Boy’s wing of Cayman Islands Frances Bodden Children’s Home opened
The Ministry of Community Affairs, Youth and Sports is pleased to announce the opening of the new boys wing; an extension of the Frances Bodden Children’s Home (formerly Frances Bodden Girls Home). The 1800 square foot, open concept facility is…
The Church is on a mission
From Jamaica Gleaner What is the Church doing? The short response by the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands to this question is that the United Church is committed to being missional! The United Church in Jamaica and…
Trouble in Paradise: Inside Canadian banks’ billion-dollar Caribbean struggle
From Freedom SKN 106.5 They arrived in droves starting at 5:30 a.m., desperate to secure a steady pay cheque. By midmorning, the anxious mob totalled 5,000 people. Sandals, a Caribbean hotel chain, was hosting a job fair in Barbados to…
How the US Congress hands US corporate taxes to Europe
By Jeffrey Sachs Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University From Huffington Post The American Congress is so incompetent that it is arbitrarily handing billions of dollars of U.S. tax revenues to Europe. The issue involves tax manipulation by America’s top…
5 leadership lessons from the FIFA scandal
By Alexandra Wrage From Corporate Counsel With so many compliance lessons to be learned from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) imbroglio, it’s difficult to know where to start. It’s even more difficult to avoid collapsing into caricature when…
Nominations sought for International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Cayman Islands honourees
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (1 March 2016) For the first time, members of the public are being asked to nominate a scuba diving pioneer for consideration as a local [Cayman Islands] honouree at this year’s International Scuba Diving Hall of…
CARPHA: Cancer cases in the Caribbean on the increase
From Caribbean360 CARPHA official Dr. Joy St. John says the large number of deaths from breast and cervical cancer in the Caribbean is very alarming. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday February 9, 2016 –Director of Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control…
DART Realty commissions “Captain Kem” to restore Blew Bayou for Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa
On February 25th the Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) hosted its 22nd annual National Arts and Culture awards to celebrate and recognise those who have made a significant contribution to the arts, culture and heritage of the Cayman Islands. This…
The US has a ‘math problem’ — and it’s a threat to millions of Americans
By Brian O’Connell, The Street From Business Insider The U.S. has a literacy problem, and it’s a direct threat to the financial health of millions of Americans. That’s no hyperbole – it’s the primary takeaway from a new study from Boston-based…
Cayman Islands: Patriarch steps down from Zohar, steps back from MBIA fight
By Tiffany Kary From Bloomberg Lynn Tilton won’t manage collateral for distressed-debt funds Her role with 70 companies in Patriarch’s portfolio continues Lynn Tilton’s Patriarch Partners LLC stepped back from a legal dispute with MBIA Inc. over the Zohar distressed-loan…
