Topic: united states
Caribbean countries to take in asylum-seekers from US
Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Guyana have confirmed that they will be accepting asylum-seekers and deportees from the US.
Governor: Cayman safe despite fears over US action in Venezuela
Governor Jane Owen has assured Cayman residents and tourists that the islands remain "safe and secure" despite controversial US intervention in Venezuela to topple president Nicolás Maduro
The AI race – power, people and the pursuit of the future
The AI race spans a rivalry between nations, a restructuring of human labour and intense competition among investors seeking to capture the opportunities created by intelligent machines.
Cayman captures top insurance awards in US
Cayman has taken the top spot in a specialist insurance category at an international awards ceremony in the US.
Capital investment firm focusing on Cayman real estate
A rebranded property investment firm has predicted a flood of new residents fleeing uncertainty in the US and Europe could boost Cayman's economy.
Rubio says US should stop flow of guns fuelling Caribbean gangs
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Jamaica on Wednesday for high-level talks with regional leaders. Cayman Compass journalist James Whittaker was in Kingston to get a first-hand glimpse of what the Trump administration has in store for the Caribbean.
US man, 79, dies after snorkelling
A 79-year-old tourist died on Sunday after he got into difficulties after he snorkelled off a beach.
Police said the man, from the US, was...
US extradition case nears ruling for accused Venezuelan man
A Grand Court justice on Tuesday reserved judgment on a Venezuelan man fighting extradition to the US to face charges of smuggling millions of dollars worth of cocaine into the country.
Travelled to Cuba recently? You may not be allowed in to the US
Travellers from the Cayman Islands are becoming collateral damage in the renewal of Cold War hostilities between two of its most powerful neighbours, with anyone who has visited Cuba recently potentially facing challenges getting to the US.
US to lift curbs from Nov. 8 for vaccinated foreign travelers
The White House on Friday will lift COVID-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated international visitors starting Nov. 8, ending historic restrictions that had barred much of the world from entering the United States for as long as 21 months.
U.S. will re-open to international travelers with vaccine requirements
The United States will re-open to air passengers from China, India, Britain and many other European countries who have received COVID-19 vaccines in early November, the White House said Monday, rolling back tough pandemic-related travel restrictions that started early last year.
Cuba has big stake in US election after Trump’s trashing of detente
Cuban pensioner Esperanza Chacón, 89, prays every day for Donald Trump to lose the US presidential election as her livelihood has been threatened by Trump's tightening of the US trade embargo on the Communist-run island.
Will: The Supreme Court confirmation process has become a maelstrom of insincerities
This debacle du jour dramatizes how the court’s stature is hostage to the degrading confirmation process ...
High-rise sniper kills at least 58 at Las Vegas concert
A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino rained heavy fire down on a crowd of over 22,000 at an outdoor country music festival, turning the expanse into a killing ground from which there was little escape. At least 58 people died.
US prosecutors seek to block Merren’s appeal
A Caymanian man serving a nine-year prison sentence in the U.S. for drug possession conspiracy should not have his time in jail reduced or vacated simply because his attorney failed to visit him in prison after he was sentenced, according to federal prosecutors.
Water company wins half-billion-dollar Mexico bid
Cayman’s Consolidated Water Company has won its bid to build a half-billion-dollar desalinization plant in Mexico, making the company a global leader in water-processing technology, and opening the way to parched markets in the southwest U.S.
EDITORIAL – Being self-reliant: Cayman’s economy in the ‘new normal’
The wider world "out there" is fraught with economic uncertainty ... All the more reason for Cayman Islands leaders to focus their attention on our own solitary vessel.
