Saxon Investment Club announces the 2012 Grand Prize winners
With prize money totaling USD $4,500 to be won, and after more than six months of intense competition, 50 keen students, teachers, parents and VIPs attended the Saxon Investment Competition awards held at George Town Library on March 23rd as…
Analysis: Pope, Castros talked past each other
HAVANA (AP) — The spiritual leader of the world’s Roman Catholics and the brothers who have carried Cuba along an increasingly solitary Communist path mixed warm smiles with the hard language of their respective camps during Pope Benedict XVI’s three-day…
Florida shooter’s race a complicated matter
WASHINGTON (AP) — At first, the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager at the hands of a white neighbourhood watch volunteer was playing out like many previous tragedies that cut short the lives of young black men. Soon however,…
Immigration
Lamar Smith, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is currently presiding over a hearing on new guidelines for immigration detention in the USA that were issued last month and are now beginning to go into effect. If you think…
The Editor Speaks: CCA warning letter
We received a letter from the Cayman Contractors Association (CCA) concerning issues they have with the government’s deal with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to build the cruise berthing facility. It is an excellent letter and it was addressed to…
Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs dies at age 88
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It may be impossible to overstate the importance of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his sound is instantly recognisable and as intrinsically wrapped in…
Aerosmith promises new album in three months
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aerosmith has reunited with Jack Douglas, who produced the band’s key 1970s albums, and quietly recorded a new studio album even as its lead singer traded jokes with Jennifer Lopez on “American Idol.” Steven Tyler said…
Philippine court halts grad ban over bikini photos
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court on Thursday ordered a Catholic girls’ school to allow five students to attend graduation ceremonies after they were barred over photos on Facebook that showed them wearing bikinis. Judge Wilfredo Navarro of central…
Appleby launches new Regulatory and Financial Services Team
Appleby (Cayman) Ltd. has announced the formation of a dedicated Regulatory and Financial Services Team to provide advice to local and international clients on regulatory matters in the Cayman Islands. The Regulatory and Financial Services Team will build on the…
It’s time to enter your team for the Earth Day Roadside Clean-Up
Earth Day is approaching and the Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its 15th annual Earth Day Roadside Clean-Up happening Saturday, April 14th from 7 am – 10 am along Cayman’s roadsides and beaches. Last year, this popular event…