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Month: January 2016

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The Editor Speaks: Child murder not guilty verdict “disappointing” but correct

The Police Commissioner said after the verdict was announced that Devon Anglin has been found not guilty for a second time for the murder of 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes it was “disappointing”. I agree with him although I believe it would…

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Cayman Islands: BeiGene, Ltd. (BGNE) plans to raise $126M in February 4th IPO

By John Broton From EMQ News & Analysis BeiGene, Ltd. (BGNE) plans to raise $126 million in an IPO on Thursday, February 4th. The company will be issuing 5,500,000 shares at a price of $22.00-$24.00 per share. In the last 12…

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Cayman Islands appoints new President of Court of Appeal

Her Excellency Governor Helen Kilpatrick has announced the appointment of Sir John Goldring to the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal as President. Throughout April and May 2015, the Judicial and Legal Services Commission carried out a recruitment process whereby the…

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Cayman Islands Post Office presents mementoes to Christmas stamp winners

The Cayman Islands Postal Service 2015 yesterday (Thursday 21 January 2016) presented mementoes to the five students whose stamp designs were selected for its Christmas 2015 stamp issue. Each young person received a framed stamp set with a first-day cover,…

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Canadian High Commissioner pays courtesy visit to Cayman Islands

Mr. Sylvain Fabi, Consul General to the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos and High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica and for the Bahamas, paid a courtesy visit to Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin Friday, 22 January, 2016. Joining…

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EY Winter Sprint Meet “Cayman Islands swimmers back on the blocks after Christmas break”

The EY Winter Sprint Meet hosted by Stingray Swim Club (SSC) at the Lions Aquatic Centre (LAC) this past weekend saw Cayman’s finest and fastest swimmers, of varying ages and abilities, back on the blocks for the first fully officiated…

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American doctor saved in the Cayman Islands

A doctor from Massachusetts is alive today thanks to quick reactions by hotel employees, first responders, and the skilled medical teams and surgeons at Health City Cayman Islands, and he now plans to partner with the facility that saved his…

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Caribbean Islands protect the sea turtle

By Andrea Pole From Huffington Post The small island of Nevis has one of the Caribbean’s most important sea turtle protection programs thanks to its dedicated army of volunteers. While visiting Nevis recently, my nine-year-old daughter and I tracked endangered…

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Gavin Dixon called to the Cayman Islands Bar

Young Caymanian and civil servant, Gavin Blake Dixon was called to the bar on Thursday 21st January. Justice Charles Quinn accepted the application for two new attorneys to practise law in the Cayman Islands: Mr. Dixon and former United Kingdom…

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Cayman Islands Red Cross Appreciation event starts year off right

The Cayman Islands Red Cross hosted its 11th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Event on Saturday, 16th January, 2016. “The event started as a way to recognise the tremendous work done by the organisation’s volunteer core prior to, during and following the…