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Month: December 2016

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Relationships: When did sweethearting become the ‘norm’ of behaviour?

By Dr Edrica D. Richardson From Caribbean News Now The term “sweetheart” has been accepted for many years now across the Caribbean for a much more painful and oftentimes destructive problem of infidelity. Infidelity has been the cause for divorces,…

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South China Sea weaponized as fortifications sprout on islands

From Newsmax China appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported Wednesday, citing new satellite imagery. The Asia…

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Visiting yachtsmen warned about new scam in St Lucia

From Caribbean News Now MARIGOT BAY, St Lucia — Caribbean Safety and Security Net (CSSN) has reported a first-hand account of a new scam perpetrated on visiting yachtsmen from a cruiser anchored In Marigot Bay, Saint Lucia. On a particularly…

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REVISED: Cayman Islands Vehicle Licensing Offices’ December Closures The public is informed that all three offices at the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing will close early on Friday, 16 December, 2016, for a staff function.  The West Bay and…

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Cayman police search for second stolen Yamaha motorbike

From RCIPS Just after 9PM on Tuesday, 13 December, a red Yamaha TBR motorcycle was parked just outside the Casa 43 Mexican Restaurant located in Canal Point, George Town.  A few minutes later it was discovered missing by its owner….

Cayman Islands Governor issues writs to Elections Returning Officers

Her Excellency the Governor, Helen Kilpatrick, today (Wednesday, 14 December 2016) issued writs to 19 Returning Officers as the next step towards conducting General Elections next year. At the Government Administration Building at noon, the Governor handed over the writs…

UK Border Force officers arrive to discuss cooperation with customs and immigration

Two senior officers from the UK Border Force arrived in the Cayman Islands last weekend for talks on future cooperation and assistance in the customs and immigration areas. Sam Bullimore, Deputy Director, Border Force Intelligence Directorate and Timothy Coward, National…

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Statement on Oxfam report: Tax Battles: The dangerous global race to the bottom on corporate tax

Statement on Oxfam report: Tax Battles: The Dangerous Global Race to the Bottom on Corporate Tax Oxfam is wrong. This is the same purposefully misleading rhetoric pretending to be research that Oxfam has published and republished for years. Through their…

NiCE workers help enhance Cayman Islands landfill

A team of workers from the National Community Enhancement Project is working at the George Town landfill on a variety of projects to help improve the facilities and services before Christmas. Known as the NiCE project, the three-week seasonal programme…