Inadequate response to Ebola should not be repeated with Chickungunya
By Sir Ronald Sanders BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday November 20, 2014 – The good news is that a prophylactic vaccine against chikungunya, developed by the Austrian biotech company Themis Bioscience GmbH, is reported to induce a significant neutralizing immune response to…
Cuban migrants head off from Caymans, bound for Honduras
By Peter Polack From Reuters GEORGE TOWN Cayman Islands Fri Nov 21, 2014 6:31pm EST (Reuters) – A group of 15 Cuban migrants waved to onlookers as they set sail from Grand Cayman aboard a 14-foot homemade boat on Friday…
Fatal Collision – Bodden Town – victim named
The deceased has been names as 39-year-old Caymanian Roger Powell. From RCIPS Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 8:25 AM Royal Cayman Islands Police traffic investigators are continuing investigations at the scene of a fatal collision. At 1:22 am on today’s date, Saturday…
Cayman Island police update Pirates Week Jolly Roger incident
“RCIPS confirms that an investigation is currently underway into the circumstances leading up to the collision between the Jolly Roger and a small cardboard craft participating in the Caybrew Cardboard Boat Race on Saturday 15th November. 2014. Although in the…
Showdown between Auckland City FC and Cayman Island’s Bodden Town set to decide second finalist
From Boxscore Oceania Football Confederation: November 20, 2014 – With Vanuatu’s Amicale FC having already secured a spot in the final of the inaugural OFC President’s Cup the most likely contender to join them is Auckland City FC. However Cayman…
The Cayman Islands National Gallery ‘s Surrealist’s Ball
One of the most anticipated parties of the year is set to take place at The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) 21 November 2014. The Surrealists’ Ball will be sure to inspire and amuse guests but most importantly…
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Canover Watson, FIFA member, charged with fraud in CarePay probe in Cayman Islands Canover Watson (43), a Cayman Islands businessman, a past winner of the Young Caymanian Leadership Award and member of FIFA’s financial monitoring panel has been charged with five…
International recognition for Carey Olsen’s funds team in the Cayman Islands
International offshore law firm Carey Olsen has been awarded Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year in the Cayman Islands in the 2015 Corporate International Legal Awards. Running since 2008, the awards are a result of in-depth independent research scrutinised…
Ebola preparedness in Cayman Islands Update
Although there are no current reported cases here in the Cayman Islands, local medical personnel and government officials are continuing preparations for the unlikely event of an Ebola (EVD) patient requiring care. In preparation for any threat of Ebola, a…
Pirates Week Mike Lockwood Memorial Swim sees Stingrays take title
From SSC Ella Kaye Lockwood was on deck to open the official Pirates Week Mike Lockwood Memorial Swim Meet last weekend with a prayer and a moving tribute to the vision, passion and community spirit which her late husband –…