Cubans in Frank Sound
Immigration officials are monitoring a vessel carrying 13 Cubans, which arrived off Frank Sound around 8:00a.m. Monday, 16 July 2012. The 230-foot motorized wooden craft has 13 adult males, and is undergoing repairs in transit to another destination. Footnote: Immigration…
Cayman Islands featured heavily in “Action Stations” feature in thelawyer.com website
Offshore litigation is thriving as the fallout from the financial crisis and court innovations whip up a perfect storm. For law firms around the world litigation has been the department flourishing most in the past few years, and the offshore…
Another story on Cayman’s Enterprise City
Law firm Appleby helped move a client into a new special economic zone set up in the Cayman Islands where companies are exempt from work permits and taxes. In a bid to diversify and boost the economy, the Cayman Government…
Police helicopter crew obtain Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) certification
Four members of the RCIPS Air Operations Unit are now certified emergency medical responders – thanks to a joint initiative between the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority and the police. In addition, the Cayman Heart Fund has very generously donated…
Ade-Thomas still short of $$$ for 10th NAPF Regionals in Cayman islands
– needs $190,000 to cover airfare The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) while trying its utmost to raise the required funds to have its premier athletes bring more glory to Guyana, is still short of funds to, in the first…
Gay powers to 100m win
Former world champion Tyson Gay shrugged off damp and cold conditions to power to victory in the 100m at the London Diamond League meeting on Friday. Gay, the second-fastest man in history, took advantage of the late withdrawal of Jamaican…
Cayman Islands beat T&T in U-19s final
Defending champions Cayman Islands withstood a determined challenge from archrivals Trinidad and Tobago(T&T) to retain their North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) U-19 Men’s rugby Championship title at the IPN University stadium in Mexico City . Cayman Islands came away with the 20-10 victory….
Respite from rain as flood warnings remain
Most parts of the UK are experiencing the driest weather for days – but flood warnings remain in place in some areas. The Environment Agency has 8 flood warnings and 38 alerts in England. However, there are no weather warnings…
Opportunities for the Summer
Scores of young people are now undertaking summer internships throughout the Cayman Islands government. The continuing programme this year benefits 250 students who are in Year-10 or above, including those on government scholarships. Of these, six summer interns have been…
Maples and Calder conflict of interest with Ritz Carlton
In a development concerning the receivership of The Ritz Carlton, Offshore Alert – the investigative website specialising in reporting about Offshore Financial Centres, owned by UK journalist David Marchant and based in Miami – sent us an alert under the…
