Southern Cross Club in Little Cayman joins Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts
From Travel World Cayman Island’s hideaway resort, the Southern Cross Club on Little Cayman, has joined the Expedition Collection of Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts. The announcement was made by Mark Ellert, President of Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts. Southern Cross Club…
State of the Nation Address from Cayman Premier
The State of the Nation Address By Hon. Alden Mclaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA Premier To The Cayman Economic Outlook Forum 20th February, 2014 Good morning everyone and thank you for your warm welcome. It is good to be here and…
‘1MDB must explain Cayman Islands fund’
From malaysiakini National sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)’s failure to file its audited accounts for the financial year ending March 2013 with regulators has raised questions over its transparency. Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua (right) said this…
Sea levels will rise and affect small islands in the Caribbean
The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)1: Expected sea level rise and ocean acidification in a 4°C warmer world 1. Background Like most Small Island Developing States (SIDS)2, the impacts of climate change will have serious deleterious environmental, social and…
The Story of Le Bernardin’s 24-Foot Seascape Painting
By Chris Malloy From Serious Eats On the back wall of Le Bernardin, a restaurant known for its seafood, a 24-foot oil painting of the Pacific Ocean hangs above a well-lit dining room of white-clothed tables neatly set with plates,…
China manufacturing conditions fall to seven-month low
By Rob Wile From Business Insider China’s manufacturing conditions fell to a seven-month low of 48.3 in February, according to a flash reading from HSBC. Analysts expected a reading of 49.5, unchanged from January. Anything below 50 signals contraction. The…
Gawker to Quentin Tarantino: We’re Safely Based in the Cayman Islands
By Eriq Gardner Nick Denton’s company throws up a jurisdictional challenge to the lawsuit over the “Hateful Eight” leak. Gawker has a tropical reason why a judge should dismiss Quentin Tarantino’s lawsuit over a leak of his Hateful Eight script….
Expanded portfolio for CIBC’s St Hill
From Guardian Media CIBC FirstCaribbean International bank has expanded its wealth management services following the resignation of Mark Young, managing director of Wealth Management, effective February 2014. In a newspaper advertisement the bank said: “The board of CIBC FirstCaribbean has…
Work Opportunities on the Cayman Islands for Aquatic Science Graduates
By Peter Sonnenberg – Aquatic Business, Enrichment From PAC The aquatic sciences are some of the most interesting scientific fields. Although humanity has been studying marine environments for so many centuries, they still hold so many secrets. The truth is…
iNews Briefs
New and improved Hebrew School coming soon in the Cayman Islands An announcement on the Chabad of the Cayman Islands website: http://www.chabadcaymanislands.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/2053720/jewish/Hebrew-School.htm says: “Coming soon. Our new and improved Hebrew School.” “The Chabad Hebrew School is a place where the…
