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Month: July 2012

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Law School Celebrates 30th Anniversary

The Cayman Islands Law School – now officially named The Truman Bodden Law School of the Cayman Islands – hosts two major events next week. On Friday, 3 August, which marks the 30th anniversary of its founding, the school holds…

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Frasers impressed with London

25 July 12 By Ronald Shillingford Shaune and Brett Fraser are enjoying their last few days of training as they settle in for their Olympic assault. Both are in three events at the London Games, starting in the 200 metres…

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GIS Press Release: Blackout Affects Immigration

The Department of Immigration’s public counter and headquarters are operating as usual despite the electrical blackout this morning (Wednesday, 25 July).  However, the Call-Centre is not functional. Clients can instead email: [email protected]. The Passport and Corporate Services section, located in…

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The Editor Speaks: Why does McKeeva like opening cans of worms?

If you open a “can of worms”, you do something that will cause a lot of problems, and quite frankly, is going to cause more problems than it’s worth. Our premier, and you can’t keep him out of the news,…

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Track stars fine tune

23 July 2012 By Ron Shillingford The London Olympics start this weekend and the five Cayman Islands athletes are fine tuning for the biggest challenge of their careers. Track queen Cydonie Mothersill runs in the 200 metres from 6 August,…

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Minister of Foreign Affairs delivers remarks at BDO Meeting

Nassau, Bahamas – The following are Remarks by the Hon. Fred Mitchell MP Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration BDO North American Caribbean Regional Meeting held at Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Bahamas delivered on 23rd July 2012. Let me welcome…

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Customised Training Popular for Local Businesses

During the week of June 25th, two groups of employees from the Cayman Islands Airport Authority (CIAA) completed a Customized Training programme on Basic Grammar & Writing Skills Part 1 and 2.  This was delivered by Professional Development & Training Centre (PD&TC)…

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BIJ opinion on offshore wealth report

In July 22nd’s edition of iNews Cayman we published an extract from the Tax Justice Network report on offshore wealth that included the Cayman Islands. If you didn’t read it you should (www.ieyenews.com/2012/07/tax-justice-network-wealth-held-in-tax-havens-like-the-cayman-islands-skyrockets/). It does make some uncomfortable reading for…

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Cayman Islands’ WestStar TV Selects Broadcast International’s CodecSys as the framework for new OTT service

Broadcast International (BCST.OB), a leading provider of video-powered broadcast solutions, including IP, digital satellite, Internet streaming and other types of wired/wireless network distribution, was selected to provide the framework for WestStar TV’s new Over-the-Top (OTT) service via the Company’s CodecSys…

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GHRI, Georgia Aquarium Partner for Stingray Census Study in Grand Cayman

The Guy Harvey Research Institute just finished conducting the annual census of the stingray population at Stingray City in Grand Cayman. The GHRI team, led by Guy Harvey and GHRI Director Dr. Mahmood Shivji, Dr. Brad Wetherbee of the University…