The Editor Speaks: Stunned again
I was stunned again on Tuesday (10) when I received a comment to my Editorial that appeared in iNews Cayman on the same day sub-titled “Stunned”. I was writing about documents that had been “discovered” by North Side MLA, Ezzard…
Students! Are you up for a Challenge?
Kids, we dare you to find the eight words in the mix below! Ready, Set, GO! AKHRIOAHRBNKASUMMERFBABFOAHIABFAHFOAHFALNFAJDPRJQPEWGSNGOHF SIGFTIOMREADINGVDFAGDAIGHOAHFRAOPRAORHAOACHALLENGEOHFAOFHAO FHAOFAOCANGFAOAREHFAOIHFAOFYOUHSFHSIFAOIFHAOIFHAOHMAKEIGHDFO AHFOAHFAOHFAOTHEHFATOFHAOFHAOYRHQWORHBQMINUTES?CUIGIOSHVNHNFSG Have you found the hidden words? This code simply asks if students are ready to undertake the new Summer Reading…
Meet Leroy Jordan, 2012 Cayman Stingray Tourism Accommodations Employee of the Year
If you have been a guest of The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, you no doubt have met Leroy Jordan, who was the 2012 Cayman Stingray Tourism Award Accommodations Employee of the Year. Leroy first came to the Island in 2000, he started…
WTTC predicts world’s travel and tourism industry will grow by 2.8% in 2012
Jane van der Bol, the Executive Director of the Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) attended the 50th Anniversary of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica June 15 and 16, 2012. The report by the…
The Editor Speaks: Curiouser and curiouser
Those two words are surprisingly not included in the Oxford English Dictionary, even though lesser, newer creations are. No, it’s not good or “proper” English but it immediately strikes a chord in your brain far more than saying, “This is…
Kobre & Kim opens Cayman Islands office
Kobre & Kim, the conflict-free litigation boutique focusing on cross-border disputes, has announced the opening of an office in the Cayman Islands. Leading the firm’s initiative in the Cayman Islands will be James Corbett QC, an English Queen’s Counsel with…
STEP Announces New Officers
The Cayman Islands branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (“STEP”) recently announced its officer elections following the annual general meeting held in June. Maples and Calder trust partner, Nigel Porteous, secured the honourable position of Chairman, succeeding…
What’s Romney hiding?
Every day iNews Cayman receives at least ten articles a day all concerning USA White House hopeful, Mitt Romney’s, offshore investments in the Cayman Islands (amongst others). Romney’s refusal to answer questions about these accounts has made the American pro…
The Editor Speaks: Stunned
The documents’ release by Independent MLA for North Side, Ezzard Miller, to CNS which appear on their website, have me stunned. If you haven’t read the story there, the bare bones is that, “Dart Realty (Cayman) Ltd will be taking…
Managing Director Leaves NRA
The National Roads Authority (NRA) Board of Directors have announced that Mr. Brian Tomlinson is no longer employed with the NRA effective 29 June 2012. Mr. Tomlinson served the NRA in his capacity as the Managing Director for almost five…