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Community Events Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The Grand Court jury report date has been changed. Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 July – 6 October 2015 session are now to report on Wednesday, 29 July, 2015…
Cayman Islands: Couple celebrates 30th anniversary with Caribbean surgery
CAYMAN ISLANDS (July 23)—For many married couples, a wedding anniversary is an opportunity to enjoy a special luxury or a romantic getaway to a destination far away from the realities of everyday life. Not so for Janice and Kelly Renegar,…
Cayman Islands: Study examines local variability in ocean climate conditions for reef health
Joint NOAA – CCMI research monitors environmental conditions on Little Cayman’s coral reefs to understand coral resilience and improve the accuracy of NOAA’s bleaching forecasts. LITTLE CAYMAN ISLAND – A joint effort between NOAA and the Central Caribbean Marine Institute…
Cayman Islands: Navigating the complexities of International tax compliance
By Kevin A. Phillip from DMS Offshore Investment Services Introduction Recently, the Cayman Islands Department of International Tax Compliance (DITC) notified financial institutions that in October 2015 it will be introducing local regulations to implement the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard…
UN experts denounce televised reprisals against human rights defenders in Venezuela
From UN News Centre 23 July 2015 – In retaliation for their activities in Venezuela and cooperation with United Nations and regional human rights bodies, a group of UN and Inter-American rights experts has underscored their condemnation at attempts by…
Lionfish control efforts getting a boost from other lionfish
By Dennis Pillion From AL Efforts to control the invasive and highly-destructive lionfish in Florida and Gulf of Mexico may be getting a boost… from other lionfish. According to a report in National Geographic, several lionfish caught recently in the…
Probe team raises red flag over FII funds in key sectors [Cayman Islands flagged
By Sanjeev Sharma From The Tribune India New Delhi – “How can Cayman Islands (western Caribbean Sea) with a population of less than 55,000 invest Rs 86,000 crore in a single country like India?” This is a whodunnit on money…
NASA’s Kepler mission discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth
NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other new small habitable zone candidate planets mark another milestone in the journey to finding another…
European Court Italy ruling may open door to gay civil unions in British Caribbean [Cayman Islands]
By Andrew Potts From Gay Star News Jamaican lawyer Maurice Tomlinson says the European Court ruling that recognition of same-sex relationships is a human right may lead to civil partnerships across the Caribbean British Overseas Territories A leading Jamaican LGBTI…
Apple Daily: Apple’s Q3 Earnings Report; Beats 1 Traffic affects Apple services
By Leif Johnson from MacLife The numbers are in for the iPhone, iPad, the Mac, and yes, the Apple Watch from Apple’s quarterly earnings call, and while those numbers are impressive, Wall Street doesn’t seem too happy. In other news,…
