Sir Richard Branson keynote speaker at Cayman Alternative Investment Summit
Visionaries from around the world gather in Grand Cayman, November 1-2, to discuss the future of alternative investments The world’s leading institutional investors, CEOs, economists and academics will gather at the world-renowned Ritz-Carlton in Grand Cayman, November 1-2, 2012 to…
RBS says most bank accounts now updated
Banking group RBS has said that 99% of RBS and NatWest accounts have now been brought up to date. A computer software upgrade at RBS failed last week, disrupting many payments into and out of accounts. However, RBS added that…
Syria in state of war, says Bashar al-Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said his country is in “a state of war”, more than a year after the uprising against his rule began. Addressing his new cabinet, Mr Assad said that all efforts had to be directed towards…
Tropical Storm Debby weakens but makes landfall in Florida
Debby continues to weaken this afternoon, but remains a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. The storm’s center of circulation made landfall this afternoon near Steinhatchee, Florida. NHC DISCUSSION AT 5PM EDT TUE JUN 26 AN AIR…
More genetically engineered mosquitoes released** (** see Dr. Reeves email below article)
Do you remember the Frankenstein mosquitoes and the lack of transparency the UK firm Oxitec executed here in the Cayman Islands in 2009 without our full knowledge? It created much publicity and our news story and Editorial was republished and…
National Geographic’s Explorer Kid at the 2012 Explorer’s Symposium
Kobie Boslough, 13, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was one of 15 National Geographic Kids Magazine’s Hands-On Explorers For Expedition to the Cayman Islands in 2011. The Hands-On Explorer Challenge Expedition Team was sponsored by the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism….
Ambassadors Continue Diplomatic Missions
Cayman Islands government officials are continuing to build upon the already solid relations with neighbouring countries, with recent visits by American and Cuban officials resulting in the forging of even stronger relations, and better understanding of current issues. Over the…
Cayman Islands company accused of unfair noodling
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. has denied claims that it is using abnormal competitive strategies to push Uni-President Enterprises Corp. out of the instant noodles market in northeast China and Shanghai, cqnews.net reported on Tuesday. Recently, it was reported that…
KeyTech’s (Logic) fiber network completion in George Town helps boost profits
In a filing to the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), KeyTech Limited (Ticker: KEY.BH) released a preliminary announcement of results for the financial year ended 31 March, 2012. The KeyTech Group of Companies concluded fiscal year 2011/12 with a profit for…
No Complaint, Investigation against Lord Blencathra
The Commissioner for Standards in the UK House of Lords has confirmed that no complaint has been made about the conduct of Lord Blencathra, the director of the Cayman Islands Government’s London Office. Because there has been no complaint, Commissioner…
