Divetech’s FOCUS GRAND CAYMAN event offers over $15k in prizes
From http://www.divenewswire.com Divetech is hosting the 6th annual FOCUS GRAND CAYMAN, an annual event that brings together underwater photographers, ocean conservationists and rebreather enthusiasts, at Cobalt Coast Dive Resort in Grand Cayman between the 30th August and the 6th September…
Cayman Stingray Swim Club’s (SSC) young swimmers SKY finish with strong showing and club celebratory banquet
Led by Stingray’s youngest swimmers, SKY finished the year with a strong showing at the Caledonian Global Swim Meet, taking home a first place overall finish for the first time in over two years! Corey Westerborg and Allyson Belfonte led…
Fifa bosses ‘secretly doubled their salaries’
From Orange.co,uk via Sky News Fifa bosses secretly doubled their salaries to $200,000 (£118,000) earlier this year, leaked documents reportedly reveal. The alleged bumper pay rise, reported by The Sunday Times, comes despite football’s governing body facing some of the…
FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 mascot unveiled
From CONCACAF OTTAWA — The historic Canadian Museum of Nature nestled in the nation’s capital Ottawa proved the perfect perch from which to unveil Shuéme, the young female great white owl and Official Mascot for the FIFA Women’s World Cup…
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“There’s a lot of money being paid ….. and we don’t know who it’s going to” says Cayman Minister When North Side Member of Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly queried the operating costs of the CAREPAY card swipe system used by…
What the World Cup looked like 70 years ago
By Brian Koerber From Mashable Italian goalkeeper Carlo Ceresoli helping an England player who had been knocked down during the International match between England and World Cup Champions Italy at Arsenal Football ground, Highbury, London, on Nov. 14, 1934. Did…
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Germany seizes documents [Coutts, Cayman] that may contain info on tax evasion (Reuters) – German customs authorities in the Port of Hamburg have confiscated documents that may contain information about the accounts of suspected tax evaders, German media reported on…
Ocean swim in Cayman Islands earns Zakala trip to junior worlds
By Warren Henderson From Kelowna Capital News Josh Zakala wasn’t sure what to expect from his first open water swims in the ocean. As it turns out, the 16-year-old from Kelowna is equally proficient in salt water as he is…
Players with Caribbean roots at 2014 Football World Cup in Brazil
By Peter Jordens From Repeating Islands Natalie Weiner of LargeUp states that “while no Caribbean teams made it to football’s most important match this year, there are still plenty of representatives of the islands out on the field.” She has…
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Temporary measures for British passports held by British nationals in Cayman Islands Statement from the Governor’s Office: Temporary Measures for British Passports Her Majesty’s Passport Office is dealing with the highest demand for passports for 12 years and has issued…





