20230912 Insurance Onslaught
The onslaught on the insurance brokerage industry continues as several insurers are set to reduce their commissions to brokers on binder arrangements or all commissions that these brokers have received for many many years. Brokers are a major source…
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Commentary in the wake of the historic local government elections in Trinidad and Tobago
By Dr Neil Gosine UNC on the rise! The local government election was keenly contested but we can see that Kamla Persad -Bissessar popularity is on the rise and this can be seen clearly by the United National Congress (UNC)…
Someone is putting pepper in our rice!
The Minister of Finance Colm Imbert said the Caricom Heads of Government Summit cost approximately $9million and he said in a nutshell that if he had to wait for the approvals under the law they could not have hosted it….
Regional manufacturing of vaccines to bolster pandemic preparedness in the Americas
With Omicron variant sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5 driving most new COVID-19 infections, and other diseases likely to emerge in the future, increased medical production is key to saving lives, PAHO Director says. Washington D.C., 13 July 2022 (PAHO) – As Omicron…
British Airways flights cancelled amid IT crash
NOTE: See UPDATE below From Caribbean News Service MAY 27 2017 LONDON, May 27 2017 – British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick until 18:00 BST because of computer problems. A “major IT system failure is causing…
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BA cabin crew to strike for 48 hours
From Caribbean News Service LONDON, Jan 04 2017 – British Airways cabin crew will walk out for 48-hours next week after rejecting a new pay offer. Their union Unite has called a strike from Tuesday, January 10. The union had…
Fuel surcharge, what fuel surcharge?
By Jamie Robertson From BBC Remember the fuel surcharge imposed by the airlines when oil prices started to rise? Now with oil at a 12 year low, below $30 a barrel, how can airlines possibly be hitting passengers with a…
Disgruntled iNews Cayman reader re British Airways
Consider this contrast – BA v Virgin September 2015 – BA flight from JFK to London on a tatty old 747 in Premium Economy. I was served a ‘pasta’ meal that was a mix of half-cooked and over-cooked. After I…
Traffic cone stops BA flight
British Airways flight grounded ‘because of misplaced traffic cone’ at Aberdeen Airport BY RICHARD WHEATSTONE From Daily Mirror UK The plane was left stranded on the runway after being scheduled to fly to London Heathrow at 7.25pm after the offending…
New President for ICCI
Dr David Marshall, a Chicago college VP has been appointed to the top job at the International College of the Cayman Islands (ICCI). Dr Marshall succeeds Dr Tasha Ebanks-Garcia, who is now the deputy chief officer at the employment ministry….
