Batabano, Braccanal, and the Mas Band Association, stand united
The Cayman Carnival Batabano Committee (CCBC), the Cayman Islands Mas Band Association (CIMBA), and the Braccanal Committee, stand unified in full agreement with the public’s call for the return to “One Carnival” on Grand Cayman, like it had been since Batabano’s inception in 1983 until 2016 when…
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Regulation of tourism accommodations: necessary and positive for Cayman Islands tourism industyr
Statement from the Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) Regulation of Tourist Accommodations: Necessary & Positive for Tourism Industry It is always heartening whenever the local media reports in a positive light on the Cayman Islands tourism industry particularly when Caymanians…
The Editor Speaks: Astroturf waste!
I spoke only this week about how our government doesn’t seem to care how much money they waste on our behalf. The shocking disclosure from North Side MLA, Ezzard Miller, how the government have allowed the Astroturf that was purchased…
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Special Olympics Cayman Islands marks 30 years with “Light Up” Red for Inclusion
Special Olympics announced today that major landmarks, stadia and iconic buildings around the world, including Camana Bay will turn RED in a global display of unity on July 20 as part of the Special Olympics 50th Anniversary Celebration. The act…
Letter to the Editor From Barbara Conolly, MLA,
George Town South Following a 10 July community meeting regarding the redevelopment of Smith Bacadere at South Sound Community Centre and the ensuring comments made through the various forms of media, I want to assure the people of the Cayman…
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Groupers on the comeback in the Cayman Islands
By Ben Shouse, Brice Semmens, Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Scott Heppell, Bradley Johnson, Croy McCoy, Gina Ebanks-Petrie From Scientific American July 19, 2018 The mating ritual of the Nassau grouper is an attention-grabber. Every year, prompted by a winter full moon, these…
Cayman Islands WORC accepting bids to build new tech platform
The Cayman Islands Government’s new department, Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC), has announced that the tender process is open for the technology platform that will underpin the new business processes. “It is fundamental to our new business processes to…
Cayman Islands: The use of Cayman Islands structures in Islamic finance
By Jonathan Caulton, Maples and Calder From Mondaq Expertise in the ever-growing Islamic finance market Maples and Calder’s Islamic finance team has been involved in many of the most innovative Islamic finance transactions, including the largest Sukuk issuance to date,…
Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel bets on crypto start-up Block.one
By Kate Rooney From CNBC PayPal co-founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel was a part of Cayman Islands start-up Block.one’s most recent funding round announced Monday. The company raised a record $4 billion this year to fund its blockchain…
Cayman Islands economic growth surpasses 2017 projections
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS (PRWEB) JULY 17, 2018 Dart Real Estate finds the British Overseas territory’s growing economy has led to an increase in the number of companies choosing to do business on Grand Cayman This uptick in development is…
