NHDT official arrested for fraud
A National Housing Development Trust (NHDT) official has been arrested at his George Town home amidst allegations of fraud. It is believed that the man is accused of manipulating his position of trust to sell insurance to applicants who applied…
Eye (on) glasses
Gardening is my favourite past time but I do not normally garden with my eye glasses on. However, on Monday 10th October I found myself gardening (and yes) with my glasses on. I immediately removed them and put them on…
Mourant Ozannes wins double client service award
Mourant Ozannes has been named ‘Best Offshore Law Firm – Client Service’ at the HFMWeek US Hedge Fund Services Awards 2011. This follows the firm winning the same client service accolade at the HFMWeek European Hedge Fund Services Awards earlier…
RED BAY BERTHING: Sea captains name alternative proposal
In a renewed appeal to the public, a group of Cayman sea captains have presented a proposal to build cruise-ship and mega-yacht berthing, accompanied by cargo facilities on an artificial island in South Sound. The idea, most recently discussed at…
Cayman shows off its talent
Semi finals of Cayman’s Got Talent – the local version of the American popular TV talent show – got underway at the Mary Miller Hall in George Town With an impressive turnout, nearly filling the hall, the first contestant onstage…
Jennifer Powell graduates with Executive Masters Degree
The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC) is pleased to announce that their scholarship recipient Jennifer Powell has graduated from the XIV Master Exécutif en Management des Organisations Sportives (MEMOS) Programme with her Executive Masters in Sport Organization Management. Jennifer was…
GTP kids’ fun day out at Tiki Beach
“It Takes a Village Community Enrichment Programme” is the title of a new collaboration between the Ministry of Education and several community-based organisations which have teamed up to organise fun and education activities for kids. Recently, around 30 volunteers from…
Protection and Virgin
We had some unity in the L.A. when our legislators voted ‘yes’ to allow security guards to wear bulletproof vests, use handcuffs, pepper spray and have access to equip themselves with and use batons. I was under the impression it…
Judge puts L’Oreal heiress under protection
COURBEVOIE, France (AP) — France’s richest woman, the cosmetics heiress Liliane Bettencourt, was ordered Monday to be placed under the legal protection of relatives by a French court in the latest twist in a family drama worthy of television’s “Dallas”…
Corporate Sponsors Aid Mission of the National Trust
Nine local organisations have become corporate and gala dinner sponsors of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands. Their sponsorships support the Trust’s largest annual fundraiser the Gala Dinner and Auction which was held on Saturday, 1 October and aid…
