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Month: December 2013

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Do you recognize this Puppy?

From CARE – Cayman Animal Rescue Enthusiasts This little guy – tan with white paws, a white streak down his snout turned up at a house in West Bay on Friday night, 29th November. He is approximately 9 weeks old…

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The Editor Speaks: “Disappointing” is actually “appalling”

In a disclosure reported on Monday (2) by the Caymanian Compass under the title “Lawmakers’ financial disclosures ‘disappointing’” it says Karin Thompson, chairwoman of the Commission for Standards in Public Life, used the word “disappointing”. The story was about the…

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West Bay man found guilty of gun possession

On Thursday 28th November Ray Kennedy-Smith Jr. of West Bay was found guilty by Justice Charles Quin of possessing a firearm in a judge alone trial. The firearm was a loaded Smith & Wesson model 5906 pistol. that was recovered…

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Grenada turns to nutmeg to boost economy, fight unemployment

By Patricia Rey Mallén From ibtimes Grenada is the world’s second largest producer of nutmeg. Canada International Until now, Grenada was just another paradise island in the Caribbean. The tiny nation, 125 miles north of Venezuela, lived primarily off its…

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Cayman’s Special Economic Zone signs up new channel partner in Western Canada

Cayman Enterprise City, Cayman’s knowledge-based special economic zone, announces a channel partnership with Nadege Parent, a Vancouver marketing professional who brings to the post knowledge of SEZs in both Slovakia and Dubai. The partnership will be key to accessing thriving…

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Little Cayman: robbery – five released on bail. Woman to stand trial for murder

The five men, who were arrested on suspicion of robbery in connection with the incident at the Mini Mart in Blossom Village, Little Cayman, on 26 November, have been released on police bail while enquiries continue. The Royal Cayman Islands…

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New York train crash: Probe into crash cause begins

BBC The US authorities have begun an investigation into the causes of Sunday’s train crash in the Bronx area of New York in which four people were killed and more than 60 injured. The 05:54 from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central…

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RSPB says Cayman’s Conservation Bill doesn’t go far enough but must be supported

Letter to the Editor From The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) For the Attention of Caymanian Media Houses 02 December 2013 Dear Editors, The proposed National Conservation Bill is urgently needed, and will provide the Cayman Islands…

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Moody’s upgrades Greece’s debt rating

By: Kerin Hope, Athens From CNBC Moody’s, the international rating agency, has upgraded Greece by two notches, reflecting good progress with fiscal consolidation despite continued recession and fragile political stability. The upgrade from Caa3 to single C with a stable…

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Butterfield win two Bank of the Year awards

By Don Burgess, Deputy Editor Bermuda Sun Butterfield Bank picked up two honours this weekend. The Banker magazine named it as Bank of the Year 2013 for both Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. Brendan McDonagh, Butterfield’s chairman and CEO, said…