A shareholder-unfriendly buyout at Autohome [Will Cayman Islands throw it out?]
By SHULI REN From Barron’s A buyout of China’s online ad service for car makers and dealers may be unfair to U.S.investors. Will a Cayman court throw it out? Autohome, which provides online advertising services for car makers and dealers, is…
Retiring Cayman Islands Customs Officer Fêted
Retiring Senior Customs Officer William Watson has received high praise for his commitment and dedication over 33 years in government service. At an event at Customs headquarters earlier this month to celebrate his contributions to the department and its customers,…
Cayman Islands DoE Conservation Officers complete safety training
Conservation officers from the Department of Environment (DoE) recently completed a series of courses in order to implement new provisions of the National Conservation Law, which expand their powers to protect the marine and terrestrial environment. The officers now have…
Cayman Islands: Last chance to nomination for International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Local Honourees
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (22 April 2016) The deadline is fast approaching to nominate a scuba diving pioneer for consideration as a local honouree at this year’s International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF). The deadline is April 29th. This…
Barclays pulls out of Gibraltar
By Kirsten Hastings From International Adviser The British bank took the decision to reduce its presence in Gibraltar following a strategic review in 2014, having had a presence on the Rock for around 125 years. A small local staff of 14…
Amusement park again
By Seth Porges From Mashable In the 20 years since Action Park first shut its doors, the amusement park’s reputation has only grown. Maybe it was the insane ride designs (looping water slide, anyone?), or perhaps the allegedly inattentive, underaged…
Peter Binose: Ralph Gonsalves, ancestry and the establishment of slavery.
By Peter Binose In the year 1418 three Portuguese sea captains and navigators Tristão Vaz Teixeira, Bartolomeu Perestrelo and João Gonçalves Zarco [John Gonsalves Zarco] sailing under the orders of the king of Portugal King John 1 were sailing the…
Recipe of the week
Recipe: Chocolate-Glazed Baked Doughnuts with Sprinkles RECIPES FROM THE KITCHN Recipe: Baked I purchased a doughnut pan a few years back for a recipe-testing project I was working on, but after two or three uses, it got squirreled away in…
Cayman Islands: Male and female arrested for illegal possession of firearm – loaded pistol recovered
From RCIPS Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 2:22 PM About 12:05 AM on Saturday 23 April 2016 (Friday night / Saturday morning) an armed police unit was on patrol on West Bay Road in the vicinity of a night club parking…
iNews Briefs & Community Events (From BIG FISH 95.5)
HM Queen Elizabeth II is 90 From Premier of the Cayman Islands: On behalf of the people of the Cayman Islands I wish Her Majesty The Queen a very happy 90th birthday. May the Lord continue to shine His…









