Cayman Islands chemo unit receives $100K from Movember
The Movember Committee has donated US$100,000 towards the new Chemotherapy Unit at the Cayman Islands George Town Hospital. The donation is the biggest, single gift so far towards the new ‘state-of-the-art’ Chemotherapy Unit, being provided by the Cayman Islands Cancer…
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Cayman Islands Fedex courier cleared by jury of stealing gold from packages Evon Robinson, a former courier with Fedex in the Cayman Islands, was cleared by a jury last Thursday (20) of stealing gold valued over $30,000 from packages sent…
Cayman Islands ‘T’anks a Lot’ dive rewards prize winner announced at DEMA
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (21 November 2014) Brian Bondy, the owner of Huron Scuba, Snorkel, Adventure Travel is this year’s winner of the T’anks A Lot Dive rewards program. The program is designed to incentivize dive centres for booking dive…
The Editor Speaks: Why are we so impatient?
Life today it seems to me moves at a faster pace each year. And our patience with others who are slower gets worse. Kindness with the disabled who get in our way and make us slow down is in shorter…
Town planning principles from centuries long past – Camana Bay, Cayman Islands
By Natalie Dolce From Globe St. CAYMAN ISLANDS—Members of the Dart family first visited Grand Cayman in the late 1980s, initially drawn to the island’s marine environment and natural assets. They also found it to have a sophisticated infrastructure due…
Committee to examine Garcia report
From BT Sport FIFA’s executive committee will be able to see some parts of the Garcia investigation into World Cup bidding, it has been announced. FIFA’s executive committee will examine parts of Michael Garcia’s report The decision follows a meeting…
Immigration provides on-line training for Chamber of Commerce members
On Friday, 14 November 2014, approximately 30 Chamber of Commerce members engaged in training sessions at the Chamber Training room in Governor’s Square. The content focused on the Immigration On-Line (IOL) facility offered by the Department of Immigration. IOL is…
Genetically modified mosquitoes to battle disease-carrying bugs closer to approval
By William Axford From KeysInfoNet Genetically modified mosquitoes created to decrease the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes in the Lower Keys could be released by the spring, officials say. Scientists from Oxitec, a British company that has released genetically modified mosquitoes…
Football: Big plans for the President’s Cup [Cayman’s BT lose 9-0 to Auckland]
By Michael Burgess From The New Zealand Herald The OFC President’s Cup is here to stay – and there are big plans for a tournament you may not know existed. The final of the six-team tournament, which has featured clubs…
A.M. Best upgrades ratings of Caring Communities, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group and Caring Communities Insurance Company
OLDWICK, N.J. –(Business Wire)– A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “a” from “a-” of Caring Communities, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group (CCrRRG) (District of Columbia) and…