Registration drive
The Elections Office, in preparation for the 2013 General Elections is encouraging all qualified persons who wish to register as electors to take advantage of the registration drive which gets underway on September 1st and continues through to December 1st,…
Urban Search and Rescue Team Increases Response Disaster Capacity
The Cayman Islands now has a certified urban search and rescue team. The team will be deployed in variety of circumstances including post impact situations such as a damaging earthquake, fire or following a hurricane where buildings have been damaged…
A-Z of Paralympic classification
The 2012 Paralympics in London involves 20 sports but not all disability categories can compete in each event. Each sport has different physical demands and so has its own set of classifications. ARCHERY Archery is open to athletes with a…
CIBC Bank And Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, Ogier and Walkers short listed for prestigious STEP Awards
CIBC Bank and Trust Company (Cayman) Limited has been named a finalist of the STEP Private Client Awards 2012/13, the only credible international awards that cover the whole private wealth sector. It is among five worldwide firms shortlisted for the…
Credit rating given to Chinese Cayman registered company
TEXT-S&P summary of Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd. Credit rating Summary analysis — Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd. ——————– 22-Aug-2012 ================================================================= CREDIT RATING: B+/Negative/– Country: Cayman Islands Primary SIC: Real estate agents and managers Mult. CUSIP6: 98871W ================================================================= Credit Rating History: Local…
Another disturbance in the Atlantic to watch
Whilst all eyes are on Hurricane Isaac and we in the Cayman Islands breathed a sigh of relief at its passing way North of us and suffering only some minor flooding, there is another Tropical Storm out there. I am…
ICCI graduates compete on US and UK university stage
Two graduates from the International College of the Cayman Islands are heading to Nottingham Law School in the UK this fall after Nottingham accepting their degrees because they are U.S. accredited. With a bachelor’s degree in Finance at ICCI, Arleth…
New School Year Begins – Clifton Hunter High School Opens!
The Ministry of Education and Department of Education Services would like to remind the public of the starting dates for Government schools for the 2012/2013 academic year. The details are as follows: Clifton Hunter High School (CHHS): Special arrangements are…
Explosive trial ends. Midland Acres fined $1,300 for violations
There were no loud explosions in the dynamite materials case involving Suresh Bhemsein Prasad, Managing Director of Midland Acres Ltd, on Wednesday (29) after Prasad changed his plea to guilty to four counts of importing explosive materials without the correct…
Blue Baby Godzilla? A Portrait of the Rarest Cerulean Iguana
Located on the tiny island of Grand Cayman off the coast of Cuba are the last remaining Blue Iguanas (Cyclura lewisi). They’re one of the longest living species of lizard with the record being set at 67 years. Unfortunately, there…
