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Compass News
Visitor killed in West Bay Road collision
A male visitor was killed in a West Bay Road collision on Saturday. Police are yet to release his identity.
The female driver in the fatal collision remained in hospital on Monday as investigations continued.
Police said the driver suffered a medical emergency after the collision.
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Cayman Compass
Cayman avoids US tariffs on Chinese-built ships for now
Intense lobbying is the reason why the Cayman Islands isn’t suffering from the latest US tariff – at least for now.
On 16 Oct., the US implemented new fees on Chinese ships built, operated or owned calling into US ports. The measure is part of Washington’s response to China’s state subsidies in shipbuilding.
That could have hit Caribbean US trade as most vessels in the region are Chinese-built. Yet a ‘short sea shipping’ exemption on voyages less than 2,000 nautical miles means boats from Cayman can still enter the US tariff-free, even if they were built in China.
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