LTE Hedge Fund, up 34% last year, bets big on Cayman beachfront
By Jon Asmundsson From Bloomberg Melkonian Capital’s $100 million event-driven vehicle looks for investments in private equity, real estate, and stocks. Ryan Melkonian says the strategy he developed for LTE Partners was shaped by a couple of experiences earlier in…
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Date set for 2015 Cayman Islands triathlon presented by Elian
Athletes will be gearing up for one of the most gruelling athletic events in the sporting calendar — the Cayman Islands Triathlon — which is set to take place on Sunday, November 1st, 2015. The annual event of the Cayman…
Continued expansion for Enhance with announcement of new Singapore opening
The Enhance Group, a Jersey-grown FinTech Company providing investment services and oversight, is opening a new base in Singapore in response to continued growth. The group’s expansion into Singapore is the latest stage in a period of extensive growth for…
Bring back standards for women’s reproductive health
By Joycelyn Elders, M.D. From Caribbean Life As Americans, we strive for safety — the safest medicines, cars and toys. But when it comes to women’s reproductive health, state legislatures have passed about 250 laws since 2011 that put women’s…
Charities must be ‘creative’ over police fee
By Sarah Lagan From The Royal Gazette The Centre on Philanthropy has warned that fees of $100 are to be imposed for Police checks on individuals working for charities, prompting concerns some groups could rack up bills of thousands of…
Cayman Islands Statistics: School Enrollment, Consumer Price Index, Imports & Economy
1. Compendium of Statistics Shows School Enrolment Rebounded in 2014 The Annual Compendium of Statistics 2014 was released today by the Economics and Statistics Office. The Compendium seeks to assist policy-making and business decision-making by presenting the most comprehensive collection…
Snapshot: 2015 update on the state of telecoms in the Caribbean [Cayman Islands highest subs]
From ICT Pulse An update of fixed-line, mobile/cellular and fixed-broadband Internet take up across select Caribbean countries, as of 2014. This year, 2015, marks our fifth review of telecoms services take up – in terms of subscriptions density in the…
Female police officer killed on bus in Jamaica; two suspects in custody
From CARIBBEAN360 JULY 15, 2015 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday July 15, 2015 – Lawmen already have two suspects in custody for last night’s murder of a 24-year-old policewoman. Constable Crystal Thomas had left work at the Denham Town Police Station in…
Case for Caribbean debt relief being made at international financing conference
From Curacao Chronicle ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be making a case for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to give debt relief to countries…
A thickening plot for upcoming T&T election
By Les Slater From Caribbean Life Anyone tuned in to the ebb and flow of current-day politics in Trinidad and Tobago would be aware that for at least three years now, it’s been known that the 2015 general election, now…
