Hopi tribe masks fetch record prices at Paris auction
BBC A mask from a native American tribe in Arizona has fetched 160,000 euros (£135,000) at auction in Paris, more than three times the pre-sale estimate. Friday’s auction of 70 masks fetched some 930,000 euros after a legal challenge to…
“ELECTION OBSERVERS” – The Cayman Islands Government Facebook’s Question Of The Day:
“What’s the status of the General Election Observers issue? OFFICIAL ANSWER: Discussions are underway for an Election Observer Mission (EOM) to visit the Cayman Islands to observe the 22 May General Elections. Following the Premier’s agreement to such a mission,…
Nursing Degree Launched
The week of Monday, 15 April 2013, GIS Spotlight inducts you into a new education course, takes a strategic direction in sports and stops once more at a green initiative. It is widely acknowledged that nursing ranks among the noblest…
Ecotourism Can Be Animals’ Pet Peeve
From Scientific American Stingrays that interact with humans at an interactive tourism area change their normal activity patterns and interact with each other more aggressively than animals not dealing with people. Amy Kraft reports. Some ecotourism offers visitors close encounters…
Third repatriation of Cuban Migrants as other Cuban boaters arrive
Cayman island Immigration officials on Friday, 12 April, 2013 carried out the third repatriation of Cuban migrants for 2013. Four migrants were escorted home by the Department of Immigration’s Enforcement Section, following approval from the Cuban government. There are plans…
Spaying and neutering facts [and don’t forget the Pub Quiz]:
From the Cayman Islands Humane Society Neutering males is as important as spaying females. One male can father many more puppies or kittens than any female can give birth to over a lifetime. Neutering reduces the risks involved with “roaming”,…
Reform of the Strata Titles Registration Law (2005 Revision)
The Law Reform Commission has agreed, pursuant to a request by the Caymanian Bar Association and the Cayman Islands Law Society, to further extend the period of consultation on the strata titles reform to 31st May, 2013. Comments on the…
Global Forum confirms Cayman’s ability to provide tax information
George Town, Grand Cayman – In the practical application of its legal and regulatory systems, the Cayman Islands has been found to be transparent and robust, according to an independent assessment by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of…
Irish church links with Grand Cayman
PRESBYTERIAN Moderator the Rev Dr Roy Patton begins a visit to Jamaica today as a guest of the United Church in Jamaica and Grand Cayman. During his week-long visit, Dr Patton will undertake various preaching and speaking engagements as well…
All survive after jet lands in sea off Bali Indonesia
BBC An airliner has ended up in the sea off the Indonesian island of Bali after missing Denpasar airport runway, but all those on board survived. Hospitals treated 22 people after the crash, which involved an Indonesian Lion Air plane…
