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Cayman Islands Pirates Week revamped [DOWN] in time for 40th Anniversary
George Town, Grand Cayman – It’s hard to believe but Pirates’ Week is 40 years old this year. Four decades of celebrations have seen this event grow from an initiative, conceived to give tourism a boost in 1977, to becoming the…
Jamaican/Cayman Islands religious leader talks about inequalities in the Caribbean
From Presna Latino Kingston, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and of the Cayman Islands, Howard Gregory, remembered today [Feb 6] that the unequal distribution of the wealths might give place to disturbances in…
Saskatoon man remembers special meeting with Muhammad Ali [in Cayman Islands]
By CKOM News June 7, 2016 – 9:55am Muhammad Ali has a special place in the heart of one Saskatoon man. Wes Dennis is originally from the Cayman Islands, where his dad owned a bar. He recalls meeting the legendary…
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Cayman Islands “Lady Rabia” tells how she is going blind
BY MIKE LOCKLEY From Birmingham Mail Children’s author to climb mountain in aid of charity for visually impaired. Popular children’s author Rabia Abdul-Hakim, who writes under the pen-name Lady Rabia, is going blind. She can no longer recognise her own…
Cayman Islands Stingray Swim Club appoints new head coach
From Stingray Swim Club David Craig Pursley Coach From the time Coach David was born he has been immersed in swimming. Growing up his father was a U.S. Olympic Team coach and national team director. His mother was a world…
Uber to raise new funding at a monster $40 billion valuation
By Stan Schroeder From Mashable Uber is close to raising a new round of funding which would bring the company’s valuation to $40 billion, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing insider sources. Uber is reportedly looking to raise at least $1 billion….
Cable & Wireless shares plunge following announcement it will buy Columbus
From Caribbean360 LONDON, United Kingdom, Thursday November 6, 2014, CMC – Telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) fell by 8 per cent after issuing shares to pay for a US$1.85 billion Caribbean deal. The company is buying privately owned…
‘Aunt Jemima’ heirs sue Pepsi, Quaker Oats for $2 billion in royalties
By Tom Huddleston, Jr. From Fortune The great-grandchildren of the woman who once served as Aunt Jemima filed a class action suit seeking royalty back payments. The great-grandchildren of Anna Short Harrington, the woman whose likeness was used for the…
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Cayman Islands’ public asked for views on Sunday Trading “We want to understand the views of the general public and all key stakeholders, so that Government has a guide for developing appropriate policy on the issue” Commerce Minister Wayne Panton…
Cayman Professor heads US National Council’s report on unmanned aircraft –pose serious safety concerns
Dr. John-Paul Clarke, resident of Grand Cayman, was co-chair of a US report executed by the National Research Council on un-manned aircraft. The report said drones represent revolutionary changes in aviation, but they also pose serious safety concerns as they…
