Register for Free Roof Installation Workshop and licensing of Fish Pots
Free roof installation workshop As part of its continuing public outreach efforts the Department of Planning will be hosting a lecture on trusses, roof framing and uplift connections. This seminar, the second in a series of three, deals with design…
71% Favour work permits for young illegal immigrants in certain circumstances in USA
Most voters don’t think the government is aggressive enough in deporting illegal immigrants but agree with President Obama’s decision to allow young people brought here illegally who meet certain criteria to avoid deportation. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey…
Cayman Islands China Medical Slumps After Bondholders Ask for Liquidation
China Medical Technologies Inc. (CMEDY) posted the biggest two-day drop since April in New York after Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP said bondholders of the Beijing- based medical device company filed a petition for liquidation. American depositary receipts of…
Junior Achievers honoured at gala dinner
Some of Cayman’s brightest high school students who took part in the Junior Achievement programme have been honoured at a special anniversary version of their annual awards dinner recently held at the Marriott Beach Resort. Around 350 people, including board…
Cayman Islands earns hurricane insurance rebate
As the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season kicks off, all 16 member governments of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) have committed for the sixth year in a row to renew their hurricane and earthquake insurance for 2012-2013 and earned…
Grand Court of the Cayman Islands Issues Interim Award in Algosaibi Fraud Case and Orders Maan Al Sanea to Pay $2.5 billion
The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands issued a ruling in favour of Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers (AHAB) requiring Maan Al Sanea to pay AHAB 2.5 Billion dollars, the amount requested by AHAB as an interim payment. In a…
Cayman Islands Westin hotel seeks to lure Texas tourists with non-stop flights from Dallas
Hospitality execs in the Cayman Islands continue their efforts to lure Texas tourists. Cayman Airways has announced the launch of non-stop weekly service from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Grand Cayman starting June 23, and running through Sept. 2, 2012….
Premier Presents Gift of Computers from CDB
Nine community organisations benefited from the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors that was hosted by the Cayman Islands in May. Today Premier McKeeva Bush, who served as CDB Chairman during the past year continued…
Cayman Islands second largest captives domicile
The impacts of Solvency II and other international regulation on captive insurance companies will be a topic of conversation in the Cayman Islands this week. Hosted by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), senior members from the International Association of…
Statement by the Hon. Premier and Minister of Finance, Tourism & Development on Term Limit Review for Legislative Assembly on 15th June 2012
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to report that the Term Limit Review Committee has concluded their work and has prepared a report containing a number of recommendations on the way forward, as it relates to term limits on work permits. …
