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Cayman Islands motor museum in West Bay scheduled to reopen in November According to Andreas Ugland, owner of the Cayman Islands Motor Museum, it will reopen this year in November. The museum, located in West Bay, Grand Cayman has been…
Cayman Islands celebrates breast feeding month
From Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital The experience of breastfeeding is special for so many reasons: the joyful closeness and bonding with your baby, the cost savings, and the health benefits for both mother and baby. Every woman’s journey to motherhood…
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The Editor Speaks: Olympics, Dancing, Jamaica, Feeling Alright
Was it divine guidance or just coincidence when Jamaica’s 54th Anniversary of Independence was almost the same day as the opening of the XXXI Olympic Games? Jamaica was one day later. It is Jamaica’s 14th appearance at the Summer Olympics…
Florence Allan rigs up for her Cayman Islands’ Olympic debut
Most high school graduates are busy enjoying their summer holidays, but 18-year-old Florence Allan is preparing for her sailing event at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Allan is the first athlete in 16 years to represent the Cayman Islands in…
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The Games are here. Play your part
From WALK FREE.ORG Last Friday (5), we witnessed the spectacular opening ceremony at the Rio Olympics 2016. The first Olympic and Paralympic Games ever held in South America will host over 15,000 competing athletes. Their amazing efforts have got them…
Cayman Islands Councillor and Chief Officer at PAHO meeting
Councillor for Health Roy McTaggart and Ministry of Health Chief Officer Jennifer Ahearn recently attended a meeting of health representatives from Caribbean British Overseas Territories. The meeting was organised by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and held at its…
Campbells announces Cayman Islands scholarship recipients for 2016
Campbells is pleased to announce that Kira March and Luca Polloni have been awarded our undergraduate scholarships for 2016. “I am nothing but grateful to be one of the Campbells scholarship recipients this year. I am beginning one of the…
Islamic finance discovering the charm of offshore jurisdictions [Cayman Islands]
By Arno Maierbrugger/Gulf Times Correspondent /Bangkok From Gulf Times Owing to the sometimes complex structure of Shariah-compliant finance vehicles, offshore jurisdictions have become increasingly popular with Islamic finance institutions in the recent past. One reason is that such jurisdictions allow…
Rio Olympics opening ceremony’s Parade of Nations order by Brazil’s Portuguese – a $1 billion headache
From news.com.au If you were watching the Rio Olympics opening ceremony in Australia, or any other English-speaking country, you may have been scratching your head and asking this question: Why did the teams come out in the wrong order? Answer:…
The first Zika vaccine trials are underway, but research funding is running out
BY MARIA GALLUCCI From Mashable Just days after a local outbreak of the Zika virus began in Miami, infecting at least 15 people so far, U.S. researchers are moving ahead with the first clinical trial for a potential vaccine. Yet…
