Cayman Island’s Green Anole
Jonathan Losos reporting for “Anole Annals” This fella (see pics) was caught a week and a half ago near North Side fire station, Grand Cayman. It’s the first green anole found outside the capital, George Town. The question: what is…
Winston Chung to receive FIFA order of merit at the 62nd FIFIA Congress 24-25 May 2012
Winston Chung, former Technical Director of the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) and founder of The Academy Sports Club will be receiving the highest order of distinction in the world of football at the 62nd FIFA Congress, in Budapest, Hungary…
Premier Leads Delegation to Caribbean Overseas Countries & Territories Meeting
Even with all the fireworks and explosions going off around Premier McKeeva Bush at home he led a Cayman Islands delegation for Curacao on Wednesday (25) morning to attend the First High-level Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (COCT) Council Meeting….
Colonialism and the Caribbean
Lizzie Phelan ([email protected]) The contemporary Caribbean remains the most politically diverse region of the world in such a small geographic space. By the end of the 19th century, much of the region was comprised of colonial dependencies controlled by various European…
Well loved Insurance “Hall of Fame” founder laid to rest
by Colin Wilson (from the Eulogy by J. Lemuel Hurlstone, CVO, MBE, JP) It was with much sadness I witnessed the Mass of Christian Burial for Rupert Lloyd Anderson Christie at St. George’s Anglican Church last Tuesday (24). Lloyd was…
“Grease” was a well-oiled production
Last week I wanted to see the Cayman Prep and High School’s latest stage production, Jan Jacobs and Warren Casey’s musical “Grease”. I managed to view it, but not until after two attempts because every ticket had been pre-sold the…
The Editor Speaks: Thank you Mr. Bush for giving me something to write about.
It is a hard job writing a fresh editorial every day of the week. It has been relatively easy recently with our premier McKeeva Bush in pole position. Thank you Mr. Bush. There is even a morsel concerning him today…
Murdoch: Hacking scandal changed my entire company
AP) — Rupert Murdoch used his testimony before a U.K. inquiry on Thursday to portray himself as the victim, not perpetrator, of a cover-up over phone hacking – a bold claim unlikely to be accepted by those suing his company…
Taylor conviction sends warning to tyrants
(AP) — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday became the first head of state since World War II convicted by an international war crimes court, a legal landmark observers say sent a clear message to tyrants around the world…
Financial elite from Cayman prepare for OffshoreAlert Conference
Three hundred high-level attendees from 23 countries or jurisdictions, including the Cayman Islands, will attend next week’s OffshoreAlert Conference to discuss everything that’s important in the world of offshore finance. The event – which will be broadcast live over the…