WuXi PharmaTech Cayman : : Announces management appointments
SHANGHAI, April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device R&D services company with operations in China and the United States, today announced that Dr. Steve Yang has joined the company…
Changes to the Exempted Limited Partnership Law
From Carey Olsen The Cayman Islands legislature has approved a major overhaul of the jurisdiction’s Exempted Limited Partnership Law (“ELP Law”). The ELP Law was first introduced in 1991 and has been periodically updated to meet the changing requirements of…
Grand Cayman: Airport overcrowding lingers on
From Kathryn’s Report Grand Cayman’s airport was packed from wall to wall on Saturday as rain delays caused a bottleneck of waiting passengers. Images sent to the Caymanian Compass show chaotic scenes at the airport around noon as hundreds of…
9 years old and about to marry
From Walk Free We’ve just learned that any minute now, the Iraqi Council of Representatives will vote to legalise Forced Child Marriage1. The specifics of the legislation (part of the Jaafari Personal Status Law) are terrifying: There will no longer…
President George W. Bush’s paintings
Tour: The incredible gallery with all of President George W. Bush’s paintings By Paul Szoldra From Business Insider While we got our first glimpse Friday of some of the 24 paintings former President George W. Bush would be displaying at…
CONCACAF Disciplinary Committee renders decisions on Cruz Azul Champions League case
MIAMI, FL (Tuesday, April 15, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that its Disciplinary Committee has levied fines on Mexican club Cruz Azul FC, and extended a suspension to goalkeeper Jesus…
The Cayman Islands – a growing reinsurance centre
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Recent changes to the Insurance Law have made the Cayman Islands a more attractive domicile for reinsurance companies. That was part of the message from Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin Tuesday morning when he helped ring…
Nominations open for Cayman Islands annual nursing award
Nominations for the annual Eloise Reid Award for Excellence in Nursing are now open. Members of the public, whether they are peers, patients or colleagues are urged to nominate a nurse they believe should be recognised and appreciated for his/her…
Tropical Storm and Hurricane names for 2014
From Tropical – Hurricane Weather forecasters have learned over the years that short, distinctive names in written and spoken communications is quicker and more effective than previous naming conventions based on latitude-longitude methods. Beginning in1953, Atlantic tropical storms have been…
