government has extended the flat 15% import duty rate on building materials imported to Grand Cayman for a further year, to 31 December 2017. In explaining the reason for the extension of the duty concession, the Minister for Finance…
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Booby found on UK beach flown back to Caribbean [Cayman Islands] home
From The Cortez Journal LONDON (AP) — Norman the booby bird may have clocked up the most unlikely air miles in aviation history. The red-footed booby, a native of tropical zones, was discovered on a southern English beach Sept. 4,…
Bolt is it! Usain again wins ‘World Athlete’ award
By Azad Ali from Caribbean Life Jamaica sprint superstar Usain Bolt has won his record sixth Men’s International Association of Athletes Federation World Athlete Award, this time for his outstanding feats at the Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil. Bolt, 30,…
New Zealand and Caribbean Development Bank confirm partnership on geothermal
By Alexander Richter From Think GeoEnergy The Government of New Zealand and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have formally confirmed their ongoing partnership in support of geothermal energy development in the Eastern Caribbean at a recent meeting. The New Zealand…
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Peter Binose: Blacks beg to be enslaved by ‘Massa’
By Peter Binose The chain gangs working on the road sides clearing the vegetation and debris standing out in the hot sun every December trying to get a crust for Christmas, something for their children. Chains you ask? What chains?…
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Cayman Islands Police Holiday Enforcement Operations completes first week
By Jacqueline Carpenter From RCIPS Through Tuesday, 13 December, intensified traffic enforcement operations as part of RCIPS’s end-of-year safety initiative netted five DUI arrests, two arrests for driving whilst disqualified, and twenty-six traffic tickets for expired coupons, expired insurance and…
First Party Tour- BRT Weekend- sets for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
First Party Tour sets for Punta Cana Dominican Republic Confirmed: Popcaan The very first party tour, BRT Weekend, is set to touch down in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on March 30. The weekend will comprise of a series of electrifying…
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IFAD reaffirms its commitment to help Colombia overcome the effects of 50 years of conflict
Rome, 15 December 2016 – The Executive Board of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today approved a new country strategy for Colombia, reaffirming the organization’s commitment to help the country overcome the effects of a 50-year conflict by promoting…
Rio de Janeiro Olympics organizers still struggling with unpaid bills
By Maureen Foody From Wn Four months after the closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, the organizers are still having problems paying off their bills including the $3.7 million owe to the International Paralympic Committee,…
