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Month: August 2012

Cydonie is in good shape and Forbes shrugs off injury doubts

by Ron Shillingford Cydonie Mothersill has blocked all her injury problems out of her mind and is raring to go in the heats of the women’s 200 metres at the London Olympics. “I feel great. I wish I was 110…

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Belize hosts international dart tournaments with Cayman Islands team

The Belize Dart Federation was the host during the past week of two international dart tournaments – the Americas Cup 2012 and the Caribbean Cup 2012, both held at the Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel at Mile 3 on the Northern…

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The Editor Speaks: Uncertain path of storms

At the time of writing this Editorial there are two storms in our area and both have uncertain directions and wind speeds. The first is Tropical Storm Ernesto that is due to be near here Monday (6) night and its…

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Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs): Cayman Islands

The list below contains the Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) signed by the Cayman Islands. Mexico – Cayman Islands (28 August 2010) Canada – Cayman Islands (24 June 2010) Germany – Cayman Islands (27 May 2010) Portugal – Cayman Islands…

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Announcement of the A`Design Award winners for 2012 period: 259 winners in 40 categories.

View the award winning designs at:  designmag.org now to get some fresh design inspiration and a visual feast. A’ (Prime) Design Award, Italy, is one of the world’s top international annual juried design awards. In a world where there are millions of products and…

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Olympic Solidarity praises Cayman and Scotland pledges more support

Photos by Ron Shillingford.  Double Click on each photo to enlarge Ronald Shillingford The Cayman Islands may not win any gold medals at the London Games but it is top of the podium with Olympic Solidarity, the body that helps…

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Olympians – The True Celebrities

by Fahad Zafar Before the Games began, my interest in sport was smaller than a Chinese gymnast’s bottom, but something curious has happened to me over the past week – I’ve stopped idly flicking through glossy magazines and scowling at…

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McLean family realises dream of home ownership

A Cayman Brac family realised a dream with the help of Sister Islands Affordable Housing Development Corporate (SIAHDC) recently. Mr and Mrs Ricardo McLean received keys to their three-bedroom homes located on the West End site. The McLeans say they…

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Alumni-athletes do London Olympics 2012

A couple of FIU Panthers have been roaming around London, the home of the XXX Games of the Olympiad this summer, waiting for their turn to shine. FIU track & field star Ronald Forbes ’08 is in England representing his native Cayman Islands,…

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Turtle Farm loses almost 300 turtles due to system failure

Cayman Islands Turtle Farm has been in operation for over 40 years but last month they had the first incident of its kind.  The death of 229 young turtles. A break in a main pipe that supplies sea water broke…