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Cayman: The Credit Union Celebrates 50th Annual General Meeting

The CICSA Co-operative Credit Union Limited (The Credit Union) celebrated a golden milestone on 26 November 2025 with its 50th Annual General Meeting (AGM), bringing together members, volunteers, and ...

Archive·Dec 3

Cameroon: African Development Bank Group approves €25 million trade finance facility to enable Crédit Communautaire d'Afrique-Bank expand support to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 2, 2025/ -- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.

Archive·Dec 3

Irish Coca-Cola office facing US tax probe makes €4.4bn payout to Cayman Islands entity

Drinks giant Coca-Cola has paid a further €4.4 billion in dividends to the Cayman Islands entity from its Irish office, new financial records have shown.

Archive·Nov 29

Ralph Gonsalves suffers humiliating defeat

By Bert Wilkinson From Caribbean Life

Archive·Nov 29

Africa Investment Forum: African Development Bank appoints Societe Generale as Lead Advisor for innovative Synthetic Securitization Platform

RABAT, Morocco, November 28, 2025/ -- The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.

Archive·Nov 29

Parliament Supports Cayman Islands Red Cross' Donate with Dignity Campaign'

GEORGE TOWN, 28th November 2025

Archive·Nov 28

Cayman: Regulations Now Published on CARF and CRS

Grand Cayman, 28 November 2025 - Regulations to implement two international tax reporting frameworks in the Cayman Islands, the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and amendments to the Common Rep...

Archive·Nov 28

Afreximbank successfully closed its second Samurai Bond transactions, raising JPY 81.8 billion (approx. USD 527 million)

TOKYO, Japan, November 28, 2025/ -- African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has successfully closed its second Samurai bond transaction, securing a total of JPY 81.

Archive·Nov 28

Government of Congo and African Development Bank Group adopt plan to improve portfolio performance

The agreed plan emphasises greater ownership of projects by sector ministries, concerted effort to support ongoing operations to maturity, and more coordinated investment programming

Archive·Nov 28

Africa Investment Forum: Rome Process/Mattei Plan Financing Facility (RPFF) Governing Council holds inaugural in-person meeting in Rabat

RABAT, Morocco, November 27, 2025/ -- The Rome Process/Mattei Plan Financing Facility (RPFF) Governing Council convened for its first-ever in-person meeting in Rabat, Morocco, on the margins of the Af...

Archive·Nov 27

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Two Men Arrested in Cayman Brac After Police Search Recovered Suspected Drugs

Two men were arrested in Cayman Brac on Thursday after police said they found suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia during a search on West End Road.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10

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Premier: "The Status Quo Cannot Continue," Vows New Development Plan

The Cayman Islands Government has published the findings of the Cayman Forward Initiative, setting out nine recommendations for planning reform and environmental decision-making.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10

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U.S. cruise visitor dies after snorkelling in the sea off George Town

A 71-year-old cruise visitor from the United States died on Thursday morning after getting into difficulty while snorkelling off South Church Street in George Town, police said. Members of the public pulled him from the water, and emergency responders took him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Police said the man became unconscious while snorkelling. People nearby pulled him from the sea and began chest compressions before EMS arrived. He was taken to hospital and later pronounced dead.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10

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Policymakers at home and abroad find digital ID a difficult sell

My eID is also intended to underpin future digital government services, offering a more streamlined way for residents to interact with public authorities and participating organisations. Applicants undergo identity verification and enrolment processes, including photograph capture, as part of obtaining the card. Officials continue to encourage eligible individuals to apply as the programme expands. In contrast, the Efforts in both the Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom to expand or reform digital identity systems highlight a shared ambition to modernise identification processes, but also reveal differing public responses, policy challenges, and implementation strategies, ranging from steady phased adoption in Cayman to political backlash and policy reversal in the UK. United Kingdom’s attempt to introduce a more comprehensive digital identity system has encountered significant political resistance and public scepticism. The government has abandoned plans to make it mandatory for workers to register for a new digital ID to prove their right to work, following criticism, declining public support, and concerns among Members of Parliament. Instead, ministers have confirmed that existing right-to-work checks will be made fully digital by 2029 using current documentation systems such as biometric passports. This shift marks a recalibration rather than a complete withdrawal from digital identity ambitions. Employers already conduct right-to-work checks, and digital verification services have been available since 2022 for certain passport holders, alongside Home Office systems for some non-UK citizens. The revised approach retains mandatory digital checks but removes the requirement for a new standalone ID.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10

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Saharan dust plume expected to reach Cayman Islands on Friday evening

The Ministry of Health, Environment and Sustainability (MHES), in conjunction with the Public Health Department (PHD), has issued a precautionary advisory, with the Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) expected to formally issue a Dust Alert on Friday, July 10.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10