Dishin’ with Dody [Dody is in Cayman Islands]
By Dody THE CONTINUED SAGA OF MONKEY AND POODLE They spoke! I actually had an encounter with Cyrus and Gertrude (aka Monkey and Poodle…Mike changes their names daily. He’s concerned if they stay another week he may not have enough…
Cayman Islands: Literacy Month book donation
By Alison Hay From Camana Bay Literacy Day falls on Thursday, 8 September and we are excited to share details on a book donation that happened today to all 15 public primary and secondary schools in Cayman at a ceremony…
The Editor Speaks: Spell checkers – boon or bane?
I think most people will agree the spell checks like the one built in MS Word are a boon. However they do like to change spellings that are correct when they come across words they have not seen before. Then…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Cayman Islands police anti-burglary initiative From RCIPS The RCIPS has commenced an anti-burglary initiative along the Seven Mile Beach corridor since yesterday Tuesday 6 September 2016, with a view to reducing trespass, thefts, burglaries and other such crimes. Police have been…
Cayman Captive Insurance Industry builds its presence in Canada
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Cayman Islands captive insurance industry continues to build its position within the Canadian market as they head to the 2016 Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Canada Conference which is being held in Calgary 11–14…
Panama Papers: Denmark to buy leaked data
From BBC Denmark will buy data leaked from the law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal, Taxation Minister Karsten Lauritzen has announced. An anonymous offer to sell data involving up to 600 Danish citizens was made to…
Three J’cans among seven nabbed in US drug bust
From Jamaica Observer SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CMC) – Seven Caribbean nationals have been apprehended following two massive drug seizures by the United States Coast Guard in the region. On Friday, the Coast Guard said it seized contraband – with…
Cayman Islands’ Chevening scholars honoured
A farewell reception was held by Her Excellency the Governor Mrs. Helen Kilpatrick on Tuesday, (30 August 2016) to recognise the success of two young Caymanians who were awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship. Richard Tyson and Christina Ross, both civil…
Zurich Supreme Court rules on bank secrecy violations and whistleblowing by former banker [in Cayman Islands]
By Thomas Rihm Contributed by Rihm Rechtsanwälte From ILO On August 19 2016 the Zurich Supreme Court rendered a long-awaited decision regarding a former Swiss banker who between 1994 and 2002 worked as head of accounting and later as general…
Technology is finally changing the apartment rental experience
By Omri Barzilay Techcrunch The real estate rental market is a highly localized, relationship-based industry driven largely by individuals living and working in their own cities, causing many to acknowledge the longstanding difficulty of streamlining disruption to this market. In…
