Banks abandon the Caribbean, local bitcoin exchange experiences 33% increase in users every month since February
By Luke Parker from Brave New Coin Smaller, poorer countries are being abandoned by big banks in an exodus commonly referred to as “de-risking” or “de-banking.” In the Caribbean, where many small countries with poorer populations reside close to each other,…
Cayman Islands: CarePay audit report finds no corruption by public service
From The Office of the Deputy Governor of the Cayman Islands Internal auditors looking into the CarePay procurement process have found no evidence of corruption by civil or public servants their report says. Earlier this year jurors in a corruption…
Haiti’s symptoms of broken healthcare systems
By Henry Beaucejour From Caribbean News Now Among all the countries in the Americas, Haiti is one of the very poorest. This country has approximately ten million inhabitants, of which 75% exist on less than two dollars per day. This…
PALIG Caribbean CEO: Improvement before innovation
From tt Guardian Bill Schultz, CEO and managing director—Caribbean for Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG), says local businesses need to strengthen their service culture and implement performance driven models of management to better set the stage for innovation in T&T’s…
The Dawn of China’s Entrepreneurial Age
By: Ashley Kindergan From The Financialist The headline data out of China hasn’t exactly been comforting of late. The country is grappling with the challenges of slowing GDP growth, rising debt levels, and volatile stock markets, to name just a…
Cayman Finance CEO calls for widespread corruption rules
From Cayman Funds Jude Scott, chief executive officer (CEO) of Cayman Finance has said that all financial centres around the world should implement anti-corruption practices, such as data disclosures, when necessary – not just a few like the Cayman Islands….
LOGIC Cayman: KeyTech and CellOne create new full service telecommunications offering
• Residential and Business Customers Get Enhanced Options and Value Pricing • New Capital Means Accelerated Investment in Bermuda and Cayman • Company will be Led by CellOne CEO Frank Amaral KeyTech Limited (‘KeyTech’) and CellOne, a subsidiary of Atlantic…
Haiti’s water crisis reveals failure of government
By Henry Beaucejour From Caribbean News Now If Canada is considered to be the best country in the world to live in, then without a doubt Haiti with all of its very big problems, political, economic and social, must currently…
What Silicon Valley can do about cyber threats
By Ted Schlein from Techcrunch Cyber security continues to infiltrate our daily news feeds and make headlines on a regular basis. It’s touched our most iconic companies such as Apple and it has risen to the forefront of our government’s…
Proton Therapy Treatment Center agreement reached by Delray Medical Center, Proton International
Delray Beach, Florida – April 13, 2016 – Delray Medical Center www.delraymedicalctr.com has reached agreement with Proton International (PI) www.protonintl.com to build a one-room proton therapy treatment center serving the South Florida corridor. Proton therapy, a form of radiation therapy,…