We Love Colors winners donate prize to Homeless to Independence
Congratulations 2012 Halloween Contest Winners! We Love Colors are very happy to announce this year’s winners for our annual Halloween Costume Contest! This year is very special in that two of our winners have decided to donate their prizes to…
Egypt crisis: Clashes in Cairo amid constitution row
Rival protesters have clashed outside the presidential palace in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as unrest grows over a controversial draft constitution. More than 200 people were injured as protesters threw petrol bombs and rocks – shots were reportedly fired. Violence…
Dave Brubeck: Take Five jazz pianist dies
Pioneering jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck has died, aged 91. The musician, whose recordings included Take Five and Blue Rondo a la Turk, was once designated a “living legend” by the US Library of Congress. He died on Wednesday…
Philippines: Typhoon Bopha death toll rises
The death toll from a powerful storm battering the southern Philippines has risen to about 200, as rescue teams arrive in affected areas. At least 156 people are known to have died in Compostela Valley province alone when Typhoon Bopha…
Hell Is Grand Cayman
By Richard Bangs, The Blog It’s the final afternoon in paradise, and I head for Hell. Hell, it turns out, is a flash in the road near West Bay, named for a swatch of spiky, tortured, black, ironshore that looks…
Le Meritage chef Michael Farrell moving to the Cayman Islands
By Susan Langenhennig, The Times-Picayune After four years at the Maison Dupuy Hotel, chef Michael Farrell is heading to the Cayman Islands to become executive chef at Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa. He doesn’t plan on…
OT’s issues joint communiqué
This release is being disseminated on behalf of the Governor’s Office. FCO Press Release: Wednesday 05 December 2012 Minister for the Overseas Territories and Overseas Territory leaders issue joint communiqué following Joint Ministerial Council The Joint Ministerial Council, chaired by…
OCG cautiously welcomes the improvement
OCG cautiously welcomes the improvement in Jamaica’s transparency International’s 2012 CPI standing but asserts that there is much more to be desired. The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has taken note of Transparency International’s (TI), the global anti-corruption watchdog,…
Cayman Signs 30th TIEA, with Italy
The Cayman Islands and Italy signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) during a ceremony on Monday, 3 December, in London. The Premier, the Hon. McKeeva Bush, OBE, JP. signed on behalf of the Cayman Islands, whileHis Excellency, Ambassador…
Idyllic conditions for Marathon
Getting up early is not my scene and 5am to watch a race let alone take part in one is not on my To Do list. However, all of you on Grand Cayman, and there were lots, who took part…
