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Day: December 11, 2016

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Saxon introduces drones to Cayman Islands property insurance market

In another first innovation in the Cayman Islands insurance market, local insurer Saxon has employed the use of drones for data gathering, imaging and surveying purposes of residential properties that the company insures. The drone is deployed to locate a…

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The Publisher speaks: The Goldfield

From The Publisher – Joan Wilson This was my presentation at The Cayman Poetry Festival on Friday 9th December at The Cayman Distillery about The Goldfield Introduction to The Goldfield From the turn of the last century to the start…

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First Marine Climate Change Report Card for the Caribbean in the works

Belize City, Thursday, 8 December 2016 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has been working with other Caribbean agencies and the Centre for Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), a marine science and technology agency sponsored by the UK’s Department for…

Top Primary School Spelling Bee from Cayman Brac

The top primary school spelling bee champion for 2016 is Christon Asa Ferguson from Creek & Spot Bay Primary School in Cayman Brac. Christon reigns victorious after defeating Deiondre Williams from Bodden Town Primary School, claimed second place. Tanis Cortens,…

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Green iguana crisis overwhelming Cayman Islands

From The Philadelphia Tribune “Desperate times calls for desperate measures” is a quote that certainly applies to the situation in Grand Cayman, the largest of the Cayman Islands. The government officials of the Cayman Islands have been desperately searching for…

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Cayman Islands’ police search for motorbike stolen from Marquee Plaza Thursday evening, 8 December

From RCIPS Thursday, 8 December, the owner of a red-and-black Yamaha (pictured) parked the bike behind Craft Restaurant in Marquee Plaza on West Bay Road around7:45pm.  The motorbike was discovered missing around 10pm. Bike description: Red/Black Yamaha YBR-125-ED Registration Number:…

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Nawaz Sharif and the Caribbean storm

By Anwer Mooraj From Tribune Pakistan The events of the last few weeks suggest that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif must have shot an Albatross some time in his life, for nothing seems to be going right for him. His call…

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Reinsurer Beechwood explores sale after Platinum woes – source

From Info-Europa NEW YORK: The Beechwood group of reinsurance companies is in talks to sell most or all of itself after a backlash from some clients due to its relationship with troubled hedge fund manager Platinum Partners, according to a…

UK accused of erecting ‘brick wall’ over tax havens, laundering, corruption

From Sputnik News The UK – which [last] Friday (December 9) [hosted] a global tax transparency summit – has been accused of erecting a “brick wall” over hundreds of thousands of companies that use British Oversea Territories as tax havens…

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3 Cayman Islands police officers suspended after criminal convictions

From RCIPS Sat Dec 10 2016 Friday, 9 December, three RCIPS officers were formally suspended following criminal convictions for assault over the past week.  In all of these cases the assaults occurred on suspects the officers were taking into custody….