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Community Events
NWDA Community Outreach
The National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA), in an effort to provide improved customer service to its clients in their job seeking efforts, will have a representative at the district libraries to provide:
Opportunities to register online with the NWDA.
Opportunities to search the online job portal and self-referring for jobs.
Assistance with preparing resumes.
Assistance with preparing for an interview
Career Exploration: Interest Profiler
Dates, Hours and Locations:
North Side Library Branch: Monday12th, Oct..-10:00am-1:00pm
*Customer Service Workshop offered
West Bay Library Branch: Wednesday 14th Oct.– 10:00am-1:00pm
*Communication Skills Workshop offered
For more information please call 945-3114
Lions Club of Tropical Gardens Breast Cancer Month is October
Apostle 13 & the Disciple of Demons
Play with music & dance
FOUR performances only
Opens Thu Oct 22- Sat Oct 24 7:30pm & Sun Oct 25 3:00pm
St George’s Anglican Church Hall
Tickets $15 (A) $5 (C) [Discounts for groups 10 or more]
Tel: 949 5583 or 916 4594 or at the door
SAT OCT 10
8th Annual CISPA Gala “Back to the Future-Celebrating 45 years of excellence”
Date: 10/10/2015
Time: 6:30 PM
Ritz Carlton Seven Mile Beach
Phone: 749 3360
Register
Event Description: The 8th Annual CISPA Gala “Back to the Future-Celebrating 45 years of excellence” is a time to celebrate Caymanians who recently attained their professional accounting designations as well as a chance to celebrate the past and look to the future
Directions: The Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman
SAT & SUN OCT 11 & 12
SUN OCT 11
Brenda Tibbetts Lund Memorial 10K Walk/Run
The Lions Club of Tropical Gardens’ Brenda Tibbetts Lund Memorial 10K Walk/Run is on Sunday (11 Oct) on Crighton Drive near Holiday Inn Resort at 6am.
2015/2016 Charity Shields
2015 cifacharityshields
TUE OCT 13
25th Annual Culinary Awards of Excellent Competition & Trade Show
THU OCT 15
Caribbean Statistics Day
On the 15th October 2015 the Caricom Community (CARICOM) marks the seventh observance of the Caribbean Statistics Day.
FRI OCT 16
NGCI tIDal shift
Mark your Calendar!
You’re invited to a special Young Patrons’ Circle late night event in conjunction with NGCI’s newest exhibition…
Friday, 16 October 2015, 5pm – 10pm
Join us at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands for a late night of entertainment, live music, performance art, canapes, and fun! More details to follow – SAVE THE DATE and forward this to your friends.
THU OCT 22
Triple C School Music Department will be having a POP Concert featuring Erica Assai and Yung
Fusion. The public is invited to attend. The event will be taking place:
When: Thursday, October 22, 2015
Where: Triple C School Multi-Purpose Hall
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Refreshments will be on sale.
For more information please contact the school office at 949-6022.
THU OCT 22 – SUN OCT 25
Apostle 13 & the Disciple of Demons
Play with music & dance
FOUR performances only
Opens Thu Oct 22- Sat Oct 24 7:30pm & Sun Oct 25 3:00pm
St George’s Anglican Church Hall
Tickets $15 (A) $5 (C) [Discounts for groups 10 or more]
Tel: 949 5583 or 916 4594 or at the door
FRI OCT 23
Dan Marino – Leadership in SPORTS
T H R I V E by Gamut Global Events
Friday, October 23, 2015 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (EST)
Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman. To attend – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dan-marino-leadership-in-sports-tickets-18941278875?ref=enivtefor001&invite=ODUzMTUzOS93aWxjb2JiQGdtYWlsLmNvbS8w&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&ref=enivtefor001&utm_term=attend
SAT OCT 24
NCVO Radio/Telethon
From 7pm – 12 mid
Entertainment & Pledges
MON OCT 26
Please join the Cayman Jewish Community for the following programme
Mark Halawa: From Kuwait to Jerusalem
Oct 26 – 30 Half -term Football Camp
THU OCT 29
UCCI 2015 Commencement Ceremony
Celebrate an important milestone in our students’ academic journeys
Join the UCCI community as we recognize the achievements and share in the triumphs of the University College of the Cayman Islands’ Graduating Class of 2015.
Annual Meals on Wheels Dress Down Day
SAVE THE DATE
Dress Down Day Friday, 20th November, 2015
Help feed our Seniors we believe no-one in Cayman should go hungry.
Individuals can help by purchasing an orange ribbon for $5.00 or a tee shirt for $15.00 and wearing them on Dress Down Day, we are encouraging companies to match employee donations.
For more information or to sign up to participate please feel free to contact us via email at [email protected]or via telephone at 949-3905.
Public Consultation for Marine Parks
For more information of the proposed Enhanced Marine Parks System, visit http://www.doe.ky/marine/marine-parks-review/.
To submit an opinion about the proposals, email [email protected]
General queries can be directed to [email protected]
The deadline for submissions is Friday, 4 December.
AIMA – CAYMAN ISLANDS CHAPTER MEETING
Ron S. Geffner, Partner and Head of the Financial Services Practice will speak at the AIMA Cayman Chapter Meeting on US Regulatory Developments and the outlook for the US and Cayman investment funds industry on November 24th at 12:00 noon.
Speaker: Ron S. Geffner
Start Date: 11/24/2009
End Date: 11/24/2009
Location: The Wharf Restaurant, Cayman Islands
Associated: Ron S. Geffner
Please join the Cayman Jewish Community for the following programmes:
Mark Halawa: From Kuwait to Jerusalem
Wednesday, December 9th
4:00 pm Pardes Rock Chanukah Concert
Wednesday, January 6th 2016
Jerusalem Uncovered: Rabbi Avraham Stolik
REDUCE RISK. ADD BUSINESS VALUE
Transforming your Risk Management Preparedness and Response Strategy into a Competitive Advantage.
ALM’s cyberSecure is a two-day event designed to unite business leaders and the entire risk management team. Keynote presentations, tracked sessions and hands-on workshops will provide attendees with powerful insights and essential connections necessary to implement a preparedness and response strategy that changes the conversation from financial risk to competitive advantage.
The event will kick off at 9:00 am on December 15 with an opening keynote presentation that will show you how to proactively monitor for, assess, and counter information security threats without going dark yourself. This opening keynote will prime you for the event by leading you through the landscape on:
How to safely pursue an offensive strategy
Examples from the health care and financial services industries
The latest ISP (Information Security Program) approaches and compliance initiatives
Upgrading of IT Systems and New Continuous Monitoring platforms in IT
Keynote Speakers:
Mauricio Paez Partner Jones Day
Bill Sieglein Founder CISO Executive Network
Visit the website to view the complete agenda. Take advantage of our early registration rates – Register by September 30 and save up to $400.
Website: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/135818/309496/?utm_source=LAWAALMEVENTSweb&utm_medium=300×100&utm_campaign=CS15
ROWING FOR CANCER
Starting November 14, 2015
Craig Noble Attempting to Break Rowing Record to Raise funds for CICS
Cayman Charity Row – Spectators Welcome!
Date: 14th November 2015
Time: 0700hrs
Event: Cayman Charity Row – British Concept 2 Rowing machine 100,000 metres age group record attempt, currently 7 hours 11 minutes.
Location: Anytime fitness gym, Camana Bay
Open to all public who want to view and offer support
Visit the Cayman Charity Row webpage for more information: www.caymancharityrow.splashthat.com
Craig has set a Noble goal of raising $50,000 for the Cayman Islands Cancer Society as well as another $50,000 for the Children’s Tumor Foundation so please DONATE NOW at: http://www.active.com/donate/cancersociety
Cayman Islands Subway’s FOOD DRIVE to help Meals on Wheels
Now through Dec 6, 2015
Help us feed those in need this Thanksgiving.
Bring in any canned goods or non-perishable items to any Subway location before December 6th.
All proceeds to benefit Feed our Future, Meals on Wheels and a few other organizations dedicated to providing nourishment to the less fortunate.
Older Persons’ Month Starts with a Bash
Seniors in the Cayman Islands are invited to a number of events throughout October that celebrate older persons.
On Grand Cayman these include;
Eastern District Day takes place at the Bodden Town Civic Centre on Tuesday, 20th Oct 2015, 5.30pm-8.30pm.
The Circle of Love Prayer Tea is scheduled for Saturday, 24th October, 2.00 pm to 5pm, venue to be confirmed.
The Seniors’ Bash takes place at the Westin Casuarina Resort on Thursday, 29th October, 6:30 to 10.00 pm.
To wrap up the month Cayman National Cultural Foundation has invited seniors to a special performance on Friday, 30th October, 8.00pm at the Harquail Theatre. Limited spaces available. For more information contact 949-0290.
Meanwhile on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman,
A Seniors’ Island Tour takes place on Tuesday, October 13th and Tuesday, October 27th, 8:30am to 2.00pm
The Cayman Brac Seniors’ Social will be at the Aston Rutty Civic Center on Wednesday, 28th October 10.00am-2.00pm.
On Little Cayman a church service and luncheon takes place on Sunday, 25th October at the Little Cayman Baptist Church at 11.00 am.
Cayman Islands Hospice Care has a clinical volunteer programme
Our clinical volunteers are trained to provide assistance and support in many ways, from companionship to transportation and running errands. Their roles are guided by a patient’s needs. They are recruited, screened/ trained and are obligated to maintain privacy/ confidentiality and to respect patients/ family members choices.
Care is taken to match patients with volunteers who have similar interest, or speak the same language, have similar personalities live nearby or are otherwise deemed a good fit.
Upcoming Events
October 9, 2015
Voices for Hospice
October 29, 2015
Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference
For more: http://www.caymanhospicecare.ky/services/clinical-volunteer-program/
Cayman Islands: New Geology Textbook to be Presented
WHAT: A “Origin of Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks” textbook will be presented to Councillor Winston Connolly.This book will also be presented to all high schools taking part in Geology Week 2015 (Oct. 12-16).
WHO: Councillor Winston Connolly.
Water Authority Officials
WHEN: Monday, 12th October, 9.00 am
WHERE: The Water Authority Building, off Red Gate Road (going to
CUC).
BACKGROUND: During the week of Monday, 12 to Friday, 16 October the Water Authority will organise “Geology Education Week” for the third consecutive year. Councillor Connolly will start the week by accepting a copy of the textbook “Origin of Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks”. Dr. Brian Jones, professor of geology at the University of Alberta, Canada, and his colleague Dr. Noel James, geology professor at Queen’s University, also in Canada published the text book through Wiley Press in August 2015. The Water Authority has a long and mutually beneficial working relationship with Dr. Jones. As part of Geology Week there will also be specific courses for high school teachers to teach them about the geology of the Cayman Islands. In addition Dr. Jones will give geology lessons to high school students. He will also present a public lecture organized through the National Trust. This book will be presented to all high schools that take part in Geology Week. It targets upper-level undergraduates but is a very useful reference for professionals. The book does not specifically target the geology of the Cayman Islands, but the extensive research that Dr. Jones has done in the Cayman Islands over the last 30 years, has contributed to the book. The book is a good reference on the geology of the Cayman Islands. http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118652703.html
Cayman Islands companies have three weeks left for waiver period
At 5pm on Friday, 30 October 2015, the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies will cease its waiver period, which allows local companies to avoid penalty fees for the late filing of changes to directors and officers of companies.
During the waiver period, the Registrar will not impose any penalty fees for the late reporting of director and officer changes filed with the Registrar regardless of when the changes being submitted were made, and how many late changes are submitted.
In addition, penalty notices that have been issued prior to the start of the waiver period, but have not been paid, will be cancelled.
For more information please call 946-7922 or email [email protected].
Cayman Islands woman charged with assault has case dismissed
A woman charged with assaulting another female and causing her actual bodily harm at the Jacques Scott parking lot on Feb. 28th had her case dismissed because the Crown after three orders for disclosure did not comply.
Disclosure is mandatory so the defendant can answer the charge. This was not done.
Presiding Magistrate Grace Jones ruled last Tuesday in the Cayman Islands Magistrates Court, “The charge is dismissed for want of prosecution.”
Seadrill hopes to see market turnaround in 2017
By Reuters from gcaptain
Photo of Seadrill’s West Pegasus, via Captain Freeman
Reuters OSLO, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Offshore rig driller Seadrill is facing another two years in the doldrums but hopes the international rig market could turn around in 2017.
Rig rates have more than halved since the peak two to three years ago and in several cases are now below breakeven costs.
“2015 is gone, 2016 is ugly but what we see is that some oil companies are asking for extensions in 2017,” Chief Executive Per Wullf told the DNB investor conference in Oslo on Thursday.
“The oil price is decisive,” Wullf said.
But for the time being, the market remains depressed and Wullf said he was willing accept contracts at sharply lower rates than previously to secure them.
“It’s a fight for every contract”, Wullf said.
He said he could accept day rates down to $160,000-$180,000 on shorter contracts for drillships in the deepwater market which peaked around $600,000-$700,000 two to three years ago.
On longer contracts he said he could not accept a rate below $350,000-$400,000 per day.
Seadrill has a backlog of orders of around $14 billion and cash of $1.2 billion and expects to build up its cashpile to $1.6 billion next year.
In addition, the company has $2 billion of debt maturing in 2017.
(Reporting by Ole Petter Skonnord, editing by David Evans)
For more: http://gcaptain.com/103931-2/#.VhadJMt-RIc
Cuba, second tourist destination in the Caribbean
From Presna Latino
HAVANA._ The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) named Cuba the second leading tourist destination in the Caribbean in the first quarter of 2015, only preceded by the Dominican Republic, the local press reported.
The difference in the number of tourist arrivals recorded by the two countries is getting smaller. According to the Granma Daily, Cuba welcomed 3.1 million visitors in 2014 while the Dominican Republican received around 5.1 million, whereas in the first quarter of this year, 1,135,610 tourists visited Cuba and 1,499,402 the Dominican Republic.
According to official estimates, Canada was the number one issuing market of tourists to Cuba from January to March this year, with 551,360 visitors. This flow may rise considerably in the future resulting from the agreements recently signed by the two countries to improve air connections and increase the frequency of flights.
Meanwhile, the CTO believes this rising trend could negatively affect Puerto Rico, because, while the number of tourist arrivals to Cuba grew by 15 percent in the first quarter of this year, Puerto Ricoâ�Ös only increased by a mere 0.3 percent.
The easing of travel restrictions to Cuba for U.S. citizens may also trigger the alarm for the Puerto Rican tourism industry because, having been a market so far forbidden for U.S. tourists, the Cuban destination could become a very strong competitor.
Since last December, the interest in Cuba as a tourist destination has grown all over the world, as corroborated by the increase in the number of flights by different airlines, the resumption of others or the launching of new air routes.
With the objective of maintaining that growth rate in the tourism industry, Cuba is adding more than 3,000 rooms to its largest tourist resorts, while encouraging the participation of the non-state sector in the offers promoted by travel agencies.
The number of tourist arrivals in the Caribbean region grew by six percent from January to April this year, and a similar growth rate is expected for the rest of the year, according to the CTO.
In the first four months of 2015, the Caribbean islands welcomed a total of 7.9 million tourists, mostly from the United States and Canada, said the CTO chairman Richard Sealy.
For more: http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4230681&Itemid=1
Heineken boosts Caribbean, Malaysian presence
From Free Malaysia Today
As majority owner, Heineken will be able to drive the investment and strategic direction of the operating companies in Jamaica and Malaysia.
Heineken-Experience
THE HAGUE: Dutch beer giant Heineken Wednesday announced a deal worth 696 million euros ($780 million) with the world’s biggest distiller, Diageo, to boost its presence in the Caribbean and Malaysia.
Heineken has taken control of the Jamaican company Desnoes & Geddes, acquiring Diageo’s 57.9 percent stake.
The Dutch brewer now holds 73.3 percent of the Jamaican company, which produces Red Stripe and Dragon beers.
“Heineken will in due course make a mandatory offer for all shares of D&G not already owned by Heineken,” it said in a statement.
The company has also won full control of GAPL, which has a majority stake in the Malaysian brewer GAB, producers of such beers as Tiger, Anchor and Malta.
GAPL also holds the license to distribute Guinness and ABC Stout in Singapore.
Heineken bought Diageo’s shareholding of just under 50 percent of GAPL to gain 100 percent control of the company.
“As majority owner, Heineken will be able to drive the investment and strategic direction of the operating companies in Jamaica and Malaysia,” it said.
“The Caribbean and Southeast Asia are strategically important,” the company added.
Meanwhile, the Dutch brewer said it had sold its 20 percent stake in Guinness Ghana Breweries to Diageo, giving the British company more than a 70 percent share of the Ghanian company.
Diageo, which also makes Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka, is one of the world’s largest producer of spirits.
- AFP
GFSC sets out approach to EIF Director thematic review
From Your Gibralta TV
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has today published a Policy Statement and accompanying paper setting out its approach to the thematic review of EIF Directors.
The Statement sets out the GFSC’s expectations of the approach Directors of Experienced Investor Funds (EIFs) should take to their role and responsibilities as Directors. The Paper explains what directors can expect from the thematic review and the broader outcomes the GFSC aims to have achieved at the conclusion of the review.
Samantha Barrass, CEO, is today giving a speech at the Gibraltar Association of Compliance Officers’ Risk Awareness Week, where she will cover the risks that poor standards can pose to consumers, the financial services sector and to the jurisdiction if EIF Directors do not carry out their duties properly. Mrs. Barrass will explain how the GFSC’s work will focus on making sure that all directors conduct the role effectively and competently, supporting a well-controlled environment for EIFs activities.
Commenting on the review, Mrs. Barrass notes: “The purpose of this review is to work towards reducing the risks that arise from poor conduct by some EIF Directors. We are clearly setting out our expectations of the approach EIF Directors should take to their responsibilities and will be reviewing EIF Directors’ compliance with those standards. The review represents a focused use of our resources towards effectively and efficiently carrying out our regulatory responsibilities and strategic objectives”.
