Caymanian students selected for UWC
Having been selected by the local national committee as its 2014 scholars, Sean Whewell and Giovanna Stafford are the latest Caymanians to join the United World Colleges (UWC) movement and will receive academic scholarships for the two-year pre-university programme. Beginning…
Discovery Day 2014 Walk/Run Pictures
The Cayman Heart Fund would like to express our heartfelt thank you to all those who participated in the event, the volunteers and our many sponsors. Especially Maples FS, Agar Corporation, Cayman Islands Insurance Association, Dart, BritCay, Davenport Development, Ecay…
News from Conyers Dill & Pearman [Dates: 13 May – 22 May 2014]
Conyers provides Cayman law advice to Lombard Medical on $55m IPO Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided Cayman law advice to Lombard Medical in relation to its $55m (£33m) US initial public offering (IPO) and the listing of the company’s…
Waste Management Strategic Outline Case now approved
The Strategic Outline Case (SOC) for the Cayman Islands Integrated Solid Waste Management System (ISWMS) has been released to the public this week. Prepared by the Steering Committee for the ISWMS, the SOC was approved by Cabinet earlier this month….
Snapshot: actual Internet upload and download speeds from across the Caribbean 2014 [Cayman is among the top placed]
From ICT Pulse Have you ever wondered what Internet speeds might actually be experienced in the Caribbean? This new Snapshot examines household Internet upload and download speeds in 25 countries across the region. In our earlier Snapshot, we examined residential…
Cayman airline staff apprehended for suspected cigarette smuggling
During the first two weeks in May, HM Customs conducted specific operations at the Owen Roberts International Airport dealing with the evasion of customs duties and smuggling of goods. An operation spanning three days saw the arrest of three persons,…
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. completes land purchases for proposed Mexico project
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, May 22, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. CWCO +1.00% (“Consolidated Water” or “the Company”), which develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the world…
CIMA appoints Head of the Investments and Securities Division
Deputy Head of the Investments and Securities Division of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), Ms. Heather Smith, has been appointed as Head of the Division, following the resignation of substantive Head, Mrs. Yolanda McCoy. Ms. Smith has over fifteen…
eBay’s massive security breach: What it means for you
By Samantha Murphy Kelly from Mashable eBay is the latest victim of a cyberattack — and if you are one of the 145 million users with an active account, or even one of the many millions more with inactive accounts,…
Cayman Islands: Taking security over aircraft registered in Cayman and owned by BVI companies
By Richard May, Sherice Arman and Mark Western, Maples and Calder The Cayman Islands Register of Aircraft (the “Cayman Register”) has seen a significant increase in activity and interest over the last 12 months, with particular interest arising from Asia….
