The Editor Speaks: Why are we so impatient?
Life today it seems to me moves at a faster pace each year. And our patience with others who are slower gets worse. Kindness with the disabled who get in our way and make us slow down is in shorter…
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Town planning principles from centuries long past – Camana Bay, Cayman Islands
By Natalie Dolce From Globe St. CAYMAN ISLANDS—Members of the Dart family first visited Grand Cayman in the late 1980s, initially drawn to the island’s marine environment and natural assets. They also found it to have a sophisticated infrastructure due…
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Committee to examine Garcia report
From BT Sport FIFA’s executive committee will be able to see some parts of the Garcia investigation into World Cup bidding, it has been announced. FIFA’s executive committee will examine parts of Michael Garcia’s report The decision follows a meeting…
Immigration provides on-line training for Chamber of Commerce members
On Friday, 14 November 2014, approximately 30 Chamber of Commerce members engaged in training sessions at the Chamber Training room in Governor’s Square. The content focused on the Immigration On-Line (IOL) facility offered by the Department of Immigration. IOL is…
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Genetically modified mosquitoes to battle disease-carrying bugs closer to approval
By William Axford From KeysInfoNet Genetically modified mosquitoes created to decrease the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes in the Lower Keys could be released by the spring, officials say. Scientists from Oxitec, a British company that has released genetically modified mosquitoes…
Football: Big plans for the President’s Cup [Cayman’s BT lose 9-0 to Auckland]
By Michael Burgess From The New Zealand Herald The OFC President’s Cup is here to stay – and there are big plans for a tournament you may not know existed. The final of the six-team tournament, which has featured clubs…
A.M. Best upgrades ratings of Caring Communities, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group and Caring Communities Insurance Company
OLDWICK, N.J. –(Business Wire)– A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “a” from “a-” of Caring Communities, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group (CCrRRG) (District of Columbia) and…
German couple found murdered in Caribbean island of Tobago
By Linda Hutchinson-Jafar From Daily Mail UK PORT OF SPAIN, Nov 22 (Reuters) – An elderly German couple was found murdered on a beach near their home in the southern Caribbean island of Tobago on Saturday, according to police. The…
The movement of business firms towards tax havens
By David Dadson From Examiner.com One of the profit earning strategies of business firm is incorporating their companies in offshores. These countries are usually called as offshore financial centers (OFC) which offers service to offshore companies. Their business friendly traits…
Cayman Surveyor’s chapter is prominent in end of year update
An end-of-year update from Sanjay Amin FRICS, Caribbean Board Chair 20 Nov 2014 With the end of the year on the horizon, Sanjay Amin gives a special update to fellow Caribbean members on all that we’ve accomplished in 2014 and…
