UPDATED: Tributes to former Chief Justice Sir Richard Ground
Tributes were paid to former Cayman Islands Attorney General and former Bermuda and Turks and Caicos Islands Chief Justice Sir Richard Ground who died on Saturday (22). Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin expressed his condolences to Sir Richard’s wife, Dace, and…
Cayman Judge ‘suspicious’ but accused acquitted
Grand Court Justice Malcolm Swift acquitted Patrick Elbert McField of handling stolen goods even though he said he had “considerable suspicion that McField had bought the [stolen goods – in this case a bike] knowing it was stolen”. However he…
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Webb urges business leaders to invest in youth and sports
CONCACAF President tells conference sports is a tool for growth and social change GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Thursday, February 20, 2014) — FIFA Vice President and CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb urged business leaders to invest in youth and sports during…
Weekly News from National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NG)
The NC had special visitors here at the Gallery on Monday, 17th February for Happy Seniors Morning. Over 30 seniors visited from the Elmslie Memorial United Church and Church of God. The Happy Seniors enjoyed taking part in creative art…
Recent poll for turtle meat in the Cayman Islands shows limited demand
From WSPA The Cayman Turtle Farm, the last facility in the world that farms endangered green turtles for their meat, has long cited continued demand for turtle meat in justifying its activities. However a recent poll shows that in reality…
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Dog left almost dead at Cayman Humane Society On Friday (21) a dog was left close to death in a drop box outside the Cayman Islands Humane Society’s animal shelter near AL Thompson’s hardware store in George Town. The dog…
The Editor Speaks: Chamber and Premier and the Dump
I didn’t think I would be writing another Editorial featuring the number one burning and smoking Cayman topic – THE DUMP. Once again Grand Cayman’s George Town Landfill site (the Dump) is front page. This time it is not because…
Cayman to Revise ELP Law And Introduce New Third Party Beneficiary Law
Article by Nicolas Butcher, Nick Evans, Jonathan Green and Iain McMurdo Maples and Calder The Cayman Islands government announced on 21 February 2014 its intention to comprehensively revise the law applicable to Exempted Limited Partnerships (“ELPs”) in the Cayman Islands. …
UCCI to present 2014 Caribbean Conference on Ethics, Values, Trust & Morality
The University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) presents the 2014 Caribbean Conference, with the “Towards a Corruption-Free Caribbean: Ethics, Values, Trust and Morality,” 19-21 March, 2014. For this 2014 conference, UCCI is collaborating with Canada’s Carleton University’s Centre for…
Recent Caribbean earthquakes spark concern
By Dan DePodwin, Meteorologist From AccuWeather Two earthquakes greater than 5.0 have rocked the Caribbean in the last week and concerns have been growing for a major tremor in the region. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, a strong 6.5-magnitude quake occurred…
