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Month: December 2012

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The homeless are persecuted in the “Land of the Free”

by: Joyce Pursley Ask these questions to yourself. Have you ever had to go without food for days? Have you ever had to worry about being arrested because of where you were living? Have you ever gone to a shelter…

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Gallery sends holiday greetings

National Gallery of the Cayman Islands of the Cayman Islands sends everybody a wonderful Holiday Season.

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District Health Centres’ Holiday Schedule

17 December 2012. (Grand Cayman) All District Health Centres and the George Town General Practice clinic at the Cayman Islands Hospital will be closed for Christmas & New Year’s holidays on: Tuesday December 25th 2012 Wednesday December 26th 2012 Tuesday…

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Vessel registration

By Giorgio Subiotto, David Cooney, Marcus Leese and Charlie Sparrow of Ogier WHY REGISTER? There are a number of significant reasons for registering a vessel: To prove its nationality (an essential requirement for overseas voyages); To secure title to a…

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S&P summary: Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.

Summary analysis — Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. ——— 17-Dec-2012 =============================================================================== CREDIT RATING: BBB+/Stable/– Country: Cayman Islands =============================================================================== Credit Rating History: Local currency Foreign currency 05-Jun-2012 BBB+/– BBB+/– =============================================================================== Rationale The rating on China-based food and beverage company Tingyi (Cayman…

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The Editor Speaks: Cayman waits … and waits

Nothing is quick in the Cayman Islands. It will “soon come”. Not if it involves the governing United Democratic Party. And especially if it is a decision that will take guts. To sack a premier of any country is a…

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Usain Bolt wins BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year

Sprinter Usain Bolt has been named the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year after winning triple Olympic gold for the second successive Games. The 26-year-old Jamaican starred at the London 2012 Games as he claimed 100m, 200m and 4x100m…

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Elmslie United and St George’s Anglican Churches both sing carols for Christmas

  Joan Wilson & Colin Wilson Elmslie United Memorial Church put on their “The Advent of Choral Music & Readings” on Sunday (16) with both choirs from the George Town United Charges, Elmslie and George Hicks. It was a most delightful…

Stingray Swim Club Takes Jamaica

Swim Club had an incredibly successful swim meet in Jamaica this past weekend and the attached provides highlights of the four session meet. Stingray Swim Club competed in the Capri Sun Christmas Open in Kingston, Jamaica December 14-16th and 14…

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Cayman Islands’ ruling party considers ousting embattled premier

From terra. By Jane Sutton; Editing by David Adams and Mohammad Zargham) Members of the Cayman Islands’ ruling party met on Monday (17) to debate whether to oust Premier McKeeva Bush, who was arrested last week on suspicion of corruption,…