Health City Cayman Islands reaches surgical milestone
The cardiovascular surgery team at Health City Cayman Islands reached an impressive milestone recently by performing more than 150 consecutive surgical procedures without a single surgical mortality. “This is a proud moment for us as this milestone is rarely achieved…
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OT leaders discuss Brexit at pre-JMC meeting Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin and other leaders attending the pre-Joint Ministerial Council meeting in Turks and Caicos have been assured that the United Kingdom will consult with them as Brexit talks continue. The…
Cayman Islands: New work begins on Esterley Tibbetts Highway
Work began today to clear Government-owned land on the eastern side of Esterley Tibbetts Highway-south. This portion of work on the road is part of a greater plan to enhance the highway through a project agreed upon between the Cayman…
New Head of Insurance appointed in Cayman Islands
From IMAC George Town, Grand Cayman, 19 July 2016 The captive and re/insurance industry in the Cayman Islands is delighted with the announcement that Ruwan Jayasekera has been appointed as Head of Insurance Supervision. Kieran O’Mahony, Chairman of the Insurance…
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Jamaican delegation visits Cayman Islands MRCU
A high-level delegation from Jamaica visited the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) last week to learn more about the facility’s methods to control mosquito-borne diseases. Jamaican Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton and Jamaica’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Winston De…
Major Cayman Islands highway to be widened
Linford Pierson Opens Up NRA Tackles Linford Pierson Highway A major summertime project for the National Roads Authority’s (NRA) is the widening of the Linford Pierson Highway in George Town. This is part of its continued effort to improve the…
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce hosts first ‘Wine After Hours’
The Chamber of Commerce hosted its inaugural ‘Wine After Hours’ on Thursday 14th June. The new series of events runs in partnership with Wine School 3, who provide attendees with a collection of fine wines for tasting, as well as…
Cayman Islands Governor’s Office gets new Head
New Head for Governor’s Office The new Head of the Governor’s Office is a seasoned diplomat with nearly three decades of experience working for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office around the world. Matthew Forbes, who has served in senior positions…
Cayman Islands gangster has significant underworld partners
By Kenneth Rijock From Kenneth Rijock’s Financial Crime Blog The fugitive securities trader, the Canadian Ryan Bateman, who has a long and sordid history of stock price manipulation and securities fraud, does business with a number of “businessmen” whom you…
Two Vatican bank board members have links to fossil fuels [via Cayman Islands fund]
From Sputnik Financial links have been discovered between two Vatican Bank board members and companies engaged in the fossil fuels sector, the environmental campaign group Greenpeace said Tuesday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to a Greenpeace Energydesk investigation, Vatican Bank board…
