Maples and Calder conflict of interest with Ritz Carlton
In a development concerning the receivership of The Ritz Carlton, Offshore Alert – the investigative website specialising in reporting about Offshore Financial Centres, owned by UK journalist David Marchant and based in Miami – sent us an alert under the…
CIREBA Unclutters Real Estate Signs
The Cayman Islands Real Estate Brokers Association (CIREBA) makes an effort to streamline real estate signage, keeping the tropical paradise uncluttered and naturally beautiful. CIREBA is well known for their community involvement and support. The Association is de-cluttering real estate signs…
Worried It’s Alzheimer’s? 8 Symptoms to Watch For
Applying the word “Alzheimer’s” to your parent can be uncomfortable, even if the signs, or symptoms, have been adding up for some time. It’s much easier to gloss over strange behavior: “Oh, Mom’s just getting older.”Or to rationalize: “Well, we…
Brown babies need sunscreen. In the Cayman Islands, too! by Heather Hopson
Because of my daughter’s small size, my sister nicknamed her Bean. When she pulls the laundry—that took an hour to fold—out of the basket, I call her a Bad Bean. When she hits her cousins in the face, I tell…
Friday Toon on the Juanita Jean website receives Cayman Islands award of a “new slogan”.
A BLOGGER (of course) comments: “Today’s cartoon is brought to you by the people of the Cayman Islands whose new slogan will be, “Your Tax Dollars at Play!”
National Gallery/Seafarers Association event July 19th 2012
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands are presenting an “In conversation” evening with members of the Cayman islands Seafarers Association. The Seafarer’s will share their first-hand accounts of life at life and to celebrate our maritime heritage. The event…
Was Singapore a good example for the Premier to use in his reasons for keeping the Cayman Islands multiple-voting systems?
In the very first referendum meeting called by Premier Hon. McKeeva Bush in his “education” of us the “uneducated” and still uneducated by all accounts, he gave two examples of countries that still use multiple-voting systems – Prince Edward Island…
Cayman Islands makes msnbc’s list in “write ‘em off” article
This article appeared on msnbc’s website recently, written by Rajeshni Naidu-Ghelani, giving our little country even more publicity. Unfortunately they posted a photograph of the United Arab Emirates instead of our beautiful beaches with better palm trees. Countries with no…
The fire at the Dump wasn’t actually the Dump
Despite being reported as such, the fire at the Dump that sent smoke billowing on Thursday over our capital, George Town, was not the landfill site on fire. When the fire crews arrived along Seymour Road (most residents call it…
Inmates and Staff Welcome Prison Chaplain
“For the past six years I have felt a calling from God to do His work in this particular environment,” says Ms Cathy Gomez, who became the new chaplain for Her Majesty’s Prison Service, on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Ms…
