Lawyers contracted for final stages of Cayman Islands’ Waste Management Plan
A contract was signed today (Tuesday, 24 January 2017) with a specialist legal team to take forward the plans for the proposed Integrated Solid Waste Management System (ISWMS). The contract is with law firms Maples and Calder from Grand Cayman…
Cayman Islands PFL/GPFL Playoffs: Semi Finals Review
Cayman Prep face CIS for League titles The primary schools’ best footballers were in action at the Annex Field this past Saturday as the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and the Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) semi finals were…
Cayman Islands college announces speaker for 44th Commencement
Dr. Bertice Berry is announced as speaker for ICCI’s 44th Commencement Best-selling author, sociologist, lecturer, and educator Dr. Bertice Berry will be the speaker for ICCI’s 44th Commencement Ceremony next month. Dr. Berry is a graduate of Jacksonville University in…
Ex-billionaire Batista has $63 Million frozen by Judge
By Susannah Nesmith From Bloomberg Cayman Island judge’s order disclosure follows U.S. lawsuit Eike Batista entangled in Brazil’s biggest corruption scandal Former Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista had $63 million of his assets frozen by a judge in the Cayman Islands…
Cayman Islands Airport Authority’s employee development on track
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (24 January 2017) The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) has started off the new year with a continuing focus on employee development. In keeping with the Airports Authority’s strategic goals, the senior management team recently completed…
The Editor Speaks: Heroes
What makes a hero? Before I attempt to answer that I must congratulate all the persons behind the Heroes Square event last Monday (23). All the seating for the spectators was filled with many people standing. The weather was king…
Oxitec and GBIT announce launch of Friendly™ Aedes Project in India
NEWS PROVIDED BY Oxitec Ltd DAWALWADI, India and OXFORD, England, January 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Gangabishan Bhikulal Investment and Trading Limited (GBIT) and Oxitec announced today the launch of the Friendly™ Aedes project in Dawalwadi, India. Outdoor caged trials of…
How Russia sold its oil jewel: without saying who bought it [Cayman Islands’ company mentioned]
By Katya Golubkova, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Stephen Jewkes | MOSCOW/LONDON/MILAN From Reuters More than a month after Russia announced one of its biggest privatizations since the 1990s, selling a 19.5 percent stake in its giant oil company Rosneft, it still…
Jamaica: Former Moravian President and VP arrested in sex scandal
From Caribbean News Service KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 24 2017 — Former Moravian President Paul Gardner and his deputy Jermaine Gibson have been both arrested and charged with carnal abuse and indecent assault. The attorney-at-law representing the men said that his…
Update on Independent Inquiry into January Shooting Incident by Cayman Islands police
Update on Independent Inquiry into 6 January Shooting Incident in Windsor Park by Cayman Islands police Officers from the Bermuda Police Service have completed a preliminary report regarding the police-involved shooting that took place on 6 January in the Windsor…