Drink Downsizing: Is the Proposed NYC Soda Ban a Good Thing?
Another great article from Care2: By Eric Steinman Without a doubt, the consumption of sugary soda drinks is a major contributing factor to what is deemed as our current “obesity epidemic.” And when you consider consumers are routinely buying such…
Cayman Islands church minister helps Jamaican migrants in Niagara, Canada
A programme to support Jamaican workers is about hospitality, spirituality and fellowship. For 20 years, members of the Caribbean Workers Outreach Project have tried to make migrant workers, mostly from Jamaica, feel at home in Niagara, Ontario, Canada. “The idea…
Cayman Islands judgment affects hedge funds of the Living Dead
Four years after the onset of the financial crisis, tens of billions of dollars remain locked up in illiquid “zombie” hedge funds that suspended their redemptions in the darkest days of the meltdown. Today, these funds produce little if any…
Cayman Islands listed as “a recognised jurisdiction” on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx)
Delaware companies now have a roadmap to apply for a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In February 2012, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) issued Listing Decision HKEx-LD24-2012, which permits companies incorporated in Delaware to list on HKEx…
Can chemicals used in the production of synthetic marijuana be purchased in the Cayman Islands?
The possibility of chemicals used in the production of synthetic marijuana being purchased in the Cayman Islands was raised in an article published in the Detroit Free Press titled: “Violent crimes linked to synthetic marijuana renew a push in state…
Penny Palfrey returning to Cayman Islands
Penny Palfrey announced Team Palfrey, 15 highly experienced and professionals who will escort and protect her from the shores of Cuba to the coast of Florida later this month. Her medical team includes Dr. Bill Korey, an emergency room physician…
Diamond Jubilee: Final flourish for Queen’s celebrations
In the final moments of Tuesday’s festivities, the rapturous applause of thousands who had gathered on The Mall to see the Queen was drowned out by a deafening RAF flypast. Streaming red, white and blue over Buckingham Palace, it drew…
Now you see it: now you don’t – temporary terminal for Olympics costs $31M
AP) — The project will cost 20 million pounds ($31 million), process 37,000 bags and deal with 10,000 or so athletes. But don’t blink, because you might miss Heathrow’s Games Terminal: After three days, it will disappear. So why would…
Mayan “end of the world cruise” visiting Cayman Islands
After fielding yet another media call about whether the world will end on Dec. 21 of this year, Douglas Duncan, director of the University of Colorado’s Fiske Planetarium, and one of his astro-colleagues hatched a plan. “When the world doesn’t…
Guyana powerlifters gear up for Cayman Islands Tournament of the Americas
With a view of getting powerlifters in top condition for important overseas engagements during the second half of this year, the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) has planned four local tournaments, the first of which is set for next month….
