Cayman Islands religious ministers concerned at continuing road carnage
Statement on the use of roadways – April 2015 The Cayman Ministers’ Association views the continuing carnage on our roads in 2015 with deep concern. We believe that many of the mishaps that have taken place this year were preventable,…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events APRIL 28 BBQ Dinner Sale fundraiser You’re invited to a BBQ Dinner Sale fundraiser for the young people of the George Town Wesleyan Holiness Church to attend congress in Jamaica. Chef John’s BBQ will be available on Tuesday…
Cayman Islands Football: Five overseas-based teams expected for Cayman Cup
From Digicel Sportsmax Five international and eight local teams will take part in the second annual Under-15 Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Cup, from Tuesday May 5-10 in George Town, Grand Cayman. Ipswich Town (United Kingdom), IMG Academy (Florida), Chicago Fire…
The Editor Speaks: Gas talk gets nowhere so gas companies will have commission
It was only a matter of time before the gas companies in the Cayman Islands gassed themselves out. The general public has been really fed up with the Rubis and Sol gas monopoly (formerly Chevron-Texaco and Esso) and the high…
USS Kittiwake: a Savior to Grand Cayman Reef Restoration?
By Coral Reefs Blog From Rice University “Fake it till you make it: Artificial reefs can provide realistic habitat for reef organisms” A couple of summers ago, I went on a scuba diving trip to Grand Cayman in the Cayman…
China: Seeking truth from fact: rationale and use of offshore jurisdictions in the PRC
By Kristian Wilson From Bedell Group I. INTRODUCTION In 2013, inflows of foreign direct investment (“FDI”) to the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) amounted to US$127 billion, making the PRC the world’s second largest recipient of inward FDI after the…
Cayman Islands children’s arts festival gets underway
NCFA Music Preliminaries Underway Judges began the process of weighing musical performances by the Cayman Islands’ brightest young talent on Thursday 23 April 2015. The National Children’s Festival of the Arts (NCFA) music preliminaries got underway on Thursday morning at…
Cayman Islands Adventists Footprints of Hope campaign results in 68 baptisms
The Cayman Islands Conference of Seventh-day Adventists has been hosting its Footprints of Hope evangelistic campaign since April 3 at the Lions Centre in George Town. Hundreds of people are visiting the Centre each night to hear televangelist pastor Glen…
Perfect World enters into definitive agreement for going private transaction
BEIJING, April 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) (“Perfect World” or the “Company”), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, today announced that it has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger…
Can this [Cayman Islands] company help save California from its water crisis?
By Reuben Brewer From the Motley Fool California is mired in a severe drought, and it’s looking at all the alternatives, including this water specialist’s technology. The state of California has instituted water controls at an alarming pace, realizing its…