Cayman: Sunday Trading permitted on Christmas Eve
Grand Cayman, 20 December 2023 – Existing businesses with permission to operate under the Sunday Trading Act (2023 Revision), are advised that operations may continue, as usual, on Christmas Eve, Sunday 24 December 2023 until 11:59 p.m. While the Act…
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DCI – Office Closures and Board Meeting Dates to 2020 The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) wishes to advise the public of its upcoming office opening hours and board meeting dates in Grand Cayman: Office Closures: Friday, 13 December…
Ensemble of Mérida
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida From Everything Everywhere From the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida World Heritage inscription: The Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, located in Extremadura, Spain, has its origins in the year 25 BC when Augustus completed the conquest of the North…
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DVDL Christmas Closure 22 December 2018 Breakers and West Bay Offices will be closed to the public. 24 December 2018 Crewe Road Office will open from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. The Breakers and West Bay office will be closed….
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Op/Ed, Santa is big business—too big, Martin
By Melissa Martin, Self-syndicated Columnist, USA [email protected] www.melissamartinchildrensauthor.com Santa is big business—too big Before the 1840s, Christmas was about the birth of Jesus, get-togethers with family and friends, and celebrating the holiday with favorite foods. According to the Pew Research…
Dorothy’s Corner: Baccalà
By Dorothy Dimarzo From The Somerville Times The practice of salting and drying Cod has been around for hundreds of years. It was used to preserve large quantities of fish for long periods of time while out at sea. Many…
Jealous ex-lover chops off woman’s hand in Guyana
From St Lucia News Online INEWS GUYANA – Police are on the hunt for a former Tapir driver after he severed the hand of a woman who he claimed to have loved and chopped her mother several times. The incident…
Cayman Islands: Arrest in connection with incident on Christmas Eve
From RCIPS Thu Dec 31 2015 A man, age 26, of Bodden Town, has been arrested in connection with the assault that occurred on 24 December in Bodden Town (press release below). He is presently in police custody. 2. Shortly…
Man dies after condom machine explosion
From The Local de A young man from western Germany died in tragic circumstances on Christmas Eve after blowing up a condom machine with a homemade bomb. The 29-year-old from Münster was hit by a steel shard from the condom…
Pope condemns persecution of Christians, other religions/ HM Queen Elizabeth II
From Newsmax Pope Francis roundly condemned jihadist violence and the “brutal persecution” of religious minorities this year in a Christmas message to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics and millions of others. Speaking to a packed crowd outside Saint Peter’s Basilica,…
