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Government Moves to Prepare for FATF Assessment and Drive Financial Sector InnovationMay 29, 2025Premier Hon. André Ebanks Signalling a re-energised and coordinated drive to strengthen regulatory resilience and support innovation in the financial services sector, the Cayman Islands Government on […]- Cayman: Police Respond to Armed Robbery in George TownMay 29, 2025From RCIPS Just after 11:20 AM today, 28 May, police responded to a report of an armed robbery at a commercial property located on North Church Street. It was reported that two men armed with […]
- Cayman: Ombudsman commences Own-Motion Investigation at CIDC May 27, 2025The Office of the Ombudsman formally commenced an Own-Motion Investigation (OMI) into the Cayman Islands Detention Centre (CIDC – sometimes referred to as the Fairbanks Detention Centre) on […]
- UPDATE: Woman Charged in Relation to Rental Scam InvestigationMay 27, 2025The woman, age 43 of West Bay, who was arrested in 2024, following multiple reports of persons falling victim to a property rental scam, has now been formally charged with ten counts of Obtaining […]
- Jada Ramoon Represents Cayman Islands with Grace and Pride During First Week at Miss World Competition in IndiaMay 24, 2025The Miss World Cayman team is proud to update all stakeholders on Jada’s remarkable journey as she represents our islands on the global stage with distinction and cultural pride. George Town, […]
Rare Cayman Island stamps
Below are some rare Cayman Islands stamps. These are among the most scarce and rare Cayman Islands stamps ever sold! If you have one you might want to get it valued and insured! These were listed by Sandafayre on their…
Alibaba’s “Scheme” to seek sanction by Cayman Islands Grand Court
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (“Alibaba Group”) and Alibaba.com Limited jointly announced that the proposal for the privatisation of Alibaba.com by way of a scheme of arrangement (“Scheme”) has been approved by a sufficient majority of the independent shareholders of Alibaba.com…
Statement by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE
Statement by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE on behalf of: the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands 42nd annual meeting of the board of governors…
Turner’s Classic Movies (TCM) cruise coming to Grand Cayman
With the unprecedented success of the 2011 cruise, Turner’s Classic Movies (TCM) have announced a second voyage slated to depart from Miami on January 21, 2013. During the six-day voyage, the Celebrity Constellation will make its way from Florida to…
Spain’s Bankia asks for $24B in state aid
(AP) — Spain’s troubled bank, Bankia, asked the Spanish government for €19 billion ($23.8 billion) in financial support on Friday, the day that a leading credit rating agency downgraded it to junk status. Jose Ignacio Goirigolzarri, the bank’s president, said…
Terror at Television Station
One of the accompanying photos is of architect Rupert Ackermon’s impression of how the Television Centre was invisaged to look when it started construction in 1994. It did look like it at first but as time has passed by its…
The Editor Speaks: Yes I am repeating myself but it is APPALLING!!
Friday, I had another “go” at the bloggers and I have to repeat myself because what I read today is APPALLING!! So here is another “GO” at them! My friends (yes I still have a few) often mock me when…
Cayman Islands Auditor General attends regional conference in Jamaica
The Auditor General of the Cayman Islands, Alastair Swarbrick, recently attended a meeting of the Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (CAROSAI). The meeting was held in Kingston, Jamaica from May 7 to 9 with the other twenty-one Auditors General…
Kemar Hyman, London qualifying reward
On May 10th, 2012 the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC) presented recent Olympic qualifier Kemar Hyman with a check for $4000.00. Hyman is the fifth Caymanian to qualify for the 2012 London Summer Olympics and this will be his first…
