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Bird strike identified after Cayman Airways flight KX852 landed safely in PanamaApril 15, 2025Following the arrival of Cayman Airways flight KX852 in Panama on Monday, evidence of a possible bird strike was identified during a routine post-flight inspection. The strike resulted in damage to […]- Cayman: Smart Start & Roving Parent Mentorship Programme Empowering Early Childhood DevelopmentApril 15, 2025The Ministry of Education is excited to announce the continued success and growth of its Smart Start Early Stimulation Programme. Managed by the Ministry’s Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) […]
- Cayman Emancipation Day 2025 Events AnnouncedApril 15, 2025In honour of Emancipation Day 2025, the Ministry of Youth, Sports & Heritage is excited to share the Schedule of Events. This year’s theme, “Unity: Strengthening Our Legacy,” marks the second […]
- Cayman DES Introduces New Management Information System in SchoolsApril 15, 2025The Ministry of Education (MOE) and Department of Education Services (DES) today announced the implementation of Arbor, a modern cloud-based system, designed to modernise and simplify how schools […]
- Second Man Arrested in Relation to November Construction Site RobberyUpdateApril 14, 2025From RCIPS On Friday, 11 April, officers arrested a man, age 28 of East End, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery, in relation to a high value commercial robbery which took place on 18 […]
Penny Palfrey ends attempt to complete unaided swim from Cuba to Fla.
Endurance swimmer Penny Palfrey, who is 49, ended her attempt early Sunday (1) to become the first woman to swim unaided from Cuba to the Florida Keys, unable to close the gap on the last 26 miles of the 103 miles…
Hedge Funds article in NY Times showcases Cayman’s hedge funds business
Last Sunday (1), under the heading “In Caymans, It’s Simple to Fill a Hedge Fund Board”, an article appeared online at dealbook.nytimes.com saying how over the last decade in the Cayman Islands hedge funds have grown “from a cottage industry…
CCRIF Retains Sagicor as its Insurance Manager
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) is pleased to announce the retention of Sagicor Insurance Managers Ltd. (Sagicor) as insurance manager for the Facility for the next three years, commencing June 1, 2012. CCRIF was launched in June 2007…
Michael Jackson’s Bengal tiger ‘Thriller’ dies from lung cancer
Shortly after the third anniversary of Michael Jackson‘s death Tippi Hedren announced on Wednesday that Jackson’s former Bengal tiger named Thriller died from lung cancer. The 13-year-old, 375 pound tiger had been living at Hedren’s big cat sanctuary since May…
The Chinese Want to Replicate Guernsey’s Funds Sector
The Chinese government is so impressed by the way British island Guernsey regulates its hedge funds that it plans to replicate that system for its own funds sector. Investment Europe reported that the Shanghai Municipal Services Office has enlisted Guernsey-based…
Defining and Defending My Poetry
By H.M. Peter Westin I enjoy writing poetry. If I had to define the style of poetry I write, I would characterize it as ‘free verse’. Free verse poetry typically has no rhyme scheme or stratified stanza style format. The…
“Cayman Heat” Murder in the Cayman Islands
Connie Reeves Cooke is just back from New York where she introduced her second novel, Cayman Heat, at Book Expo America and Blogworld New Media Expo. Following that soft launch of the riveting page-turner (yes, I’ve read it), Connie hits…
Economic Prediction For TCI Period June To 31st March 2013
None of the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands or Montserrat) have Value Added Tax (VAT), so why is Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) being unilaterally singled out for VAT? Cayman Islands (much…
SEC Suspends China Medical ADR Trade on Info Accuracy
Trading of China Medical Technologies Inc. (CMEDY) (CMEDY)’s American depositary receipts was suspended by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which cited questions on the accuracy of the company’s information. The regulator ordered a temporary suspension in the Beijing-based medical…
Cricket: West Indies beat New Zealand twice in Florida, USA!
1st T20I: New Zealand v West Indies at Lauderhill – Jun 30, 2012 West Indies 209/2 (20/20 ov); New Zealand 153 (18.3/20 ov) West Indies won by 56 runs Any worries that the first Twenty20 international in Lauderhill, Florida, would…
