Reaction to Ashcroft’s Privy Council Appointment
The following two stories show some of the reaction to Lord Michael Ashcroft’s appointment by UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, to the Privy Council. Also see our story today, “PNP politicians try to shift blame for health care contract”. 1….
Hurricane season food drive – West Bay
Students at Wesleyan Christian Academy proudly show off some of the non-perishable foods they have collected as part of the their hurricane season food drive. Students and their families have donated the food which will be distributed to West Bay…
Message from Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Sunrise for International Literacy Day
The United Nations has declared September 8th each year as International Literacy Day, a global observance, with the aim of raising awareness of and concern for literacy issues within communities. Literacy is not just about words but also numbers. It…
Billy Reid to step down as UDP chairman
The chairman of the Cayman Islands ruling United Democratic Party, Billy Reid, who is 72, said on Tuesday (4) that he would leave that post later this month. Reid wrote to Premier McKeeva Bush, the leader of the UDP, back…
The Multi Layered Costs of Addiction [in the Cayman Islands]
By Lynn Robinson Programme Coordinator Caribbean Haven Residential Cente This year’s theme for Recovery Month is It’s Worth It. When you think about the cost of addiction, you may be forced to think about the amount of money people spend…
Mental Health patients jailed for no crime
In one of the most deplorable reports I have ever seen, Complaints Commissioner Nicola Williams Special Report detailed failures by the Cayman Islands government to meet the requirements of its own law in regard to the treatment of mental health…
Walkers strengthens Asian insolvency practice with Cayman Islands’ transfer
By Kanishk Varghese Offshore law firm Walkers has boosted its insolvency, restructuring and litigation practice in Asia with the transfer of counsel Tim Haynes from Cayman Islands to Hong Kong. Haynes brings with him over 18 years of experience working…
UPDATE: TS Leslie brushed Bermuda. Invest 90L gone. Invest 91L forms
Sunday, September 9, 2012 TROPICAL STORM LESLIE TROPICAL STORM LESLIE DISCUSSION NUMBER 41 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122012 1100 AM AST SUN SEP 09 2012 LESLIE HAS A VERY BROAD EYE AS EVIDENCED BY BERMUDA RADAR OBSERVATIONS AND…
Mourant Ozannes sponsors the 2012 Cayman Alternative Investment Summit
The Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (Cayman A.I Summit) aims to develop a new narrative for the alternative investment industry on what it stands for and what it can deliver in the post-crisis world. The financial crisis is also an opportunity…
La Vida Tranquila — One Family’s Pursuit of Paradise
From Chandra Hoffman, Huffington Post Part One — The Adventure Begins In 1998, I left a boyfriend who said he couldn’t commit to anything more than putting food in the cat’s bowl. We were in our early twenties and living…
