What they say about Cayman Islands
This was found on the Blouin Artinfo website: Travel Through Grand Cayman’s Cultural Offerings by Ann Binlot Sure, there are the sparkling blue waters, white sand beaches, and stingray tours, but Grand Cayman also has a thriving art scene. Thanks…
New Elections Manual Available
In advance of the May 2013 general elections, political hopefuls will have the benefit of new elections manuals, which were recently completed by the Elections Office. The first “Candidate’s Kit” was presented today (Thursday, 18 October) to His Excellency the…
Ogier Cayman Congratulates Recent Articled Clerk on Bar Admission
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Ogier announced today that a recent alumna of its articled clerk programme, Ms Sarah McField, was admitted to the Cayman Islands Bar on application by her principal, Ogier Cayman partner Giorgio Subiotto. The application was…
William Kennedy Hosts Havana-Themed Happy Hour at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink
Books & Books is bringing another Pulitzer Prize-winning author to Grand Cayman. William Kennedy, who received the prestigious award in 1984 for his critically acclaimed novel Ironweed, is celebrating the paperback release of his latest book, Chango’s Beads and Two-Tone…
Mysterious drilling at proposed Bodden Town dumpsite sparks angry questions
Press release from BTdumpFree Outraged residents in Midland Acres have contacted the Coalition to Keep BT Dump Free about the high level of truck traffic and mysterious drilling witnessed at the site proposed by Dart and Government for a new…
Paul McCartney and 43,000 people back campaign to close Cayman’s sea turtle farming
Former member of The Beatles, singer, songwriter and composer, Sir Paul McCartney, MBE, is one of over 43,000 people worldwide who have signed the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) petition to “Stop Sea Turtle Farming”. McCartney announced…
The Largely Positive State of Global Solar
By Glen Martin, The Financialist While the solar industry is going through something of a rough patch in the United States, the sun still shines in other parts of the world – a strong indication that better days are ahead…
Exoplanet around Alpha Centauri is nearest-ever
By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News Astronomers have found the nearest planet outside our Solar System, circling one of the stars of Alpha Centauri just four light-years away. The planet has at minimum the same mass as…
Maples and Calder Breaks Own Record for Number of Summer Students Recruited
Maples and Calder (“Maples”) welcomed 23 summer student interns to its Cayman Islands office this year, breaking last year’s record number of 19. Each year, Maples invites applications from young adults who are in the last years of their secondary…
Cayman Outlines FATCA Progress at Compliance Conference
Meetings with the US Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service are some of the steps taken by the Cayman Islands Government to ensure compliance with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Deputy Chief Officer for the Ministry of…
