PWD/NRA Hurricane Preparedness Exercise this week
Don’t be alarmed if you see hurricane shutters being erected on numerous Government buildings and hurricane shelters in Grand Cayman on Thursday 2nd May, 2013. A hurricane is not approaching the Cayman Islands, but Public Works Department (now inclusive of…
Grouper and Lionfish Update ~
Grouper and Lionfish Update ~ Guy Harvey Little Cayman Expeditions 2013 Written by: Guy Harvey PhD Date: April 10th, 2013 From guyharveymagazine.com My first trip to Little Cayman this year was at the end of January to check in with…
Boston bombings: Suspect’s classmates appear in court
BBC Three college classmates of the Boston bombings suspect have been accused of hindering the police investigation into the attacks. Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev – both from Kazakhstan – threw away Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s laptop and backpack, police say. Robel…
‘Cannibal’ shark eats its siblings in the womb
By Robert Ferris, Business insider Most humans are pretty scared of sharks, but for the sand tiger shark, its own brothers and sisters are the ones who have the most to fear. In one of nature’s most extreme cases of…
EU funds weather station to help protect Cayman from natural disasters
The Cayman Islands is now better prepared to deal with natural disasters, thanks to the recent commissioning of a Digital Early Warning System station in that country. The station completes and complements a European Union regional programme which has already…
36 South offers ERISA-Compliant Volatility Hedge Funds
From FIN alternatives Hedge fund 36 South Capital Advisors has launched U.S. pension-friendly versions of its flagship volatility strategy. The London-based firm rolled out versions of the Kohinoor Core Fund and Kohinoor Series III fund that comply with the U.S….
Cayman footballer shot in Honduras
Arturo Johnson, a Honduran national who earned a cap with the Cayman Islands National Team in 2001 was shot on 20 April 2013 in a Honduras nightclub. Johnson is also is a former Bodden Town Football Club player who helped…
Injured Bolt to skip Jamaica meeting [‘he hopes to be running in Cayman’]
From The Times of India KINGSTON: Six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has been ruled out of Saturday’s Jamaica International Invitational meeting because of a slight hamstring strain, his agent said on Tuesday. The 100 and 200 metres world record…
Gunrunning Caymanian gets nearly 4 years jail in USA
Michael Brandon Leslie, from the Cayman Islands, has been sentenced to 46months imprisonment in the USA after pleading guilty to gunrunning, plus a three-year term of supervised release. Leslie was one of six defendants charged with gunrunning between the Cayman…
Miami Dolphins to visit Cayman Summer Camp
This week, the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism (DOT) will be assisting the Miami Dolphins youth coordinators as they promote the 2013 Summer Camp to local students from primary to high school ages (6 – 14) which will take place…
