Dressage riders impress US judge
By Pamela Fowler From CIEF Cayman Islands Dressage Riders Impress US Judge Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (“CIEF”) welcomed US Dressage Judge, Luis Denizard to Cayman recently to judge the first show in the 2015/16 National Dressage Series. Mr Denizard was…
Nevis signs geothermal power purchase agreement
By LK Hewlett From St Kitts & Nevis Observer US lauds island’s green energy development progress Nevis has been recognized by the US government for signing a model geothermal power purchase agreement (PPA) that could see the provision of the…
Recipe of the week
Keep Shells on for the Easiest Tender Grilled Shrimp By SHAO Z. From Serious Eats Shell-on shrimp are great on the grill. [Photographs: Shao Z.] Grilled Lemongrass Shrimp Remember when Kenji published his article on how to grill perfect shrimp,…
China Shanshui: a change of direction for company winding up petitions in the Cayman Islands
By Paul Madden and Marc Kish From Harneys In an already widely-discussed decision of the Cayman Islands Grand Court, Mangatal J parted company this week with one of her fellow judges by declining to follow Jones J’s first instance judgment…
Oddo & Cie joins battle for BHF Kleinwort Benson
By Michael Stothard From Financial Times French private bank Oddo & Cie has thrown itself into the battle to buy Anglo-German banking group BHF Kleinwort Benson, launching a counter bid to acquisitive Chinese investor Fosun. Oddo said on Friday that…
From Jamaica To Trinidad, Caribbean Nationals Joining ISIS
By Ernice Gilbert From The Virgin Islands Consortium ST. CROIX — Caribbean nationals from multiple islands have left their native lands to join the terror group called the Islamic State, according to Marine Gen. John Kelly, the top U.S. general…
1912-1938 Traveling with the Paneths
By Alex Q. Arbuckle From Mashable An intimate, colorful record of a family on the move 1913 Paneth’s wife Else on their honeymoon in Cairo. IMAGE: FRIEDRICH PANETH/ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY/SSPL/GETTY IMAGES 1924 “Eva, Heinz and Else sitting on a wall.”…
Grant Shapps quits amid Tory bullying claims
From BBC Grant Shapps has quit as international development minister amid claims he failed to act on allegations of bullying, Downing Street has said. Claims have engulfed the Conservatives following the apparent suicide in September of a youth activist. Mr…
Canadian Election
Canada has elected a new Liberal majority government led by Prime Minister elect, Justin Trudeau, son of former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
The Editor Speaks: Dark clouds looming
I have been a supporter of most of this government’s running of the Cayman Islands affairs but one area I am deeply opposed is in the Freedom of Information (FOI). They want to combine the two departments of the Information…
