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Cayman students who fail face mandatory tutoring at ICCI International College of the Cayman Islands (ICCI) President, David Marshall, has announced all students on government scholarships who fail to make the grade will be required to take mandatory tutoring. The…
Caribbean-based lawyer pleads guilty in laundering sting [Cayman Islands]
By David Voreacos From Bloomberg A Caribbean-based lawyer charged in a sting operation pleaded guilty to helping launder what he was told were proceeds of a bank fraud designed to hide $2 million from U.S. tax officials, according to the…
Police recruits to graduate
A pioneering group of Royal Cayman Islands Police Service recruits undergoing intensive theoretical and practical training will graduate next week. Open to invitees, guests and recruits’ immediate families, the graduation will take place at the Harquail Theatre Thursday, 17 July…
New President for Rotary Sunrise/Past Presidents Day Rotary Club Of GC
The Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Sunrise (“Rotary Sunrise”) installed their 13th president, Kim Remizowski, on Saturday, June 28th at Agua Restaurant. Kim Remizowski talked about this year’s Rotary theme, Light Up Rotary, and passionately spoke about the goals and…
New Director for Cayman Tourism
Rosa Harris, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism’s new Director After seven-and-a-half years at the Department of Tourism (DOT) Mrs. Rosa Harris has moved into its top position as Director of Tourism. “I am very pleased that such a qualified individual…
Shells, sand and a girl named Naz: Explore the Cayman Islands as a local
From caymanaz Elmslie Memorial United Church, 1950 (photo credit: Joseph Steinmetz) During your visit in the Cayman Islands, you will hear many stories about the history and culture of the islands. Woven throughout these tales of years gone by is…
American Capital Ltd. builds on its best business
By Jordan Wathen | From The Motley Fool NOTE: Click on attachments to enlarge The oddball BDC, American Capital (NASDAQ: ACAS ), is getting some respect for what it does well: investing in collateralized loan obligations. The company calls this…
Why join the Commonwealth?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday July 11, 2014 – The Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University held a colloquium on Thursday July 10 on the subject of “Why join the Commonwealth?”. I was invited to…
Caribbean looks to new insurance to cushion blow of natural disasters
From Anastasia Moloney From Thomson Reuters Foundation BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Natural disaster-prone Caribbean countries can soften the economic impact of earthquakes and hurricanes with new disaster insurance coverage in the form of a catastrophe bond, according to the…
RBC Children’s Cancer Fund gets new Administrator
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Friday July 11, 2014: RBC continues its fight against pediatric cancer in the Caribbean through a new partnership with The Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society (TTCS). The bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the non-profit organization on…
