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Community Events Apostle 13 & the Disciple of Demons Play with music & dance FOUR performances only Opens Thu Oct 22- Sat Oct 24 7:30pm & Sun Oct 25 3:00pm St George’s Anglican Church Hall Tickets $15 (A) $5 (C)…
Cayman Islands Officials: Renovated Cayman Brac hotels will expand traveler options
From Travel Pulse Renovations and expansions to two Cayman Brac hotels will help the Cayman Islands territory enhance its appeal to leisure dive and luxury travelers, said Rosa Harris, the Cayman Islands’ director of tourism. Cayman Brac’s Brac Reef Beach…
The Editor Speaks: The end of secrecy?
On November 24th 2014 The Tax Justice Network issued a 64 page “Final Report” – “The end of bank secrecy”? Bridging the gap to effective automatic information exchange. An Evaluation of OECD’s Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and its alternatives. It…
Cayman Islands minister wants children protected from pesticides
Minister Kurt Tibbetts – Minister of Planning, Lands, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure Message for Pesticide Awareness Day 2015 The Cayman Islands’ most delicate resource, our children, are the subject of a unique observance this weekend, the objective of which should…
Harneys Cayman secures first strike out of a winding up petition under Section 95(2) of the Companies Law
By David Butler, Grainne King From Harney Westwood & Riegels On 16 September 2015 the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands handed down its written reasons for striking out a winding up petition under Section 95(2) of the Companies Law…
Garifuna communities of Honduras resist corporate land grabs
By Samira Jubis Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs From Caribbean News Now The fate of the Garifuna people of Honduras hangs in the balance as they face a Honduran state that is all too eager to accommodate…
“Dark clouds on the FOI horizon” says Cayman Islands Information Commissioner
Right To Know Week 2015 Statement by the Acting Information Commissioner, Mr. Jan Liebaers Reflections on Freedom of Information in the Cayman Islands On September 28th the Cayman Islands joins more than100 jurisdictions around the world in a celebration of…
Why Sandals and Guy Harvey are teaming up
A new program in Caribbean schools By Dana Niland CJ Contributor From Caribbean Journal The Sandals Foundation, the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, and CARIBSAVE (INSTASAVE Caribbean) have teamed up to launch an initiative called the Save Our Seas Program in…
Cayman Islands East End Primary launches home reading programme
Monday 21st September marked a major milestone for East End Primary School as they officially launched their Home Reading Programme, a first for East End Primary School. Minister of Education, Honourable Tara Rivers, joined the students, staff, members of the…
Pan American launches new insurance affiliate in Cayman Islands
Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG), a leading provider of insurance and financial services throughout the Americas, launched its newest affiliate, Pan-American Life Insurance Company of the Cayman Islands on Monday, September 14th at the Ritz Carlton. The new company, led…