The Editor speaks: Ideas for successful schools
The Office of Education Standards (OES) is actively seeking input from the general public on the new inspection framework, “Successful Schools and Achieving Students”, by holding district meetings and conducting social media polls via the Cayman Islands Government Facebook page….
Cayman Islands: 2017 RCIPS Outstanding Service Awards
From RCIPS To be considered, nominations must be received by Friday, 8th June 2018 Nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 RCIPS Outstanding Service Awards. The Annual Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Outstanding Service Awards was established to recognise…
Cayman Islands Minister Rivers visits departments
The Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Tara Rivers, recently began meeting with the management and staff of the Ministry’s departments to review first year achievements and discuss strategic priorities going forward. “I first met with senior management in all Departments…
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90L in Western Caribbean slightly more organized; Development possible this weekend
By Dr. Jeff Masters from Weather Underground There has been a slight increase in organization over the past day to the area of disturbed weather (90L) associated with a broad surface low centered near the northeast coast of Belize in…
Cayman Islands Ministry continues industry discussions on EU assessment
Noting that developments remain fluid, the Ministry of Financial Services gave local industry associations another update on Cayman’s commitments in relation to the EU’s assessment of jurisdictions’ tax regimes. The 26 April meeting at the Government Administration Building was attended…
Cayman Islands: Carey Olsen advises SVP on acquisition of Vita Group
A cross-jurisdictional Carey Olsen team has advised Strategic Value Partners (SVP) in its acquisition of Vita Group from TPG. The UK-based Vita Group, which had been owned by TPG since 2005, develops, manufactures and markets flexible polyurethane, Talalay latex and…
NY Times: Iran restarts long-range missile facility
By Joe Crowe From Newsmax Evidence suggests that Iran is operating a secret missile research facility, The New York Times reported. The facility is operating to this day, said a team of weapons researchers who reviewed Iranian state TV and…
Progressive groups want FTC to split Facebook into multiple companies
By Swapna Krishna From engadget Whatsapp, Instagram and Messenger would be spun off into separate companies. Today, Axios reports that progressive groups will launch an advertising offensive aimed squarely at Facebook. Their mission? To convince the FTC to break up…
Movie – ‘To The Moon’?
Adored indie game ‘To The Moon’ could become a movie By Kris Holt from engadget Major Japanese animation companies are involved, said creator Kan Gao. Indie game To The Moon developed a cult following since its 2011 release, with the…
The Caribbean-Americans searching for their Chinese roots
BY EVELINE CHAO From Atlas Obscura Hakka Conferences are allowing distant relatives to meet and untangle their complex genealogy. RICARDO HOYEN LIKES TO JOKE that he was kidnapped. He was born in Jamaica, where he grew up in Kingston, but…
