New appointment forthcoming
After having recently made the first new appointments to any of the constitutionally created Commissions since the implementation of the 2009 Constitution Order, His Excellency the Governor Duncan Taylor, CBE, is now considering candidates for an appointment to the Judicial…
Camana Bay’s town centre transforms into a larger than life art exhibit at the first annual artisphere festival
Art enthusiasts headed to Camana Bay last weekend for two action packed days of art and creativity at Artisphere; the Town Centre’s newest event centred around The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands’ annual Chalkfest competition. Held on Friday 11…
Cayman touts insurance industry offering in America
A delegation from the Cayman Islands insurance industry attended the 50th Annual Risk and Insurance Management Society conference held last month, to promote the jurisdiction’ position as a growing domicile for captive insurance companies. The Risk and Insurance Management Society…
Cayman Islands rule changes will potentially create more business opportunities.
The past year has been eventful one for trusts and estates practitioners, with uncertain economic conditions and numerous legislative developments. The Cayman Islands saw several rule changes that will affect trust and company structures and potentially create more business opportunities….
Legal Aid Bill Out for Public Input: Cayman Islands lawyers face pro bono proposal
The Attorney General’s Chambers has released a draft bill titled The Legal Aid and Pro Bono Legal Services Bill 2012 for public consultation. One of the provisions is a requirement for all private attorneys to provide at least 25 hours of…
Cops urge vigilance in light of recent burglaries
Officers from the RCIPS are warning members of the public to be extra vigilant and to ensure that they keep a record, including serial numbers, of all electrical items following a spate of burglaries in the past few weeks. While…
Cayman Islands medical student, ‘Dr. Ellis,’ puts pole vault firmly in her past
Dana Ellis hadn’t touched a vaulting pole in three-and-a-half years when she picked one up this season and felt that old, familiar tug. Ellis, the Canadian pole vaulting record holder and former Olympian, is still nagged by what-ifs over a…
Anger, drama at Ratko Mladic’s genocide trial
(AP) — He’s no longer the swaggering general who held Sarajevo “in the palm of his hand” during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war. Yet as his long-awaited genocide trial began Wednesday, Ratko Mladic still managed to reopen old wounds with the flick…
Texas ‘executed an innocent man’, report claims
The US state of Texas is likely to have executed an innocent man due to careless handling of the case, a report by US law students claims. Carlos de Luna was killed by lethal injection in 1989 for the brutal…
Cayman Islands part of Buzz Aldrin’s travelling life
The former astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, on Mayfair hotels, Arctic adventures and why scuba diving is the closest thing to moonwalking. With a mother whose maiden name was Moon, Buzz Aldrin seemed destined to travel there. On July 20, 1969, he…
