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Cayman Islands ESO to conduct fieldwork for Household Register update The Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will be conducting a full update of the Cayman Islands Household Register from May 26th to August 29th, 2014. The Household Register provides a…
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Cayman Prep is top in KPMG Brain Bowl The students from Cayman Prep came out top after winning every round of the Jeopardy-style KPMG Brain Bowl. Teams of four youngsters from nine schools faced off in an elimination competition this…
Drug traffickers benefit from Obama cuts to Coast Guard
By Jim Kouri Law Enforcement Examiner The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded 2,500 pounds of cocaine valued at $37 million that was seized in a historic multi-national operation in the Caribbean, officials said Tuesday. on.aol.com The Obama Administration’s budget cuts for…
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New and improved Hebrew School coming soon in the Cayman Islands An announcement on the Chabad of the Cayman Islands website: http://www.chabadcaymanislands.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/2053720/jewish/Hebrew-School.htm says: “Coming soon. Our new and improved Hebrew School.” “The Chabad Hebrew School is a place where the…
Royal Navy crew join £60m Caribbean cocaine bust
By LEWIS DEAN From International Business Times Crew of Wave Knight assist US Coast Guard in apprehending drug smugglers off Dominican Republic More than a tonne of cocaine with a UK street value of £60m has been seized in a…
Rat-infested Russian ghost ship drifts towards Irish coast
By Sorcha Pollak From Irish Times Derelict Russian cruise liner, which went missing a year ago, heading our way A ghost ship full of cannibalistic rats may be headed towards Irish shorelines. The unmanned 1,600-tonne MV Lyubov Orlova has been…
Search abandoned for man overboard on Caribbean cruise
From Caribbean360 The US Coast Guard mounted an intensive search for a 26-year-old passenger after he reportedly jumped from the Adventure of the Seas in the Mona Passage. (Credit: Royal Caribbean promo video) FLORIDA, United States, Thursday January 2, 2014…