Cayman Islands take part in RBC Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships
For the second consecutive year, RBC Royal Bank is the title sponsor of the Caribbean’s premier golfing event, the 56th Annual RBC Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships. The tournament, hosted by the OECS Golf Association, tees off on August 6 and…
Maples and Calder’s Co-Founding Partner Passes
Further to our sad story yesterday (12) concerning the death of Lord John Maples, Maples and Calder have issued the following press release: Maples and Calder regrets to announce the passing of its co-founding partner, Lord John Maples, a stalwart…
Little Cayman’s Tarpon Lake boardwalk refurbished
The Ministry of District Administration, Works, Lands and Agriculture restored Little Cayman Tarpon Lake boardwalk back to its natural splendor for all to enjoy. The dock or boardwalk had fallen into disrepair due to a combination of factors, including age…
Simon says ‘It Rocks!!”
The First Baptist Church’s Kids’ Choir put on a concert at the church near the Crew Road roundabout, George Town on Sunday evening (10). The concert was titled “Simon Says: The Rockin’ Trial of Simon Peter” and the performance really…
41 Feet Completed and Nearly There!
Construction of the Doppler weather radar tower in East End is on schedule and its chief architects, the Ministry of District Administration, Works Lands & Agriculture, the National Weather Service and the Cayman Islands Airports Authority are looking forward to…
Civil Service Accolades
The Cayman Islands Civil Service Academy (CICSA) has garnered accolades as one of the top government programmes in the hemisphere, according to the E-Learning! publication. Cayman’s Leadership Academy initiative was number 39 in the list of 2012 public sector honourees,…
Many Chinese companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands hide behind the Great Wall affecting SEC fraud probes
It appears to be dawning on officials at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that cooperative, cross-border financial investigations are completely foreign to China. Washington’s regulators have been trying since late 2010 to gather information that could help them…
Investors’ fears fan flames of Spanish debt crisis
Spanish ten-year government bond yields soared to 6.81 per cent, the highest since 1999 and close to the seven per cent that forced bailout requests from Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Investors are worried how Spain, which has the eurozone’s fourth-largest…
“CJ” Guilty of murder
Justice Alex Henderson found 19 year old Chakane Jamelle “CJ” Scott guilty of shooting his friend 21-year-old Asher McGaw in East End in the early hours of 22nd September. The body of Asher McGaw was discovered by police on routine patrol…
