Huddersfield Carnival 2015
Huddersfield Carnival 2015: Pictures and video from the loudest, most colourful party in town By Dave Himelfield From Huddersfield Examiner Tens of thousands pack town centre streets and square for mass celebration of African and Caribbean culture An explosion of…
Cayman Islands: The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Recipients Impress
With 80 overall awardees including seven gold award winners, the 2013 and 2014 batches of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award recipients are impressing even seasoned followers of the programme in the Cayman Islands. Following two years of diligent work, the…
Caribbean community fears spread of racist immigration policy
From Telesurtv A Caribbean bloc committee pointed to Nazi Germany and Apartheid South Africa as examples of the violence and danger of xenophobia. The Caribbean Community’s committee said Monday the regional bloc should urge the Dominican Republic to put an…
The [US] au pair program is broken and here’s how they plan on fixing it
By Celia Ampel, From Daily Business Review Two Fort Lauderdale lawyers hope to help raise wages for au pairs across the country through a class-action suit. Boies, Schiller & Flexner attorneys Sigrid S. McCawley and Lauren Fleischer Louis are part…
Law firm supports Cayman Islands marine institute
Stuart Walkers Hersant Humphries supports CCMI’s long term monitoring programme and CREWS2 maintenance LITTLE CAYMAN July 21, 2015- Law firm Stuarts Walkers Hersant Humphries has recently announced its $15,000 commitment to supporting the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s long-term monitoring programme…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Community Events Lutheran pastor to speak at Men’s Breakfast Meeting The Grand Cayman chapter of the Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship International holds its monthly breakfast meeting this Sat. July 25th at the Upper Crust restaurant, Caymana Bay. The guest speaker…
The Editor Speaks: The wonderful innocence of children
In my Editorial on the CUC power outage last Friday I mentioned “Bill & Ben The Flower Pot Men”. I didn’t think anyone would have heard of them but I was wrong. I was surprised to learn that the children’s…
New time limits for Cayman Islands D&O notifications
From Solomon Harris A Cayman Islands Bill proposes extending the time limit to register changes in directors and officers with the Registrar of Companies by thirty days. It also proposes changes to the penalties payable for any default, including limits…
Kingston Properties to Launch US$8m Rights Issue next week
By Camilo Thame From The Jamaica Gleaner Kingston Properties Limited (KPREIT) plans to launch-rights issue next Wednesday, hoping to raise US$8 million ($940 million). “We will be launching with the option to upsize,” KPREIT Executive Director Fayval Williams told the…