The trial of an action brought in New York by general contractor Fluor
Daniel Caribbean Inc against the Ritz-Carlton developer, Humphreys (Cayman)
Ltd, is due to conclude this week when the six-woman, four-man jury retires on
Tuesday to consider their verdict in the case. According to observers, the outcome could determine the future of the $400
million Ritz-Carlton hotel and condominium project in the Cayman Islands... read
more...
Police say ‘safety first’ for Cayman crab season
With the start of the rainy season in the Cayman Islands out come the
crabs, and when the crabs come out it has long been traditional for the land
crab-hunters to follow. A small army of crabmeat lovers can be seen most evenings chasing crabs at
the side of the road, when the crabs come out of their holes. The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) is taking the opportunity
to tell people to exercise... read more...
Cayman needs a Pied-piper
Reports
are growing over the apparent increase in the rat population across Grand
Cayman, in particular Seven Mile Beach and George Town areas. A number of
Cayman’s pest control companies have indicated that this increase in rats
occurred just after Hurricane Ivan and was due to the dumping of garbage around
residences, condos and hotels. With so much debris still around a seemingly
ever-increasing dump site... read more...
Official process of liquidation begins for Dyoll
Liquidation proceedings have begun for Dyoll Insurance Company Limited as
more than 8000 policyholders with $30 million in outstanding claims wait to
have their voice heard at a creditors’ meeting on 4 July. This meeting is said to be critical for policyholders in the Cayman
Islands, which represent 60 percent of outstanding claims, because they will
be voting on who they want to represent them as the liquidator...
read more...
Insurance & Software firms back Disaster Preparedness Seminar
Project Ark, an initiative designed to encourage private and public sector
organisations in the Cayman Islands to start archiving documents as part of
their disaster preparation and recovery processes has received some welcome
support from local insurance company ICWI and leading software consultants
Blue Bison. The Project Ark campaign, which is being spearheaded by Xerox Cayman... read more...
Person Of The Day: Devon Chisholm
Part time work as a window tinting
installer suits Devon Chisholm. “I love doing it; we all take a real pride in
our work,” Mr Chisholm said.
He has also been a Fire Officer with George Town Fire Station for the past
eighteen years. “The Fire Service is like one big family,” Mr Chisholm added.
Recalling Hurricane Ivan, Mr Chisholm said: “We worked from Saturday night right
round to Thursday...read
more...
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The trial of an action brought in New York by general contractor Fluor
Daniel Caribbean Inc against the Ritz-Carlton developer, Humphreys (Cayman)
Ltd, is due to conclude this week when the six-woman, four-man jury retires on
Tuesday to consider their verdict in the case. According to observers, the outcome could determine the future of the $400
million Ritz-Carlton hotel and condominium project in the Cayman Islands...
Reports
are growing over the apparent increase in the rat population across Grand
Cayman, in particular Seven Mile Beach and George Town areas. A number of
Cayman’s pest control companies have indicated that this increase in rats
occurred just after Hurricane Ivan and was due to the dumping of garbage around
residences, condos and hotels. With so much debris still around a seemingly
ever-increasing dump site...
Liquidation proceedings have begun for Dyoll Insurance Company Limited as
more than 8000 policyholders with $30 million in outstanding claims wait to
have their voice heard at a creditors’ meeting on 4 July. This meeting is said to be critical for policyholders in the Cayman
Islands, which represent 60 percent of outstanding claims, because they will
be voting on who they want to represent them as the liquidator...
Project Ark, an initiative designed to encourage private and public sector
organisations in the Cayman Islands to start archiving documents as part of
their disaster preparation and recovery processes has received some welcome
support from local insurance company ICWI and leading software consultants
Blue Bison. The Project Ark campaign, which is being spearheaded by Xerox Cayman...
