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Day: April 20, 2012

Lawmaker: More firings likely at US Secret Service

(AP) — A top lawmaker briefed on the investigation into a Secret Service prostitution scandal said more firings could be imminent following the ouster of three agency employees. “I wouldn’t be surprised if you saw more dismissals and more being…

Coco the Tiger back after a long break

It has been a year almost to the day that Coco the Tiger Shark was tagged off Grand Cayman. Coco was the youngest of the three female tiger sharks in the collaborative tagging programme between the Department of Environment (DoE),…

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Maples and Calder announces more promotions

Following on from the recent announcement of the firm’s Partner elections, Maples and Calder has additionally confirmed several support staff promotions, including Nanalie Cover and Danielle Look Loy, both of whom are based in the Cayman Islands office. Ms. Cover…

Pink Ladies Donate US $10,000 to the Caring for Life Foundation

The Caring for Life Foundation today announces the receipt of a generous US $10,000 donation from the Pink Ladies, one of the Cayman Islands’ most active and respected volunteer organisations. The funds will be used by the Foundation to assist…

Garden Club plant trees at The Pines

At a tree planting ceremony held outside the new building facility at The Pines Retirement Home off Smith Road, George Town, on Wednesday (18), members of the Garden Club of Grand Cayman were on hand with representatives from The Pines…

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The Editor Speaks: Earth Day

Well, Earth Day is being celebrated at this time and the day isn’t until Sunday 22nd. I say celebrated because that’s what it seems to be. Events are happening as I write this editorial and have already happened and some…

Minister Bellingham arrives

Minister for the Overseas Territories Henry Bellingham arrived on Grand Cayman Wednesday evening (18 April) on his first visit to the Cayman Islands. Mr Bellingham and his Assistant Private Secretary, Louise Constantine, were greeted airside by His Excellency, the Governor…

New Deputies for CIMA’s Banking, Fiduciary and Insurance Divisions

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) recently appointed three of its chief analysts to the rank of deputy head of their respective divisions. Mr. Kenton Tibbetts has been promoted to the post of Deputy Head of Banking; Mrs. Leticia Frederick…

NYC basement searched for boy missing since 1979

  (AP) — Police officers and FBI agents began tearing apart a New York City basement Thursday as part of a decades-old investigation into the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose case made a generation of parents afraid to send…

Cubans Land in Cayman Brac

A Cuban vessel arrived in Cayman Brac with 27 males and 1 female on board, during the late afternoon hours of Wednesday, April 18, 2012. While in the territorial waters of the Cayman Islands the craft developed problems with its…