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Month: May 2017

Merger dissenters prevail in Cayman Islands Grand Court Ruling

By Mac Imrie, James Eldridge and Gemma Freeman Maples and Calder From Lexology Cayman Islands April 26 2017 The Cayman Islands Grand Court has delivered its ruling in Re Shanda Games Limited(FSD 14 of 2016, 25 April 2017, Segal J). This is…

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Cayman Islands Blood Bank partnering to save lives

The Cayman Islands Blood Bank is seeking more opportunities and partnerships that will spread awareness of the importance of blood donation and increase the number of registered donors to achieve its goal of 500 new donors by the end of…

The Editor Speaks: Money laundering still a battle here

Last week, the Attorney General’s Chambers released findings from the first ever National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment (NRA). Attorney General Samuel Bulgin said, “It is important for us to understand the threats, risks and vulnerabilities that face…

UK looks to boost trade links

By Glen Munro From The Voice Foreign Office Minister tells The Voice that the Government wants to explore new opportunities CLOSE TRADE TIES: Baroness Anelay, Foreign Office Minister for Overseas Territories is looking for ways to bolster Caribbean trade ties…

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Navy PC Zephyr and Coast Guard make $22.5M bust in Caribbean

By: Mark D. Faram from Navy Times In the Navy’s version of the popular TV show, “Deadliest Catch,” the coastal patrol vessel Zephyr and its embarked Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment have made a large haul of illicit drugs. The Zephyr, along with…

Could we see Caribbean tropical development during the first half of May?

From Soualiga Newsday Sint Maarten SINT MAARTEN/CARIBBEAN – Caribbean Tropical Development is possible during the first half of May, according to Crown Weather. “The long range operational GFS model and its ensemble members continue to strongly hint at the potential…

Hotel – rooms start $1,100 a night

Billionaire Larry Ellison teamed up with Robert De Niro and chef Nobu Matsuhisa to open a hotel where rooms start at $1,100 a night By Madeline Stone From Business Insider Ten years after he bought the beachfront Casa Malibu Inn…

Cayman Islands Proud of Them Recipients 2017

Bios Jonathan Christian – Academics, Business – 25 – George Town Mobile and digital are the new frontiers for commerce, and someone firmly rooted in these new markets is Jonathan Christian. Through his company JRC Investment Inc., the 25-year-old has…

DG’s 5K Challenge

Record Cayman Islands DG’s 5K Challenge Crowd Turns Out For YMCA There was a sea of blue t-shirts in George Town today (Sunday, 30 April 2017) as walkers and runners took part in the 2017 Deputy Governor’s 5K Challenge. Wearing…

The ‘Butch’ Stewart legacy

BY DESMOND ALLEN From Jamaica Observer Peers hail ‘The Chairman’ for 50 years of building tourism, people’s lives MIAMI, United States — Of all those arts in which the wise excel, nature’s chief masterpiece is writing well… Only those who…