Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly to deliver Strategic Policy Statement Wed (26)
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The Government will deliver its Strategic Policy Statement for the 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 budget years when the Legislative Assembly convenes at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 26 November, 2014. The purpose of the SPS is…
Former owner of Cayman Islands Seaview hotel makes world news again with more WWII planes sitting in his hanger
By Emma Glanfield from Daily Mail UK Stars of the skies: Collection of six Messerschmitts that appeared in 1969 film Battle of Britain sold for £4million after sitting in hanger for decades Six Messerschmitts from ‘Battle of Britain’ sold in…
Local businesses connect with leading minds in the global wedding industry at ‘mini-engage!14’
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (24 November 2014) – Information, insights and inspiration were on the agenda for members of the local tourism and wedding industry as the leading luxury wedding business summit, engage!14 :: Cayman Islands, got underway at the…
Cayman Islands issue Pakistan travel advisory due to polio outbreak
From Cayman Islands Department of Health The Cayman Islands’ Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kiran Kumar, has issued a travel advisory urging residents travelling to Pakistan to ensure that their immunisations against polio are up to date. This follows reports…
Cayman Islands financial account reporting for investment funds – what must be done, by when?
From APPLEBY – eAlert November 2014 The Cayman Islands currently has in place an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with each of the United States and the United Kingdom and has passed domestic legislation to make compliance with the IGAs a matter…
Help NRA to clear Cayman Islands roadsides and shoulders
National Roads Authority (NRA) officials remind the public that it is an offence to obstruct the roadside or any road shoulder, even in front of private property. As part of an ongoing effort to clean-up roadsides and shoulders, and in…
Cayman Islands ‘ Minister speaks out for elimination of violence against women
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence Campaign Message by Minister for Education, Employment and Gender Affairs Hon. Tara Rivers, JP, MLA 25 November 2014 Though we are mainly known…
Fr. Reginald Lafleur dismissed from the priesthood
From Dominica News Fr. Lafleur has been defrocked following allegations of sexual misconduct A Roman Catholic priest in Dominica has been “defrocked” by Rome almost two years after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against him. Msgr Reginald LaFleur, who has…
Chikungunya and the great plagues in context
By Henry S. Fraser From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados. In 429 BC a plague similar to typhoid killed a quarter of the population of Athens in Ancient Greece. Around 170 AD a plague similar to small pox killed 30 % of…
CONCACAF sets champions league quarterfinal schedule
Eight Clubs Remain in Competition for Regional Club Championship; Knockout Round Begins Feb. 24 Miami, FL (Friday, November 21, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today unveiled the schedule for the quarterfinals of…
