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Father and son sentenced on bank fraud, money laundering [Cayman] charges By Tom McLaughlin, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Jan. 24 –Former Destin residents Gary Wayne Thomas and his son Brian Keith Thomas will serve federal prison sentences…
Europe’s top Eastern Caribbean diplomat praises PM Douglas for vision in training of excellence center
By CUOPM From the Office of The Prime Minister St Kitts & Nevis Europe’s top diplomat in Barbados and the Caribbean is giving thumbs up to Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas and his Government to reform…
Cayman Finance statement on positive Moody’s rating
23 January 2014 (George Town, Grand Cayman) Cayman Finance CEO Mr. Gonzalo Jalles welcomes recent news that Moody’s credit ratings agency has maintained its Aa3 sovereign rating for the Cayman Islands. “Despite the state of the global economy, which is…
Rotary to join CoEd in Guatemala
Rotary Grand Cayman continue to participate in Guatemala Delivery Tour Six Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman will again be traveling to Guatemala where they will join with the Cooperative for Education (CoEd) and Rotarians from the USA,…
Big increase in visitors to Cayman in 2013
The average increase in visitors to the Cayman Islands in 2013 over 2012 is 14.6% with Continental Europe showing a whopping 61% rise. Only the USA West Coast showed a decline of 6.5% in visitors. Cayman Islands Dec. Tourist Visits…
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,…
Fuel Quality Investigated
The Cayman Islands’ Chief Petroleum Inspector (CPI) has identified some preliminary measures for fuel quality control, after completing a self-initiated assessment of local gasoline standards. Work supporting the report, entitled Investigation into Quality Issues of Gasoline Distributed in Cayman Islands…
Jamaican bobsled team’s Olympic dream alive thanks to people in Evanston, Wyoming
By Alex Cabrero, Deseret News Summary: The Jamaica Bobsled team’s Olympic dreams are alive and well, and they will be soon heading to Sochi. It’s all because of a feel-good movie and a Wyoming town happy to have them. “The…
Farming sea turtles is no solution
By Rachel Alcock From Ecologist Green sea turtles are endangered worldwide. So does the Cayman Islands’ sea turtle farm, which raises the sea reptiles as a luxury food, assist their conservation? Quite the reverse, argues Rachel Alcock. Cramped, unsuitable conditions…
Health City opening in February
From IMTJ The new Cayman Islands medical tourism venture, Health City is nearly complete. The $80 million hospital has an official opening scheduled for February 25th, and the first patients are expected to arrive about a week later. Construction work…
