Bush in Greenland for OCTA conference highlights “harmful” document
Cayman Islands premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush, at 13th meeting of the Overseas Countries and Territories Association (OCTA) in Greenland, presented on behalf of the Cayman Islands and other territories, the pressing need to change Article 70 of the draft Overseas…
Cayman Stingray ‘photobomb’ goes viral
By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News | A photo of three seemingly terrified women being greeted by a giant stingray is making the rounds online. The “photobomb,” posted to Reddit.com on Wednesday, appears to show a man in the water behind…
George Twidell celebrates his 85th birthday on Grand Cayman
Part of the Twidell family took the BCR to the Grand Cayman Island where they celebrated their father, George Twidell’s, 85th birthday on July 4. Many cruise ships harbour there for a day but the Twidells had a personal guide…
Cruise provides an education in Caribbean real estate
by Jude Patronella Sharon Brier of Greenwood King Properties and husband Mike Brier of Mortgages Direct went on a real estate cruise of the Caribbean to get MCE (mandatory continuing education) hours on Carnival’s Magic from Galveston. With them were…
I’m Under Arrest for What? 50 Bizarre U.S. Laws
By Samantha, selected from DivineCaroline I’ve never claimed to have extensive knowledge of U.S. legislation throughout history, but it’s safe to say that I and most people I associate with are law-abiding citizens … or not. As it turns out,…
Lighter-than-air craft rise again
By Jon Stewart A behind the scenes look at the project to build a radical new airship that could soon crisscross our skies. If you like the idea of cruising on a ship in laid-back luxury, but prefer the speed…
99 Percent – 47 Percent = “If you’re able to have Cayman Islands bank accounts… you’re successful”
By Daniel N. Nelson, CEO, Global Concepts & Communications, LLC From huffingtonpost How many Americans can Willard Romney alienate in the shortest possible time? Apparently, most of us. With astounding dexterity, “Mitt” is entirely capable of pissing off our British…
Hubble captures extraordinary view of Universe
By Jonathon Amos BBC Science correspondent The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has produced one of its most extraordinary views of the Universe to date. Called the eXtreme Deep Field, the picture captures a mass of galaxies stretching back almost to…
New Anglican Bishop of Montego Bay elected
The Venerable Leon Paul Golding, Archdeacon for the Montego Bay Region, was elected as the new Suffragan Bishop of Montego Bay by the more than 300 clergy and lay representatives of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands at…