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Day: July 16, 2014

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Cayman Islands Yacht Club in the North Sound From Dart Realty (Cayman) In 2004, the original marina in the Cayman Islands was destroyed due to Hurricane Ivan. In 2012, Dart Realty, which is owned by Ken Dart, decided to repair…

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The Editor Speaks: With our public schools’ examination results improving why change the system?

I have already written a recent editorial on our present school woes but at no time have I thought it is the present system that is to blame. It is the administration and the red tape that is stopping our…

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Youth Assembly presents two reports

Her Excellency the Governor Helen Kilpatrick hosted the 2014 Youth Assembly presentation event at Government House on Thursday, 26 June, 2014. It was attended by Minister responsible for Youth, Hon. Osbourne Bodden, his Chief Officer and other senior staff, as…

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Over-fishing for conservation

From Jamaica Observer GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands — Comfort Suites Grand Cayman, which is franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc is working to help rid the Cayman Islands waters of the invasive lionfish introduced to the Caribbean from the Asia-Pacific…

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UK FATCA and Cayman Funds

Article by Martin Livingston, Jon Fowler, Tim Frawley, Alasdair Robertson and Richard D. Grasby From Maples As noted in our prior update of 19 November 2013, the Cayman Islands government signed an intergovernmental agreement with the United Kingdom (the “UK…

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Irish regulator to get tough on director capacity

The Director of Markets Supervision at the Central Bank of Ireland, Gareth Murphy, has said that the regulator has “engaged with certain directors who have a large number of directorships”. He added that “the Central Bank is concerned that there…

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Investment oversight provider Enhance announce opening of new office in the Cayman Islands

Enhance, a leading provider of investment oversight services in the fiduciary sector, is delighted to announce the opening of their new office in the Cayman Islands. The decision to open the office in the Cayman Islands was taken due to…

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Chikungunya: Cayman Islands update – more cases/Jamaica investigates possible first case

Cayman Update as of 14 July 2014 Since the last update of July 11, 2014, two new cases are under investigation for dengue and chikungunya. Both cases are from Savannah. Of the four cases investigated, three have tested positive, (two…

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The Virginia man who crowned himself King in Africa is much more serious than you think

By Harrison Jacobs From Business Insider Virginia native Jeremiah Heaton recently traveled to a remote, mountainous patch of desert between Egypt and Sudan to claim one of the last ungoverned pieces of land in the world. Heaton took the land…

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Government receives billions in revenue from Jamaica gaming industry

From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, , CMC – The Jamaica government says it has collected J$4.58 billion (One Jamaica Dollar = US$0.001 cents) in revenue from the gaming industry during the fiscal year 2013-14. Minister with responsibility for the Public Service…