John Gray students keep heritage alive
A thriving heritage arts club at John Gray High School is helping to retain Caymanian traditional crafts for future generations that might otherwise easily be forgotten. Each week students learn how to make an array of items through the art…
The crucial role of a tourism policy in enhancing tourism activity within the region
From ACS March 19th, 2015 — The Association of Caribbean States is dedicated to promoting sustainable practices in tourism through joint collaboration with other tourism agencies within the Greater Caribbean to foster growth and innovation in the region’s tourism industries…
Cayman Islands National Gallery participates in Tilting Axis
The visual arts conference, ‘Tilting Axis: Within and Beyond the Caribbean — Shifting Models of Sustainability and Connectivity’, held in Barbados in late February, was dedicated to forging infrastructure between several independent art organisations and museums operating across the Caribbean,…
Guernsey signs MoU with Cayman Islands
By Jason Gorringe, From Lowtax.net, London The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority to provide a framework for enhanced cooperation between the two supervisory authorities. The MoU will…
One in five maternal deaths in the Americas results from obstetric hemorrhage
From WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.who.int PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.paho.org PAHO/WHO initiative seeks to reduce maternal deaths from hemorrhage in the Americas One in five maternal deaths in the region results from hemorrhage during the third trimester of pregnancy or…
Polish-Cayman agreement on exchange of tax information
From International Tax Review Polish-Cayman agreement on exchange of tax information opens way to applying judgment in Emerging case to income of Cayman investment funds Rafal Mikul ski of Dentons explains why Cayman Islands’ investment funds may be entitled to…
Threats to Judges didn’t violate release terms, Court finds
By Mark Hamblett, from New York Law Journal A former commodities trader and hedge fund manager who served time in prison for threatening to kill regulators has prevailed against charges that he violated his supervised release by threatening federal judges….
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Two killed in Sweden pub shooting
By Tom Sullivan AFP From Yahoo News Stockholm (AFP) – Two men were killed and more than 10 were wounded after gunmen burst into a pub firing automatic weapons in a suspected gang-related attack in the Swedish city of Gothenburg…
Father shares important message regarding son’s suicide for all parents
From My Fox Philly NEWTOWN SQUARE – On Saturday, March 14, family and friends of 13-year old Cayman Naib gathered together at Haverford College for a memorial service to honor his life. At the memorial service Cayman’s father, Farid Naib,…
