Hurricane Sandy – The Final Countdown
SANDY FORECAST TO TURN NORTHWESTWARD SOON… EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND COASTAL HURRICANE WINDS PLUS HEAVY APPALACHIAN SNOWS… HURRICANE SANDY DISCUSSION NUMBER 29 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012 1100 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 SANDY…
The Editor Speaks: Baffling but predictable response from the Port Authority to the Information Commissioner
Once upon a time as all good children’s stories start … things were nice and cosy in the Cayman Islands. Government got on with their job, the media obeyed the unwritten rule “don’t rock the boat” meaning don’t ask questions…
Going the Rights Way
The week starting Monday, 29 October, GIS Spotlight prepares you for your rights, spreads a wider net for marine parks and re-cautions you about errant cell phone use. On 6 November 2012, the Bill of Rights that is enshrined in…
NAIC welcomes International Regulators
Fourteen insurance regulators from China, Grand Cayman Islands, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia have arrived in the United States as part of the Fall 2012 International Fellows Program of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). They arrived last…
CDB to finance Dominica water supply project
Water consumers in Dominica’s capital, Roseau, and its environs extending to St. Joseph in the North and Pointe Michel in the south will be the direct beneficiaries of a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to the Government of…
Cayman’s Chamber of Commerce launch Strategic Plan
The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce have launched their Strategic Plan for 2012-2014. Over the next three years their vision is to: Continually provide excellent and responsive service and communications with its members, its staff and council leadership and the…
Indian GP: Sebastian Vettel wins ahead of Alonso to extend lead
By Andrew Benson, BBC Chief F1 writer in Noida Sebastian Vettel dominated the Indian Grand Prix to take a fourth win in a row and extend his championship lead over Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. The Red Bull driver is 13 points…
Tingyi and PepsiCo Open New Beverage Plant in China
Zhengzhou Pepsi is the first new beverage plant opened since formation of the Tingyi-PepsiCo alliance, Further strengthens Tingyi’s and PepsiCo’s ability to serve the growing markets of central and western China, Plant equipped with advanced technologies By PepsiCo ZHENGZHOU, China,…
“Any system that treats a Cayman Island subsidiary as a separate entity is just asking to be destroyed”
Invisible Money By Iddhis Bing, Ground Report “Any system that treats a Cayman Island subsidiary as a separate entity is just asking to be destroyed.” Professor Calvin Johnson, University of Texas Law School Glaxo Smith Kline, according to their accountant,…
