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Trade talks with Honduras ‘sincere’
(CNS): Increasing flights between Cayman and Honduras, organising direct imports from the Central American country and an undersea telecommunications cable were key issues on the talks agenda when President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his delegation met with Cayman Islands officials here last week. Premier Alden McLaughlin said the bilateral talks which started in Honduras last […]
Local women encouraged to pursue maritime study
(CNS Business): Premier Alden McLaughlin has said he hopes to see more young women in the Cayman Islands make use of education-based government funding to consider maritime careers. Speaking at the inaugural Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) conference this week, he said, “This year government appropriated $152 million, or about US$190 million, for education purposes, […]
Bolt signs up as Digicel’s speed chief
(CNS Business): Triple-triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt has signed a lifetime partnership agreement with telecommunications company Digicel as its chief speed officer (CSO). Bolt “will get up close and personal with Digicel customers in a number of ways”, the regional telecommunication company said, as it seeks to capitalise on Bolt’s fame and speed. The unique […]
CIG plans to measure pirates’ ‘gold’
(CNS Business): The Ministry of Tourism has announced plans to conduct an economic impact assessment of this year’s Pirates Week to measure how much gold the pirate festival really brings in. The last assessment of the event, conducted well over a decade ago in 2002, identified 11,000 unique visitors, but since then the event has […]
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