Cyprus MPs reject EU-IMF bailout tax on bank depositors
From BBC Cyprus’ parliament has rejected a controversial levy on bank deposits, proposed as part of an EU-IMF 10bn-euro (£8.7bn; $13bn) bailout package. No MPs voted for the bill, with 36 voting against and 19 abstaining. The finance ministry had…
CITA Board of Director Elections
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands March 12, 2013 – Although the buzz in Cayman surrounds the government elections taking place in May, the non-profit Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) is also in the process of soliciting nominations for the CITA Board…
Club Med 2 docks in Grand Cayman
I was informed by one of our readers there was a beautiful cruise ship in our port today and would I please take a look. I did. And what a glorious sight to behold. Here in George Town and attracting…
Holy Week and Easter with St. Alban’s Anglican Church
The following table shows all the Holy Week and Easter Services to be held at St. Alban’s Anglican Church from 24th March – April 2nd Palm Sunday 24th March 9.30 a.m. Liturgy and Procession of Palms Holy Communion St….
Family fun at Little Cayman Ag Show
Yearning for some family fun? Well, the Little Cayman Agriculture Show just may be the ticket. The show is scheduled for this Saturday, 23 March at the Little Cayman Museum and Marine Museum Grounds and is shaping up to be…
LIME to deliver Loopup conferencing solution to Caribbean businesses
From Jamaica Observer LoopUp, a business collaboration and remote meetings company, recently announced a partnership with LIME that will see the tecommunications provider distributing the LoopUp product as part of a managed service agreement to business customers in its 14…
The CNCF Online Photo Competition is now OPEN!
Thanks again to our generous sponsors, Cayman Islands Yellow Pages, Butterfield, Easy Websites and Cathy Church’s Photo Centre – the CNCF Online Photo Competition is back and better than ever! Submissions will be accepted online from March 18th until the…
CPA ExCo Meets in Cayman
Members of the Cayman team, led by Premier Hon. Juliana O’Connor Connolly, JP,) warmly welcomed Commonwealth parliamentary delegates from around the world this morning (Monday, 18 March 2013) for a week-long meeting in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands Branch…
Cayman Islands seeks Brazil tax removal
Cayman Islands Deputy Premier Rolston Anglin commented in Rio de Janeiro in an interview that the Cayman islands were due to sign tax information accord with Brazil tomorrow (19). This Accord was the “first step in talks with Brazil,” Anglin…
Man Tasered – George Town
A Taser has been used for the second time by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) The following is a release from the RCIPS: About 3.30am on Saturday, 16 March, Uniformed Support Group (USG) officers attended a report of…
