Cayman corals in crises, elsewhere catastrophic
“Crunch time for Caribbean corals” Time is running out for corals on Caribbean reefs. Urgent measures must be taken to limit pollution and regulate aggressive fishing practices that threaten the existence of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems, according to a new…
Maples and Calder Announces Singapore Office
Maples and Calder, the leading international law firm headquartered in the Cayman Islands, today announced the opening of its newest office, situated in Singapore. The Singapore office is located in the Singapore Land Tower in Raffles Place and will be…
Laguna Beach Million Dollar Home Raffle Awards First Set of Prizes – Ocean Institute
The first in a series of drawings for the 2012 8th Laguna Beach Million Dollar Home Raffle was held Saturday September 1 at the Ocean Institute and over 80 prizes were awarded. For a complete list of winners visit www.lagunabeachhomeraffle.com….
The Cayman Parrot could be extinct within 40 years says expert
International experts say the Cayman parrot could be extinct within 40 years if action is not taken to preserve the habitat the parrots need. At a press conference at the Department of Environment Wednesday, experts weighed in on the threats…
ICTP expands to the Caribbean with the Caribbean Tourism Organization joining
HALEIWA, Hawaii, USA; BRUSSELS, Belgium; VICTORIA, Seychelles – The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has joined the alliance as a destination member. The representation of the Caribbean Tourism Organization is vast and includes:…
AML Compliance & Financial Crime Conference to be held in Cayman Islands
The 2012 GCS AML Compliance & Financial Crime Conference will be held at the Grand Cayman Marriott Hotel October 11th and 12th, 2011 Global Compliance Solutions (GCS) offers financial services institutions a comprehensive, economical solution to Know Your Customer (KYC),…
Simmonds IN, Bellingham OUT. But who is Mark Simmonds?
Through a series of news stories and his own website, we have found this out about our new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds who has replaced Henry Bellingham THE FOREIGN Office released on Fri 6 details of Mark…
Cayman Islands has a sexually aggressive dolphin
Our sexy dolphin has now attracted the world press. See David Moye’s article and video at Huffington Post Sexually Aggressive Dolphin Tries To ‘Get Busy’ With Scuba Divers A frisky dolphin who swims near the Cayman Islands apparently has the…
Italian GP: Lewis Hamilton wins dominantly at Monza for McLaren
By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer at Monza Lewis Hamilton took a dominant victory in the Italian Grand Prix to beat Sauber’s Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. From pole position, Hamilton lost the lead only briefly during the pit-stop…
Iraq VP Tariq al-Hashemi sentenced to death
Iraq’s fugitive vice-president Tariq al-Hashemi has been sentenced to death in absentia after a court found him guilty of running death squads. The court ruling came as at least 64 people were killed in a wave of about 27 attacks…
