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Day: May 21, 2012

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Cayman Islands youth urged to be agents of change

Minister of Education, Training and Employment in the Cayman Islands, the Hon. Rolston Anglin, has challenged young people to take the title of future leaders seriously, telling them they need to become agents of change in their community and ultimately…

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CUC announces declaration of dividend on Class A Ordinary Shares

Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares are listed for trading In United States Funds on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) announced on Thu (17) that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend of…

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Cayman Islands mentioned in India’s White paper on dealing with black money*

The government on Monday (21) tabled the much-awaited white paper on black money in Parliament, which did not disclose any name but made a strong case for setting up Lokpal and Lokayuktas to deal with the menace. The white paper,…

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Cayman Islands blamed again for US “tax millions only for suckers”

This editorial appeared in the Concord Monitor concerning Facebook’s co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s decision to renounce his American citizenship. It is “fair game” for the Cayman Islands to be ridiculously linked to this but we are the flavor of the month(s)…

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Autism sufferer Seth Chwast has paintings exhibited in the Cayman Islands

Seth Chwast (pronounced KWAST) was born to Debra Chwast 29 years ago. Doctors told her that Seth, born with autism, would probably be limited to pushing a broom for a living. Today he is an accomplished painter who has sold…

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Senior Cayman officials now more conversant with CDB procurement rules

Senior officials of Government ministries and agencies in the Cayman Islands who are involved in implementation of projects undertaken by the Government now know much more about how they can comply with the procurement regulations of the Caribbean Development Bank…

Purple Dragon students make the black belt grade

Six students learning the Don Jitsu Ryu style of martial arts at Cayman’s Purple Dragon martial arts studio or ‘dojo’ have recently reached the coveted black belt grade in their sport.  Taking place last month in Trinidad, the 130th black…

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The Editor Speaks: Legal aid proposals

The Cayman Islands government is pushing to require all private attorneys to provide at least 25 hours of pro bono services a year or pay an annual fee if they want to opt out. The proposed bill comes as the…

Cayman 3 Bermuda 7 full NACRA report

On Saturday 19th May 2012, under ominous grey clouds, Bermuda’s National Rugby team took on visiting Cayman Islands in 2012 NACRA Caribbean’s Men’s 15 a-side Championship and World Cup qualifying match. The two sides have become fierce rivals fighting for…

Some tips on how Cayman should do business with the Chinese

With the China Harbour Engineering Company deal still on the table and awaiting the report from KPMG (one of the big four auditors) I thought I would share with you an article I read that contained comments from Janet Carmosky,…