With
more than two dozen Cuban migrants reaching the shores of the Cayman Islands
over the Christmas holiday there are concerns that the recent decline in the
number of migrants coming here is over and that the specific guidelines
introduced this year to stem the flow are no longer having an impact.
Six Cayman Islands officials recently attended a course in the US on dealing
with marine tactics ... read
more...
New Church celebrates first Christmas
A
new church in Grand Cayman, The Safe Harbour Community Church, held a special
service on Christmas Eve at Seven Mile Beach. Amid the carols and other Christmas songs, the pastor of the church, Ken Lieber,
shared the Christmas story with all those who had gathered on the beach. The Safe
Harbour Community Church is a branch of the Lutheran Church Missouri Senate... read more...
Abandoned buildings concern residents
A
number of residents have raised concerns about some of the buildings that were
damaged during Hurricane Ivan last year which have still not been repaired and
have been abandoned. Complainants have said they are worried that these
buildings have become havens for drug pushers and users, as well as being a
health hazard. Residents are concerned that the buildings could provide
the ideal cover for criminals... read more...
Cayman holds firm as fifth largest banking centre
This jurisdiction continues to hold onto its prominent position as the fifth largest banking centre and the largest offshore banking centre in the world, in spite of the decline in banking licenses according to the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority’s (CIMA’s)
2004-2005 annual report. The number of licensed banks declined 22
percent over 4 years, mainly as a result of a trend of mergers and
acquisitions...
read more...
Notaries to pay more to practice
With Cabinet’s approval recently to an increase in the annual
licensing fee of Notaries Public from $250 to $500 and a bill to amend the law
will be tabled in the next meeting of the Legislative Assembly...
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more...
Person of the Day - Valden Scott
The cake to welcome the new Governor, Stuart Jack, and his wife to the Sister Islands, and the cake to say goodbye from the Brac and Little Cayman to the previous Governor, Bruce Dinwiddy, and his wife, were both decorated by Valden
Scott. “I taught myself, practicing on the cakes for my own kids’
birthdays,” says Ms Scott, who makes fruitcakes as well as baking and
decorating wedding and anniversary cakes...
read
more...
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With
more than two dozen Cuban migrants reaching the shores of the Cayman Islands
over the Christmas holiday there are concerns that the recent decline in the
number of migrants coming here is over and that the specific guidelines
introduced this year to stem the flow are no longer having an impact.
Six Cayman Islands officials recently attended a course in the US on dealing
with marine tactics ...
A
new church in Grand Cayman, The Safe Harbour Community Church, held a special
service on Christmas Eve at Seven Mile Beach. Amid the carols and other Christmas songs, the pastor of the church, Ken Lieber,
shared the Christmas story with all those who had gathered on the beach. The Safe
Harbour Community Church is a branch of the Lutheran Church Missouri Senate...
A
number of residents have raised concerns about some of the buildings that were
damaged during Hurricane Ivan last year which have still not been repaired and
have been abandoned. Complainants have said they are worried that these
buildings have become havens for drug pushers and users, as well as being a
health hazard. Residents are concerned that the buildings could provide
the ideal cover for criminals...
This jurisdiction continues to hold onto its prominent position as the fifth largest banking centre and the largest offshore banking centre in the world, in spite of the decline in banking licenses according to the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority’s (CIMA’s)
2004-2005 annual report. The number of licensed banks declined 22
percent over 4 years, mainly as a result of a trend of mergers and
acquisitions...
The cake to welcome the new Governor, Stuart Jack, and his wife to the Sister Islands, and the cake to say goodbye from the Brac and Little Cayman to the previous Governor, Bruce Dinwiddy, and his wife, were both decorated by Valden
Scott. “I taught myself, practicing on the cakes for my own kids’
birthdays,” says Ms Scott, who makes fruitcakes as well as baking and
decorating wedding and anniversary cakes...
