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Month: March 2013

Brac Students get financial services intro on Career Day

Over 140 students from the Layman E. Scott High School in Cayman Brac received an introduction to Cayman’s financial services industry in last month as part of the school’s career fair event held on February 22nd. Mr. Paul Byles, CEO…

Touch rugby championships gain momentum

Mark Robson, CFRU On Match Day 2 of the KRyS Global National Mixed Touch Championships 2013 teams had a chance to either build on the successes of Match Day 1 or try to put right some wrongs and get their…

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Release Top Human Rights Lawyer from Custody in Zimbabwe!

Target: Human rights activists, Law Society of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Police Chief, Sadc Lawyers Association, Southern African Litigation Center Sponsored by: Nick Muganhu Just a few hours after the referendum vote to usher a new constitution in Zimbabwe, top human rights…

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Voyager Solar System ‘exit’ debated

Jonathan Amos By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News The possibility that the Voyager-1 spacecraft may have left the Solar System is being hotly debated. Launched in September 1977, the probe was sent initially to study the outer planets, but…

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ETH to be widened says Cayman government

At the Thursday (21) Government Press Briefing it was revealed that Dart Realty will widen the Esterley Tibbetts Highway (ETH) through to the Butterfield roundabout in George Town as part of the existing National Roads Authority (NRA) agreement. Cayman’s Health…

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Bahamas National Trust gets support for ‘conchservation’ program

NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) hosted the first ever Bahamas National Natural History Conference last week. The four-day event ended on Friday with research presentations on the queen conch and a round table discussion on conservation of…

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Maples and Calder responds to Trikona Advisers’ Press Release

A recent press release by Trikona Advisers contains inaccurate and misleading statements about Maples and Calder.  The firm is not advising any clients in respect of the litigation mentioned in the press release, which appears to relate to a dispute…

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Economic surveys begin

The 2013 round of annual surveys that measure economic activity in the Cayman Islands begins on Monday, 25 March 2013. Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) officials explained that the confidential surveys are important for ascertaining the economic status of the…

UK: Snow causes travel and power disruption

BBC Weekend March 23/24 Snow, sleet and rain have disrupted transport and power supplies as wintry weather continues in much of the UK. A number of roads and airports have closed, with many of the weekend’s sporting fixtures affected too….