Photo of the day: clear as can be Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
From Uncommon Caribbean Black sand, white sand. Pink sand, no sand. Trees and shade, or shrub-filled sandy dunes. We all have our own particular preferences when it comes to beaches. For some, resort facilities are a must, especially when traveling…
UK FATCA: Cayman Islands Automatic Exchange of Information Agreement signed
Article by Chris Tragheim Deloitte On 5 November 2013 the Cayman Islands Government became the first Overseas Territory (OT) to sign an agreement on automatic information exchange with the UK. The Agreement is similar to the recently announced UK-Crown Dependency…
Dynamic Systems Allocation Fund terminated by CIMA
On 30th October 2013 the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority terminated the registration of Dynamic Systems Allocation Fund Limited (Reg. # 4566). A letter sent to Flavio Cirio Director of the Fund in Switzerland gave the following reasons for the termination:…
St Lucia calls for Liat shakeup, guarantees EC$3 million loan
From Caribbean 360 CASTRIES, St Lucia, Tuesday November 12, 2013, CMC – St. Lucia has called for a shakeup of the financially strapped regional airline, LIAT, as it agreed to guarantee a three million EC dollar (One EC dollar =…
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,…
Remembrance Sunday: commemorating the Caribbean contribution
By Ines Elsa Dalal From Demotix The annual Remembrance Sunday was commemorated in Centenary Square, Birmingham with members of the Caribbean community represented. www.whyarewestindians.co.uk/ PHOTOS: #2 Front line action: hundreds of the British military service gather in Birmingham’s…
Four killed in Guyana shooting rampage, including two policemen
From Caribbean 360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Wednesday November 13, 2013, CMC – Police reportedly shot and killed a miner who had earlier killed four people, including two police officers during a three-hour standoff on Tuesday. The drama unfolded in the streets…
Men’s rugby 7s make history
From James Burton, Sub-editor From BDA Sun Bermuda’s men and women rugby 7s teams returned home from Cayman rightly proud of their efforts at the weekend’s North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) 7s tournament. The men’s team finished seventh overall,…
What music have your solar panels been listening to?
By Steve Williams From Care2 Scientists have discovered that solar panels can be designed to perform considerably better when exposed to sounds like certain kinds of music. Why is this, and how could this knowledge help advance green energy? Researchers…
WuXi PharmaTech Announces Third-Quarter 2013 Results
SHANGHAI, Nov. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX), a leading research and development outsourcing company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, with operations in China and the United States, today announced its unaudited financial…
