Training for JPs Commences
To promote new regulations that are expected to be formalised early this year, the Office of the Deputy Governor has begun a mandatory training programme for some 200 Justices of the Peace (JPs). Addressing the JPs at the first training…
Fitch Upgrades PEMEX Finance Ltd.’s Ratings to ‘A+’
January 13, 2014 – CHICAGO –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Fitch Ratings has upgraded the following ratings for notes issued by Pemex Finance Ltd. , a Cayman Islands special purpose company wholly owned by Petroleos Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (PEMEX): — Series 1998…
A Caribbean connection at the Golden Globes Awards
From Guyanese Online Director Steve McQueen was born in West London to Grenadian and Trinidadian parents. News Americas, LOS ANGELES, CA, Mon. Jan. 13, 2014: A man of Caribbean heritage was front and center at the Golden Globes last night…
Brianna Hydes (#9) is captain of the Cayman Islands under-20 national team.
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Brianna Hydes may be only 19-years-old, but she already feels like a veteran footballer. After all, she joined the Cayman Islands women’s program a decade ago. Now team captain, Hydes has gleaned plenty of pointers…
Ellen DeGeneres gives Caribbean trip to pooch-saving Wellesley firefighters
By Jaclyn Reiss From Boston.com Ellen DeGeneres interviews four Wellesley firefighters on her show before bestowing a cruise trip to the Caribbean — and bedazzled life vests — on the team that rescued a golden retriever from an icy Charles…
Atlantis chief hails importance of resort as he accepts top award
From Tribune242 Atlantis president and managing director George Markantonis highlighted the importance of the Atlantis Resort to the economy of the Bahamas as he accepted the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s ‘Hotelier of the Year’ award. The announcement was made…
British couple book ‘bargain’ Caribbean holiday – [leaving] from Birmingham – in USA!
By AOL Travel One British couple were left sorely disappointed when they arrived at Birmingham Airport ready to jet off to the Caribbean – only to find they’d accidentally booked tickets from a city with the same name in Alabama,…
Cayman Spirits Company announces launch of first Cayman Islands vodka
From Cayman Spirits Company GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman — Cayman Spirits Company, the Cayman’s Islands first and only distillery, is now crafting a premium vodka destined for both the local Cayman market and for Export. Gun Bay Vodka The Cayman…
Sir Alex Ferguson swaps rainy Old Trafford for sunny Caribbean
From Manchester Evening News While his successor David Moyes was ending the club’s losing streak with a 2-0 win, Fergie was enjoying a week-long holiday with family and friends in Barbados. PHOTO: Sir Alex Ferguson Sir Alex Ferguson Former United…
The Confidential Relationships (Preservation) Law: the Cayman Islands’ Confidentiality Legislation
From Mourant Ozannes Confidential Relationships (Preservation) Law (2009 Revision) Much has been made in recent times of the need for transparency in offshore financial centres. A variety of factors, including globalisation and the tumultuous state of international financial markets following…
