Cayman Islands Athletic Association (CIAA) AGM Notice
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of the members of the CIAA will be held on Wednesday September 19th 2012 at 6:00pm in the VIP Lounge, Truman Bodden Sports Complex,…
Free Beginners Referee Course offered
The Cayman Islands Referees Department (CIRD) is offering a Beginners Referee Course to certify referees to officiate CIFA youth football matches for the upcoming season. Certified referees will only officiate Under 13 Boys, Under 15 Boys, Under 13 Girls, and…
Valero to Turn Aruba Refinery Into Terminal
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said it will convert its Caribbean refinery in Aruba into a terminal while it continues seeking a buyer for the plant-the latest casualty of the sweeping changes rocking the North American energy industry. Valero in March…
Sydney’s Anglican Church introduces “submit” wedding vows “after Fifty Shades of Grey”
Sydney’s Anglican Church has been criticised after changing the marriage ceremony to include a vow by the wife to “submit” to her husband – a pledge likened by critics to “reading Fifty Shades of Grey”. By Jonathan Pearlman in Sydney…
Ménage à trois still burning the French president
Colin Randall Marseille, France : As if unemployment, the euro crisis and other pressing issues were not enough to keep Francois Hollande busy as the new French president, the two women closest to him have become a source of unwelcome…
Best seller erotic novel sequels being pulled from UAE shelves
Marie-Louise Olson Fans of a best-selling erotic novel will not be seeing the second and third instalments of the trilogy after copies of the book have been withdrawn from the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) bookshops. Staff at major book sellers…
Powerful earthquake rocks Costa Rican capital San Jose
A powerful earthquake of 7.6 magnitude has rocked the north-western part of Costa Rica, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning is in effect for Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua. The quake was centred about 50 miles (80km) south…
Industry reaction to UK cabinet shake-up – Bellingham loses job
From The Financial Times Reaction to David Cameron’s first reshuffle has been swift. FT reporters round-up comments from health professionals, the media industry, transport campaigners and politicians in Northern Ireland to the new political appointments. The decision to remove Andrew…
Wife sues husband, says he hid assets from her in the Cayman Islands
By Erik Shilling of lohud.com The estranged wife of a hedge-fund executive is suing her husband in federal court after, she says, he hid assets from her in the Cayman Islands and engaged in a wide-ranging fraud to destroy a…
With Lax Regulation, a Risky Industry Flourishes in the Cayman Islands
By STEVEN M. DAVIDOFF dealbook. New York Times The hedge fund industry has been rushing headlong to open Bermuda or Cayman-based reinsurers. Reinsurance, already something of a murky business, may become even more complicated as a result. And while the…
