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Jamaica: Ninja man taken back into police custody as murder trial begins
By Livern Barrett, Senior Gleaner Writer From Jamaica Gleaner Popular entertainer Ninja Man has been taken back into police custody as his murder trial begins. Justice Martin Gayle on Tuesday afternoon revoked the bail for Ninja Man, whose real name is…
Mannisto shines in first Cayman Islands horse show of the season
By Joanna Humphries From CIEF The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation held its first dressage show of the 2017/2018 season on Sunday, October. 15th. The show took place at the Equestrian Center in the morning and Cayman Riding School in the…
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UPCOMING: Ceramics Workshop at the Cayman Islands National Gallery
UPCOMING WORKSHOP Registration is now open for the National Gallery’s ceramics class with artist Cecilia Urdaneta. Sessions take place Saturday, 28 October, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM and Sunday, 5 November, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM. Learn the art…
The Editor Speaks: Sex toys
What constitutes a sex toy? When the Cayman Islands Customs Department seized a number of massagers from Reflections because officers were concerned that they were sex toys it immediately opened a can of worms. Every massager can be used as…
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Every destination in Caribbean will be open in upcoming weeks, says FCCA
Posted by Travelweek Group TORONTO — Michele Paige, President of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), could not have stressed it enough: “The Caribbean is open for business,” she said repeatedly during a press conference that provided media with cruise industry…
Puerto Rico stands ‘on the brink of a massive liquidity crisis that will intensify’
By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa From Business Insider Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló appears to have changed his tune on the magnitude of the emergency facing the island, sending a desperate letter to Congress outlining the dire straits still plaguing…
Cayman Islands Ministry, US Officials discuss tax and financial services reform
A two-person team from the Ministry of Financial Services has just returned from having face-to-face discussions with US officials on US tax and financial services reform, both of which are of great importance to the Cayman Islands. “We were well…
Viruses discovered a century ago may be our best defense against a threat that could kill 10 million people a year by 2050
By Lydia Ramsey From Business Insider Antibiotic resistance — the phenomenon in which bacteria stop responding to certain antibiotics — is a growing threat around the world. It’s expected to kill 10 million people annually by 2050. And it hasn’t…
Court permits strategic transfer of Center of Main Interests (COMI) in Chapter 15 Case
By Hogan Lovells From JD Supra The bankruptcy court in In re Ocean Rig UDW Inc., 17-10736 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Aug. 24, 2017) determined that a decision by an offshore drilling company from the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) to…
IBM’s cloud business helped it top Wall Street revenue targets
By Becky Peterson From Business Insider IBM benefitted from new and old businesses in the third quarter, as its cloud computing offerings as well as sales of its heavy-duty mainframe systems helped the company beat Wall Street revenue targets. Shares of IBM were…
