Finance minister stands by Goldman Sachs deal
by Andreas Jakobsen From the Copenhagen post Government confident in selling DONG shares to highest bidder Goldman Sachs despite tax haven concerns Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon (S) remains confident that Goldman Sachs will pay taxes according to international tax regulations…
Gender counts in the aftermath of Caribbean natural disasters
By Jewel Fraser Caribbean360 A report prepared for the United Nations Development Programme noted that men often lacked coping skills in the aftermath of a hurricane and were prone to alcohol abuse, stress, and anger. (Credit iwnsvg.com/YouTube) Jewel Fraser PORT-OF-SPAIN,…
February events at Camana Bay
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman (Monday 3 February 2014): From an Open Water Swim Series for all ages and abilities and a food and wine festival featuring Cayman’s finest restaurants to a special screening of Swan Lake from the Royal Opera…
St Kitts police charge two, including a woman with Venezuelan Embassy fire
From Caribbean360 Police confirmed that the two people had been formally arrested and charged with the offence of unlawfully and maliciously setting fire to the building on January 5. BASSETERRE, St. Kitts. Tuesday February 4, 2014, CMC – Two people,…
Trinidad union warns of further RBC Royal Bank job losses
From Caribbean360 Last month, RBC announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell RBC Royal Bank (Jamaica) Limited and RBTT Securities Jamaica Limited to Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday February 4, 2014, CMC – The…
Cayman Rugby welcomes Middlebury
There was plenty of rugby over the weekend in South Sound with Middlebury College Rugby Club visiting for a three game series. The Cayman Rugby Union has played host to some quality U.S. college sides in recent years, such as…
National Jump Series 2/2014
From CIEF ‘Excitement Builds in NJS’ The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) kicked off 2014 this January with the second leg of its National Jump Series (NJS). Horse/rider combinations making their NJS debuts were Isabelle Smith and Phoebe Serpell on…
The Editor Speaks: Trying not to put a personal slant on news
Whilst it’s acceptable to place your personal opinions in an editorial, because that is exactly what it is – an opinion (the editor’s), this is not the case with news reporting. News reporting should be unbiased and as an old…
Taste of Cayman is ONE WEEK away!
EVENT DAY: SATURDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2014 TIME: 5:00PM- 11:45PM FOOD SERVICE: 5:00PM – 10:00PM VENUE: FESTIVAL GREEN, CAMANA BAY MORE INFO: www.tasteofcayman.org Taste of Cayman is ONE WEEK away! We’re celebrating 26 years of culinary greatness! The Taste of Cayman…