CAL, Cayman Carnival Batabano, and Pirates Week touted in Tampa
From Cayman Airways Two of Cayman’s iconic national events, Cayman Carnival Batabano and Pirates Week, were recently touted in Tampa, Florida, during a special “Cayman Connect Week” with Tampa’s travel trade and dive community. The initiative was organised by the…
Tripartite constituents sign Decent Work Country Programme for Guyana
On Friday 15 December, Guyana became the first Caribbean country to officially sign on to the second phase of its Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP). The programme, which ran its first phase from 2012 to 2015, is propelled by the…
US: Whistleblower reforms cut from final tax bill
By Mary Jane Wilmoth From Whistleblowers Protection Blog Washington, D.C. December 16, 2017. The final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill has eliminated a key provision that would have protected whistleblowers who report major criminal tax frauds. As…
Munich Re underlines microinsurance growth in Latin America & Caribbean
By Luke Gallin From Reinsurance News Preliminary findings of a recent study on microinsurance across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), published by the Munich Re Foundation and the Microinsurance Network, highlights substantial growth in take-up rates in recent times,…
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BTB launches “Dollar for the Caribbean Relief Fund Campaign”
By Johnelle McKenzie From Love FM It was in September that two category five hurricanes, Irma and Maria, ripped through several Caribbean countries leaving massive destruction in its wake. A number of people died while others were left homeless without…
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CARPHA test new App in the fight against mosquitoes
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is exploring the novel use of mobile technology in its fight against mosquito borne diseases. The Agency in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently pilot tested an app…
ANTIGUA – Key issues discussed at Disability Conference
From Caribbean News Service Pertinent issues regarding people living with disabilities were extensively discussed at a two-day Biennial Regional Council meeting held at Heritage Hotel, over the weekend. Executive Director of Disabled Peoples’ International North America and the Caribbean, Leslie…
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Caribbean Export – Part of the Best of Investing in Development
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, June 15, 2017. The 2017 edition of the European Commission’s event European Development Days (EDD) held on June 7-8 in Brussels saw the participation of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) as part of those considered to…
Total community involvement essential to fighting the Aedes aegypti mosquito
By Caribbean Public Health Agency PRESS RELEASE – “Community participation is critical to the success of any programme designed to eliminate breeding sites of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Efforts are doomed to failure if even one household is negligent.” So…
Higgs & Johnson hosts Executive Director of TerraLex
Terri Pepper Gavulic delivers presentation on leveraging network membership George Town, Grand Cayman, March 14, 2017 – Higgs & Johnson recently welcomed Terri Pepper Gavulic, Executive Director of TerraLex, a leading global network of more than 155 top law firms,…
