Triple C students experience surveying first hand in the Cayman Islands
On Thursday, June 11th, Erick Cronier Ltd Survey Company visited Triple C’s Grade 10 & 11 Math class where the students were able to apply their learning of Trigonometry to survey a property. The students received first hand application of…
Highland Therapeutics announces closing of US$50 Million financing
TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Highland Therapeutics Inc. (“Highland”), a pharmaceutical company, today announced it has completed a US$50 million financing, consisting of a US$25 million offering of Class A Common Shares and a US$25 million credit facility provided by Citibank, N.A. The equity…
Cayman Islands tourism association issues statement on proposed berthing facility
The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) in its role as the private sector voice of the hospitality industry fully recognizes the importance of the cruise industry to the overall economy of the Cayman Islands. Ongoing sustainable development, where a balance…
Heritage Art reaches a wider audience in Cayman Islands
First installed within the general school curriculum almost two years ago, the Heritage Arts programme is now reaching more young people than ever before, thanks to the efforts of organisers Cayman Traditional Arts and funding from three highly supportive government…
Mass. hospital nurses issue strike notice [Cayman Islands accounts named]
Newton Wellesley Hospital Nurses to Issue 10-Day Notice for a One-Day Strike on June 30 As Talks Stall Over Partners’ Plan to Cut RN Staffing, Increase Unwarranted Floating of Nurses and Seek Cuts to RNs’ Benefits Nurses Outraged by Partners’…
Destinations of the week
Oyster’s 10 best beach hotels in the Caribbean By Jane Reynolds From Oyster.com Many stateside beaches become enjoyable again once that summer weather hits. But there are still quite a few reasons to plan a Caribbean summertime escape; hotel prices…
Setting the Slow Agenda
Dominican Republic By Madelaine Vázquez Gálvez From Slow Food The first meeting of the Slow Food network in the Caribbean was successfully held from May 31 to June 4 involving representatives from the Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Virgin…
Cayman Islands: OECD responds to EU’s Blacklist
The Cayman Islands Government, along with its fellow 126 members of the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, received an email signed jointly by the Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and…
At 25, Taylor Swift proves extraordinary force
From Shaun Tandon, AFP From Business Insider New York (AFP) – Taylor Swift may be best known for bubble-gum pop anthems loved by teenage girls, but at 25 she has shown herself to be a formidable force in the business…
Gadget of the week
Snakes, cheetahs, and monsters: Some of the craziest robot tech in the world By Lyndsey Gilpin From TechRepublic The main event at DARPA’s Robotics Challenge was the humanoid competition, but there was plenty of other innovative and strange robotics technology…
