Kids have a fun day at Camana Bay last Sunday (11)
Sponsored by Progressive Distributors and Cayman 27 at Camana Bay, it was an event in which the whole community came together through the provision of gifts, resources, or just helping out. Hundreds of kids came out and enjoyed a day…
Earth’s attic is on fire: Arctic sea ice bottoms out at a new record low
By Dr. Jeff Masters, Weather Underground The extraordinary decline in Arctic sea ice during 2012 is finally over. Sea ice extent bottomed out on September 16, announced scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) on Wednesday. The…
Eurozone falls back into recession
The eurozone has returned to recession as the region’s debt crisis continues to hurt demand, figures show. The economy of the 17-nation bloc contracted by 0.1% between July and September, after shrinking 0.2% in the previous three months, Eurostat said….
Despite Sandy, Flemming’s photos are amazing
Gerry Flemming is located in Canada and has posted 42 galleries and 3262 images online at the PBase Website – www.pbase.com You can view all his magnificent work on that site and I urge you to go there. We were…
The Editor Speaks: What an exhibition and all on television
You didn’t have to be in the Legislative Assembly (LA) on Wednesday to witness an exhibition unbecoming of children let alone the leaders of our country. You could watch it yourselves on the Government’s own television channel CIGTV. Why the…
Some Tips for Dazed Republicans
Pat Choate Economist, Author and Ross Perot’s Vice Presidential Running Mate in 1996 Republicans are trying to figure out why they did so poorly in the 2012 presidential and Congressional elections. I have a few tips that they may find…
Cayman Islands: English Court approves payment for votes in favour of a financial reorganisation
APPLEBY Article by Jeremy Snead 15 November 2012 In the past ten years 105,290 companies have been registered in the Cayman Islands. However, in that same period, the total number of companies on the Cayman Islands Corporate Register has only…
IMF reforms not fast enough
The Jamaican Parliament’s Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) has expressed its frustration at the slow pace of public sector transformation. Chair of the PAAC, Edmund Bartlett said neither the Cabinet Office nor the Public Sector Monitoring Unit (PSTU) could…
BP gets record US criminal fine over Deepwater disaster
BP has received the biggest criminal fine in US history as part of a $4.5bn (£2.8bn) settlement related to the fatal 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Two BP workers have been indicted on manslaughter charges and an ex-manager charged with misleading…
Government Proposes a Modern Waste Management Centre: EIA confirms draft TOR
The proposal for a comprehensive Waste Management Facility (WMF) in Grand Cayman continues to move through the appropriate technical review process, confirmed Hon. Mark Scotland, Minister for Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture. The waste management centre seeks to incorporate…
