Caroline Kennedy worth up to $278 million, records show [a/c in Cayman]
By Jonathan D. Salant & Kathleen Hunter From Bloomberg Caroline Kennedy, President Barack Obama’s nominee as ambassador to Japan, is worth between $67 million and $278 million, according to personal financial-disclosure reports. Kennedy and her husband’s assets include family trusts;…
CIREBA Helps the Humane Societies Spay and Neuter Programme
The Cayman Islands Real Estate Brokers Association (CIREBA) recently made a donation to the Cayman Islands Humane Society (CIHS) Community Spay and Neuter programme. CIHS recognizes that many members of the community are unable to afford to have their pets…
iNews Briefs
Soca artists Garlin and Lyons are ‘no-shows’ Hundreds of fans who attended the “Ignite” concert last Friday (16) to see the headline act went away bitterly disappointed. Trinidadian soca artists Bunji Garlin and Fay-Ann Lyons were ‘no shows’ claiming the…
Google Street View visits Caribbean coral reefs
BY LIVESCIENCE With a mouse click, viewers anywhere can be transported to the serene underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef. Google Street View has partnered with scientists to create 360-degree panoramas of the world’s coral reefs, called Google Street…
Retailers: uneven recovery keeps consumers cautious
From Moneynews From Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Gap Inc. to Macy’s Inc. and McDonald’s Corp., chains that cater to middle- and lower-income Americans say they are feeling the pinch of an uneven economic recovery. A host of retailers have reported…
Proclamation supporting youths
Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin has proclaimed January as Supporting Our Youth Month in the Cayman Islands. He signed a proclamation Friday, 16 August, evening before a crowd of young people in the Cabinet boardroom. Also signing the proclamation was Sylvia…
Cayman stock exchange issues new rules
By Jenna Jones From AST The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) has issued new listing rules for equities and investment funds, following its upgrade to the Deutsche Boerse XETRA trading platform. Existing rules have been refined based on market and…
Finding relaxation and romance in Grand Cayman
by Matt McDaniel Published in Owners Perspective As our flight from Miami reaches Grand Cayman for our first-ever visit, we slowly circle around the island to make the appropriately angled approach to Owen Roberts International Airport. Coming in low like…
TaiGen [Cayman] to launch IPO and finance clinical drug trials
By Camaron Kao From Taipei Times Drug maker TaiGen Biotechnology Co is set to debut its shares on the Emerging Stock Market by the end of this month and plans to use the IPO proceeds to finance clinical trials of…
Pan Caribbean/Unions meeting ends in another stalemate
Jovan Johnson, Gleaner Writer From Go-Jamaica Today’s meeting between the management of the Chinese-owned Pan Caribbean Sugar Company and unions representing dismissed security guards has reportedly ended in another stalemate. One-hundred-and-thirty-two guards, who had been on indefinite leave, were sent…
