Cayman Islands Liquor Licensing Board’s Annual session will be 17 September
The annual session of the Liquor Licensing Board will be held at 9am Thursday, 17 September in the Government Administration Building’s large conference room, on the first floor. Persons interested in the annual session’s proceedings are encouraged to read the…
Jamaica right to roll out red carpet for Obama
By Dexter Wharton, From Barbados Nation News Martin and Haywood rule Read More Jamaica right to roll out red carpet for Obama So United States President Barack Obama had a swell time in Jamaica last week. Let me start by…
Chatman rewarded for success [will go to Cayman Islands]
By Matt Sigler from natchezdemocrat.com NATCHEZ -Former Natchez High football standout Trevon Chatman is knocking on the door of his dream -to play football at the highest level. But for Chatman, that wasn’t always the case, because he got a…
Thumbs down to insubordination on Facebook
From Law.com Over the last several years, we have been bombarded with cases from the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) featuring employees bashing their employers on social media where the Board determined the speech was protected under the National Labor…
Groundbreaking study reveals the main reason behind most cases of cancer
By Will Dunham, Reuters From Business Insider Plain old bad luck plays a major role in determining who gets cancer and who does not, according to researchers who found that two-thirds of cancer incidence of various types can be blamed…
Cayman Islands duty concessions extended for another 12 months
In an effort to continue to stimulate economic activity the Government has extended the following duty concessions for twelve months to 31 December 2015: the import duty concessionary rate of 12.5 cents per gallon for the importation of motor gasoline…
New cases of Chikungunya down in latest update and no new cases of dengue
Chikungunya/Dengue Update as of 20 December 2014 From Cayman islands Health Department Public health officials received two positive test results for chikungunya from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) over the period 9-20 December 2014. A further seven results were…
Cayman rebuffs calls for public registry of beneficial owners
From Cayman Funds A consortium of Caribbean countries led by the Cayman Islands has rebuffed attempts to force them to establish a publicly accessible registry of private companies’ beneficial owners. The rejection of the idea was delivered by the territories’…
This is the future of economic forecasting
By Myles Udland From Business Insider On Twitter today, former BI colleague and current Bloomberg editor Joe Weisenthal asked: “Must rates eventually go up?” The answer, of course, is no. Interest rates don’t have to do anything. But moving away…
Christmas meat inspections in Cayman Islands
During the festive season in the Cayman Islands, local residents enjoy many traditional Christmas dishes prepared using fresh local meat. Based on demand, there is an increase in the number of animals slaughtered by local butchers. Officials from the Department…