World Animal Protection says we don’t want Cayman’s Turtle Farm to close
The World Animal Protection’s (WAP) Dr. Neil D’Cruze said his organisation does not want the Turtle Farm to close its doors but to discontinue its farming of turtles. Speaking to iNews Cayman last Thursday (31) he said there has been…
Charles Duncan to leave Raleigh Public Record for Cayman Islands [to work at ‘Cayman Compass’)
By Aaron Lake Smith From Indy Week After six years Charles Duncan, the founder of Raleigh Public Record, has decided to move on to greener pastures. Tropical green pastures. Paradise, to be more exact. He’s accepted a job as the…
RE/MAX sponsors Purple Dragon student for third year
For the third year in a row, RE/MAX Cayman Islands has taken part in the Purple Dragon Martial Arts scholarship programme. The programme originated when RE/MAX hosted an essay competition in 2012 encouraging children to finish the statement “I want…
Moxam believes CONCACAF tournaments not just about football
From CIFA GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Renard Moxam, Director of Cayman Islands National Football teams, believes that the opportunities provided by regional football governing body CONCACAF to host and participate in international events, stretch beyond the competition on the…
Scientists explain mystery of our ‘lemon Moon’
By James Vincent From The Independent A new accurate map of the Moon has shown that it bulges slightly at one side and is flattened at the top and bottom – but how did it get this way? It might…
LDK Solar Secures funding commitments for its offshore restructuring
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — LDK Solar Co., Ltd. in provisional liquidation (“LDK Solar” or the “Company”) and its Joint Provisional Liquidators (“JPLs”), Tammy Fu and Eleanor Fisher, both of…
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Truman Bodden to host Cayman Islands games
From CIFA Organisers for the inaugural CONCACAF Girls’ U-15 Championship have scheduled the home team games for the Truman Bodden Sports Complex as they expect large crowds to support the local team. Cayman contests Group A with Curacao, Bahamas and…
More photos from Caribbean Plant Health Directors’ (CPHD) Forum
Plant Health directors from 34 countries and territories in the Caribbean along with delegates from regional and international organisations, government entities and universities were in Grand Cayman on Tuesday July 29th at The Marriot Hotel to kick off the 7th…
Beechwood re hires former Morgan Stanley executive
NEW YORK, July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Beechwood Re today announced that David Lessing, former Morgan Stanley Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Wealth Management Group, has joined the Beechwood family of companies. Beechwood provides both offshore reinsurance capacity to Life,…
Cayman Islands well placed as AIFMD transitional period expires
From Cayman Funds Magazine With the transitional period for the implementation of the European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) having recently expired, the Cayman Islands is well placed to navigate the new regulatory landscape in Europe. That is according…
