OceanaGold’s Pac Rim subsidiary chided by World Bank
Article – BusinessDesk From Business.Scoop. Oct. 17 (BusinessDesk) – OceanaGold’s Pac Rim Cayman subsidiary has been ordered to pay US$8 million to El Salvador to cover the country’s legal fees and costs in a long-running arbitration after the mining company…
A new term for Walkers Art Clubs at the Cayman Islands National Gallery
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) welcomed close to 100 art students to the Walkers Art Club this past month. The popular extracurricular art education programme offers students of all ages and abilities weekly art classes to enhance…
Cayman Islands prison officer recruitment testing
Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) hosted more than 100 applicants who took part in the Prison Officer Recruitment Testing last week. Prison Service Director Neil Lavis said 128 people took the entrance exam, which was offered over a…
Cayman Islands: Protecting coral reefs – Conyers and CCMI
More of Cayman’s coral reefs are being protected thanks to Conyers Dill & Pearman joining forces with the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) for the annual Festival of Seas, a celebration of the extensive research and education work undertaken by…
CITN/Cayman27 moves to Camana Bay
Television station joins Hurley’s Media group at new headquarters GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, October 17, 2016– Local television station Cayman 27, which is owned and operated by Hurley’s Media Ltd, has moved to Camana Bay. The television station has joined…
eGA to continue cooperation with Cayman Islands
From ega Expert group from Cayman Islands, headed by Mr Ian Tibbetts, the Director of e-Government met Estonian colleagues in October 10 – 15 to start with more concrete actions for developing the e-government in Cayman Islands. The visit to…
Donald Trump might not be running for President
By Jonathan Chait From New York Mag In June, Sarah Ellison reported, “according to several people briefed on the discussions,” Donald Trump was exploring “the possibility of launching a ‘mini-media conglomerate’” after the election. Ellison reported that Trump had put…
Speedy insurance payout of USD 29 million to support Caribbean relief in wake of Matthew
From Smith Re The tally of lives lost, and number of people displaced in the wake of Matthew is tragic. Outbreaks of cholera due to water mixing with sewage in Haiti is further aggravating the extreme hardship, emphasizing the urgent…
Cocaine prices in the US have barely moved in decades — here’s how cartels distort the market
By Christopher Woody From Business Insider Efforts to staunch the flow of cocaine in recent years have focused on the source — ripping coca plants out of the ground or dousing them with herbicide. And attacking cocaine production at the…
2 former traders at Izzy Englander’s Millennium have reunited to launch a new hedge fund
By Rachael Levy Two former staffers at Izzy Englander’s Millennium Management are launching a new hedge fund. The New York-based investment firm, Carbon Investment Partners, is scheduled to launch November 1 with $10 million under management. Lee Bressler, the new firm’s…