Cayman Islands: Woodman receives time served
From Peter Polack Andre Woodman who had been charged in November 2013 by the police with a number of drug charges after police raided a house in Northward and seized drug paraphernalia, scales, bags, 10 ounces of ganja and almost…
Carey Olsen’s expansion continues with the hire of four new lawyers in the Cayman Islands
Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has expanded its corporate and litigation teams in the Cayman Islands with the appointment of four new associates bringing the number of fee-earners in Cayman to 18. Robert Coombes, Peter Sherwood, Denis Olarou and Thomas…
Applications now being accepted for the NGCI Deutsche Bank Visual Arts Scholarship
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) is pleased to announce that applications for the 2016 NGCI Deutsche Bank Visual Arts Scholarship are now being accepted. Launched as a partnership between Deutsche Bank and the National Gallery in 2008…
Annual John Gray High School Careers Fair Attracts Dozens of Businesses
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Year 9 and 11 students at John Gray High School (JGHS) had the opportunity to learn about a wide range of professions in Cayman’s business community at the school’s annual Careers Fair, organised by the…
Cayman Islands unemployment rate declined to 4.2% in fall 2015, the lowest since 2008
From the Cayman Islands Ministry of Finance The overall unemployment rate in the Cayman Islands declined to 4.2 percent in Fall 2015 when compared to the 4.6 percent recorded in Fall 2014. The unemployment rate among Caymanians was recorded at…
Economic expansion is estimated at 1.6% for the first three quarters of 2015
From the Cayman Islands Ministry of Finance Overall economic activity in the Cayman Islands’ grew by an estimated 1.6 percent in the first nine months of 2015. “Since the beginning of 2013, the local economy averaged 1.5 percent real GDP…
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Cayman Islands Academy gets an upgrade thanks to Island Paving, Crighton Properties & Dart
Academy Sports Club, an organisation dedicated to promoting football among Cayman’s youth, recently received a vital upgrade to its facilities thanks to the generous donation of three local companies. Island Paving, owned by Barry Bodden, kindly donated equipment and labour…
There are 2 tribes on Wall Street, and they could be about to go to war
By Matt Turner From Business Insider Stock trading specialists on Wall Street are being asked to give their colleagues in the fixed-income markets a hand. The bond-trading veterans aren’t so sure they want the help. Consider what happened when former Goldman…
Antigay group accidentally raises thousands of dollars for LGBTQ teens
BY HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable Sometimes, even the worst intentions go beautifully awry. Minus 18, an Australian nonprofit that serves LGBTQ youth, recently decided to hold a formal dance for their clients. An antigay coalition called ‘STOP Safe Schools’ soon…
Renting out entire cruise ships
By Dennis Green From Business Insider The newest trend in billionaire yachting is renting out entire cruise ships Chartering yachts is nothing new — many boat owners rent their mega-yachts out for months at a time to make up for…
