Eric Ripert Explains Leaving DC and Philly, Teases a New NYC Project
by Amy McKeever Don’t panic, Eric Ripert‘s Grand Cayman restaurant Blue is safe from the carnage of last week in which the chef made back-to-back announcements that he was cutting ties with both his Washington, DC, and Philadelphia-based Ritz-Carlton restaurants….
Cayman stock exchange to make listed catastrophe bonds & ILS tradable
From Artemis Here’s a fascinating development which could have significant ramifications for the market in catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities, particularly in the secondary market trade in Rule 144A securitized notes. The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) has told us…
Chinese are attracted to branded British universities
By Elizabeth Gasson ( China Daily) Bentley, Burberry and Cambridge University. What we perceive to be the best of British products for cars and clothes are the shiny labels – those that scream: “I am the best”. Yet, carrying…
St. Luke’s cardiologists care for Cayman Islanders
Health officials from the Cayman Islands will visit St. Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute on Friday (7) to renew the Kansas City hospital’s contract as the island’s preferred provider for cardiac care. Since 2011, St. Luke’s has cared for 49…
Immigration Holiday Hours and Reminders
The Department of Immigration wishes to advise clients of holiday hours for its public counters, as well as the dates for this year’s final board meetings. The public counters close at 11a.m. on Christmas Eve (Monday, December 24), and resume…
Grand Cayman is tops with the Monroe’s
“Grand Cayman beats everything. You have shipwrecks, the Cayman Trench” By Cherlene Willis, Gulfport Patch From Key Largo to the Cayman Islands, the Monroe’s have explored the ocean’s depths for the past four years as scuba divers. Just this year…
Bush meets Simmonds at the UK and Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council
The Joint Ministerial Council met for the first time today (4), bringing together Cayman Islands premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush and other political leaders from the Overseas Territories and UK Ministers to work together on several issues including strengthening economies and…
Met Police ignored “vociferous” phone hacking warnings from own detectives
By Steven Swinford, The telegraph, UK Senior detectives have questioned the Metropolitan Police’s version of events over phone hacking after claiming that “vociferous” warnings were ignored and that official records are “inaccurate”. Keith Surtees, an investigating officer with the Metropolitan…
Japan orders tunnel inspections after Sasago collapse
The Japanese government has ordered emergency inspections of road tunnels across the country following a deadly roof collapse west of Tokyo. Nine people were confirmed dead after concrete panels collapsed and started a fire in the Sasago tunnel, 80km (50…
CONCACAF Integrity Committee provides first update since September appointment
NEW YORK (Monday, December 3, 2012) – Statement from Sir David Simmons, Integrity Committee Chairman. “The work of the Integrity Committee has been proceeding very smoothly and satisfactorily,” Sir David Simmons, Chairman of CONCACAF’s Integrity Committee, said in a statement on…
