Shades – The Official Carnival Day Fete
Date: Saturday 19 January 2013 Time: 03:00pm Cayman Bacchanal invites you to the first Carnival Day Fete in Grand Cayman. An event designed for you to experience all the Carnival essentials that make up a fete. A great venue…
Mourant Ozannes Interns
Eight young Caymanians have been cutting their teeth on the world of offshore law before returning to their studies. The students all recently completed internships with leading law firm Mourant Ozannes, gaining valuable insight into several legal practice areas including…
Suspected Jamaican bank robber to be extradited to the Cayman Islands
From rjnewsonline A Jamaican man who’s believed to have robbed a bank in the Cayman Islands has been ordered extradited to that country. The extradition order was made for Ryan Edwards, 36 , from the eastern parish of St Thomas, after…
Second Slow Food Day has a further update
Slow Food Day 2013 Celebrates Eating Local in the Cayman Islands SAVE THE DATE: SECOND ANNUAL SLOW FOOD DAY CELEBRATES EATING LOCAL IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS WITH TWO EVENTS ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2013 Announcing line-up of participating local chefs…
Bank of America to pay Fannie Mae billions to settle mortgage claims
Bank of America has agreed to pay US government mortgage agency Fannie Mae $3.6bn (£2.2bn) to settle claims relating to residential home loans. In addition, it has agreed to buy back 30,000 mortgages for $6.75bn, and pay a further $1.3bn…
Belfast flags trouble: Police use water cannon in east Belfast
Water cannon have been used after rioting erupts for a fifth night in east Belfast. The disorder began close to the nationalist Short Strand area as loyalists returned from a protest at the city hall. Police were attacked with petrol…
Obama names Hagel and Brennan to lead Pentagon and CIA
US President Barack Obama has named Chuck Hagel to be his next defence secretary and counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the CIA, but the nominations may not go smoothly. Former Nebraska Senator Hagel’s fellow Republicans have accused him of…
European Integration and Postcolonial Sovereignty Games
The EU overseas countries and territories Edited by Rebecca Adler-Nissen, Ulrik Gad Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge – 252 pages This book examines how sovereignty works in the context of European integration and postcolonialism. Focusing on a group of…
Gawker site exposed- money in the Cayman Islands
According to the Red Statements website it has reposted a short article from Liberal Krytonite “Welcome to the Cayman Islands”: During the last election, much was made of Mitt’s money in the Cayman Islands. How did they know about this…
Beyond Marathons: 5 Grueling Physical Feats
By Alexandra Andrews The Financialist There are plenty of reasons to run a marathon—personal gratification, weight loss, charitable fundraising—but if it’s bragging rights you’re after, marathons have begun to offer diminishing returns. The event itself is unchangeable: 26.2 miles is…
