Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Funds adopt sophisticated governance solutions to meet business challenges
By DMS Offshore Investment Services George Town, Cayman Islands/PRNewswire/ — In order to serve their stakeholders interests and moving beyond the friction of limited service providers to more widely-adopted institutional protocols, fund sponsors are upgrading to more sophisticated fund governance…
Dhaka factory collapse: No compensation without DNA identification
By Jane Deith BBC News, Dhaka Earlier this year a Bangladesh clothes factory collapsed, killing more than 1,000 people. Five months later, many of the dead have yet to be identified – prolonging the anguish for relatives, and denying them…
New Governor continues district visits
Governor Helen Kilpatrick has wasted no time getting to know the Cayman Islands. Last Thursday 12 September 2013, Mrs Kilpatrick flew to Little Cayman and Cayman Brac for a whirlwind tour of those islands, including sites of environmental, social and…
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff calls off US trip
From BBC Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has called off a state visit to Washington next month in a row over allegations of US espionage. The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been accused of intercepting emails and messages from Ms…
China woman survives 15 days trapped in well
From BBC A woman has survived 15 days trapped down a well in central China, state media have reported. Su Qixiu, 38, fell into the 4m-deep (12ft) abandoned well in Zhongfeng Village in Henan province on 1 September, Xinhua news…
Prison intercepts more contraband
In the third contraband find so far this week, officers at HM Prison Northward, discovered two plastic bottles containing white rum, as well as a parcel of almost nine ounces of vegetable matter, this morning (Wednesday, 18 September 2013). These…
A cup overflowing with emotion [and the cup is coming to Cayman]
From FIFA.com The sun-drenched sky and the location atop the Corcovado mountain were highly symbolic. It was there, at one of the highest points in the city of Rio de Janeiro with the Maracana stadium in the distance, where the…
Deputy Premier Tours Cruise Terminal, Craft Market
Deputy Premier and Tourism Minister Hon. Moses Kirkconnell, JP, accompanied by Councillor Mr. Joey Hew viewed recent upgrades to the Port Authority’s cruise terminal. These include amenities such as new tents and designated areas to better accommodate the flow of…
Limber up for the Cayman Islands Triathlon this November
From Easier Travel As triathlon-fever sweeps through the UK in the wake of the Olympic gold medallist Brownlee Brothers, a number of British enthusiasts are expected to join over 200 novice and professional athletes in The Arch and Godfrey Cayman…
