Cayman Islands Halfway Home gets much needed funds from Ministry
Christmas will be coming a little earlier this year for a halfway house for recovering addicts in West Bay, courtesy of a timely donation by the Ministry of Community Affairs, Youth and Sports. The much-needed $10,000 contribution was given by…
Two juveniles arrested by Cayman Islands police for motorbike theft on Monday, 19 December
From RCIPS Just past 4PM on Monday afternoon, 19 December, the 9-1-1 Communication Centre received a report of a motorbike theft from the parking lot of the Kimpton Hotel in West Bay. Two male juveniles had been spotted by the…
Cayman Islands Liquor Licence holders in the Sister Islands offered extended kours
Liquor licence holders in the Sister Islands now have the option to extend their hours of operation, including for this holiday season. The Liquor Licensing Board of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman recently decided that bars, restaurants and hotels may…
The Editor Speaks: And a very Happy and Merry Christmas to you Mr. Bush
Writing on his Facebook Page, West Bay MLA and Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush wrote this week (Dec 15): “People who know me … know that if I say I’m going to do something, I do it even when it hurts…
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute First in South Florida to Implant First-of-its-kind Fully Dissolving Heart Stent
Recently approved by FDA, Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold opens clogged arteries to restore blood flow, then gradually dissolves in the body Miami, FL — December 20, 2016 —The interventional cardiology team at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute at Baptist Hospital…
Blanket extension granted for Liquor License holders on Grand Cayman
Liquor licence holders can now extend their operating hours, according to the acting chairman of the Liquor Licensing Board of Grand Cayman. At its quarterly session on 5 December, the board changed specified operating hours for a number of licensing…
Cayman Islands consultation on the creation of private beneficial owner registers
Article by Bryan Hunter and Christian Victory From Appleby The Cayman Islands Ministry of Financial Services, Commerce and Environment has invited the public to provide preliminary comments on a proposal, ahead of a longer consultation period on the draft legislation…
Home and dry – when can investors be confident that distributions will not be clawed back?
By Ulrich Payne, Giorgio Subiotto, Paul Murphy, From Ogier When an investor secures a redemption payment from a fund that subsequently goes into liquidation, the investor – understandably – derives an enormous sense of relief that he managed to abandon…
Belizean bus driver steered to Cayman Islands for life-saving surgery
From CARIBBEAN360 GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Wednesday December 21, 2016 – A popular bus driver from Belize is alive and well, thanks to Health City Cayman Islands. Tyron Coleman, who works for James Bus Line, had been experiencing chest pain…
Search and Rescue Reviewers meet Cayman Islands sea-going community
Members of the maritime community met with the United Kingdom (UK) Coastguard team reviewing local search and rescue capability late last week (Wednesday 14 and Friday 16 December 2016). The focus groups at the District Administration Building on Cayman Brac…