The Editor Speaks: Ramifications will hit Cayman’s reputation if 75% supermajority strata vote is allowed
I was speaking to an overseas investor who bought a condominium on our Seven Mile Beach last Monday (15). He was very angry. My wife and I were having dinner with him and his family at the condominium. It was…
Orientation programme for new MLA’s and Ministers outlined in Dep Gov & CO Meeting
Minutes of Deputy Governor and Chief Officer’s Meeting 18th March 2013 Attendees:- Deputy Governor; Mrs. Gloria McField-Nixon; Mr. Eric Bush; Mrs. Mary Rodrigues; Ms. Dorine Whittaker; Mr. Stran Bodden; Ms. Jennifer Ahearn; Mr. Alan Jones; Ms. Anne Owens; Mrs. Michelle…
Swedes named in ICIJ offshore banking report
From Ice News Several high profile Swedish nationals have been named in the scandalous report released recently by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), including the name of one aristocrat. In an explosive expose due on newsstands this week…
CIECA April “Teaching and Teaching Matter” events
The Cayman Islands Early Childhood Association (CIECA) are holding a series of events from April 21st – April 27th, 2013 under the title, “Teachers and Teaching Matter”. Events Apr 21 WOYC Church Service Red Bay Church of God Holiness 4:00…
Goldman Sachs USA Given Green Light For UK Branch
Natasha Taghavi, Reporter in London, Wealth Briefing Goldman Sachs Bank USA has confirmed it has won approval to operate a private bank in the UK, following its expansion plans announced in October 2012, making the move after the Goldman Sachs…
Horse or Beef? Why we should know who owns companies, and what the G-8 can do
By Alex Cobham, Center for Global development Last week saw a series of news stories break around the world, in what may have been the largest ever cross-border journalistic collaboration. The stories, coordinated by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists…
Mac gambles his political career
It has come as no surprise to learn that the Cayman Islands ex premier, McKeeva Bush, liked to gamble. A lot of my friends like to gamble. Just because I don’t and find gambling exceedingly boring has nothing to do…
Can You Really Patent A Gene?
The Financialist The question of whether genetic material can or should be patented by pharmaceutical companies is being tested in courts both in the U.S. and overseas. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard an appeal by the American Civil…
RE/MAX gives a second child sponsorship to Purple Dragon
10 months after the RE/MAX launched the Purple Dragon Martial Arts sponsorship programme, they have generously decided to sponsor a second child. The Purple Dragon scholarship programme was developed to provide children in the Cayman community a chance to participate…
