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Month: October 2013

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Herbalife full of favorable fundamentals

From Forbes Herbalife is a network marketing company that sells weight management, nutritional supplements, energy, sports and fitness, and personal care products worldwide. Herbalife offers its products through retail stores, sales representatives, sales officers, and independent service providers. The company…

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Fed shutdown leaves Americans stranded abroad [on Grand Cayman]

By Tori Richards | Watchdog.org WHICH WAY HOME? Tentacles of the federal shutdown reach all the way to Grand Cayman Island. The U.S. Customs Service was established by the first Congress shortly after the Revolution, yet when their modern-day counterparts…

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Getting back on course

2013/14 Policy Statement Delivered Monday 7th October, 2013 By Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA, Premier of Cayman Islands As we meet in this Honourable House today to present the first full Budget of this Government, I am minded to…

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Appropriations Bill passed by LA

CAYMAN ISLANDS Law 18 of 2013. I Assent Helen Kilpatrick Governor. 18th September, 2013 A LAW TO APPROPRIATE EXECUTIVE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE 2010 ENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands. 1.     This Law…

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Apeellate Court to hear Rivers case in November

The constitutional challenge to the recent Grand Court decision by Cayman’s Chief Justice upholding Cabinet Minister Tara Rivers’s eligibility to hold public office in the Cayman Islands will be heard on 15th November, 2013. The hearing will be conducted by…

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The Editor Speaks: Violent crime – does anyone care?

People are very quick to lay the blame game for the increase in violent crime on the backs of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) by some harsh words on the media house blogging sites or calling into the…

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“Stop broadcasting our channels, please,” says HBO chief.

By Colin Wilson In an interview iNews Cayman had on Monday (7) with Miguel Oliva, Vice President for Public Relations and Corporate Affairs at HBO Latin America, the HBO chief was blunt and gave this message to Cayman’s leading and…

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Minister Archer presents first Budget

Finance Minister Hon. Marco Archer presented the 2013-14 budget with a $100.3 million net surplus, featuring no new revenue measures or borrowings and increased cash reserves. Taking pride in “practising practical prudency”, Minister Archer assured the Cayman Islands that Government…

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First Poppy for Governor

The Cayman Islands Veterans Association (CIVA) pinned the first poppy from its annual fundraising campaign on Governor Helen Kilpatrick today (Monday, 7 October 2013). As part of the Poppy Appeal the association offers poppies to persons who make donations.  This…

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Events celebrate seniors

On Thursday, 3 October 2013, activities for Older Persons’ Month continued with a luncheon for West Bay seniors, followed by a tea party at the Governor’s House on Friday, 4 October. Over 100 older persons attended the luncheon at the…