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Cayman Islands government calls for Heroes Day Award nominations Nominations for the Heroes Day Awards in Health Services are now open. Forms are available online at www.ministryofhealth.gov.ky . Monday, 30th September, is the deadline for submissions. The public is encouraged…
Cayman Islands Ena Merren Memorial 5K Walk/Run
Triple C School will be having its annual Ena Merren Memorial 5K Walk/Run and all are invited to come and participate. Event Theme “A Day of Kings Race”. All participants are encouraged to dress as a king for this special…
The Editor Speaks: The end of the world is nigh
I have often heard that quote shouted loud and clear ever since I was a babe in arms and I have disregarded it with contempt. Until now. I don’t believe it but there is for the first time a doubt….
Cayman Islands: Focus Grand Cayman report & video
From Add Helium Focus Grand Cayman is a weeklong event held every September at Divetech in (you guessed it) Grand Cayman. The event brings together rebreather divers, and underwater photographers for a week of diving and imaging fun. Like every…
Judge Rules BP grossly negligent in 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill
By Ashlee Kieler from Consumerist (flyingember) It might be an understatement to say that BP hasn’t had the best go of it the last four years. You know – that huge oil spill, the deaths of dozens of workers and,…
Hannah’s Confession to open at Harquail end of September
From Juliet Garrick We’re almost there! “Hannah’s Confession” will open at the Harquail Theatre on Friday, 26th September! Ten months of preparation will find a group of amazing actors on stage telling the haunting story of a fifteen year old…
Latin American, Caribbean officials ‘can’t be neutral’ on LGBT rights
From Washington Blade LIMA, Peru — The chair of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Saturday said politicians throughout the Western Hemisphere have an obligation to publicly oppose anti-LGBT discrimination and violence. “Politicians can’t be neutral to tolerance and…
Whilst Cayman’s cruise ships anchors destroys our coral without recompense it’s different in TCI
This interesting story fell on our desks from Turks & Caicos Weekly news Damaged coral reef restored – Gov’t awaits monetary compensation MORE than 2,000 corals and other structures have been re-attached and artificial structures built off the coast of…
First retail debt listing for CSX and Carey Olsen
Carey Olsen in the Cayman Islands has successfully advised on the first ever listing of retail debt on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX). Led by partner Nick Bullmore and supported by Associate Alistair Russell, Carey Olsen acted both as…
LDK Solar announces filing of Schemes of Arrangement in Hong Kong
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 8, 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…