Cayman Islands Stingray Swim Club masters swimming
Stingray Swim Club’s (SSC) new masters swim programme started on Monday 4th January at the Lions Aquatic Centre. The programme takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12 Noon — 1pm and is coached by Stingray Swim Club’s Coaches….
Hydrothermal vent: Strange and different one found near Cayman Islands
By Katrina Rossos From Nature World News A hydrothermal vent system in the Caribbean has a very different make-up than any other vent analyzed to date. This deep sea hydrothermal system, called the Von Damm Vent Field (VDVF), is located…
Tickets will be issued in the Cayman Islands for licensing offences
Persons who breach their business licence requirements in Cayman will be subject to receiving tickets and paying fines under the new Trade and Business Licensing Law: <http://www.dci.gov.ky/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/12128185.PDF>. The law, which commenced on 1 January, includes penalties that will be levied…
NSW power sale profits could end up in Cayman Islands
By Michael West From The Sydney Morning Herald A goodly chunk of the future corporate profits from the NSW power sale are destined to wend their merry way to the Cayman Islands. This is probably why the winning bidder – a…
Cayman Islands: Experienced corporate lawyer joins Carey Olsen
Experienced corporate lawyer joins Carey Olsen The former head of Maples and Calder’s global corporate practice, Henry Harford, has joined Carey Olsen in the Cayman Islands as a consultant. Having read law at Trinity College, Oxford, Mr Harford qualified as…
This electro-optical modulator is smaller than a lightwave
By Andrew Tarantola from engadget As data travels around the internet, it’s routinely switched from electrical signals to light in order to travel through the network’s fiber optic backbone. To do this, the signal travels through devices called electro-optic modulators….
Olwomen story of week
10 Weird Ways To Lower Blood Pressure – Its Just “Being Yourself” ! Submitted By Jenny Smith from Olwomen People usually get tensed and stressed when they come across their medical reports which state positive for high blood pressure. High…
The new digital stars of higher education
By Ryan Craig From Techcrunch Peripheral characters have a funny way of changing our perspective. Once bit players, they invert our understanding of the plot, turn heroes into villains and reframe the issues. Looking at challenge — or stories — from…
Cayman Islands Probation Officers given awards of appreciation
Several employees from the Department of Community Rehabilitation (DCR) were recognised recently with certificates of appreciation, including a new annual award in honour of Steven E. Smith who was a founding member of probation services in the Cayman Islands. The…
Key emerging markets attract record $126 billion in clean energy investment
From Montserrat Reporter WASHINGTON, Nov 24, CMC – A new study has shown that Latin America and the Caribbean boasts higher clean energy penetration than any other region assessed. “As of year-end 2014, 11 per cent of the 352 GW…
