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Sargassum plan abandoned by UPM back on table
Cayman News Service
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July 1, 2025
(CNS): The minority UPM administration appears to have abandoned the development of a plan to deal with the sargassum influx after Kathy Ebanks-Wilks, the sustainability minister, resigned from government in October 2024. However, Ebanks-Wilks,...
Pride committee promotes ‘belonging’ for 2025 parade
Cayman News Service
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June 25, 2025
(CNS): Cayman will be included in the global celebration of the LGBTQ+ community with its own Pride Parade this weekend. The Pride Parade Committee is marking the event with the theme of “belonging”, which is about “creating safe, affirming spaces...
JCPC affirms governor’s power in civil partnership case
Cayman News Service
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June 30, 2025
(CNS): The passage of the Civil Partnership Act by the previous governor, Martyn Roper, in 2020 was constitutional, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London has found, securing the future of the law and the hundreds of partnerships...
Keller Williams Expands to Singapore
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 16, 2025-- Keller Williams Realty, LLC (KW), the world's largest real estate franchise by agent count, is expanding across Asia. As momentum continues, KW has awarded a new master franchise in Singapore. As of...
Kings Throne Inn: Award-winning stay in the Old West End
WTOL 11 - Ohio
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July 16, 2025
Back in 2021, Landon King decided to throw his heart into the hospitality industry and turned the historic 1892 home into a place for out-of-towners to enjoy Toledo. TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: This story was initially published by the Toledo...
Minimum wage: It’s NOT all about the base
Cayman News Service
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June 30, 2025
Nick Joseph writes: Until recent press initially confirming that planned increases in the minimum wage for the tourism industry were (for the immediate) on hold, things had been very quiet in relation to minimum wage. The outgoing administration...
CIG to roll out $8.75/hour basic wage in New Year
Cayman News Service
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June 30, 2025
(CNS): The new government will be rolling out the minimum wage as recommended by the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee in a comprehensive 2023 report that was rejected by the former administration. Answering questions in parliament on Friday, Labour...
Department of Health Regulatory Services Moves Towards Full Online Services
I News Cayman
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July 10, 2025
The Department of Health Regulatory Services (DHRS) is pleased to announce plans on moving towards full online services for its health insurance stakeholders. This move is to increase efficiency and enhance oversight and consumer protection in the...
Woman injured in Bodden Town house explosion
Cayman News Service
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July 5, 2025
(CNS): Police, fire and the EMS crews responded to a 911 call around 7:00pm Friday after a house in Look Out Gardens, Bodden Town, exploded, injuring a 52-year-old woman, who has been treated in hospital for serious but non-life-threatening...
Police launch a new road safety campaign
Cayman News Service
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June 24, 2025
(CNS): The RCIPS has launched another road safety campaign aimed at significantly reducing dangerous driving across the Cayman Islands and the record-breaking number of crashes. Operation Clyro began on Monday and will run until 7 July. Police...
‘RAISES SUSPICION’: Why Does a Civil Rights Nonprofit Have Millions in Offshore Accounts?
KLCK - Washington D.C.
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July 10, 2025
Despite its penurious name, the Southern Poverty Law Center has an endowment of more than $700 million, compensates leadership handsomely, and possesses more than $30 million in offshore accounts—likely in the Cayman Islands, its most recent IRS...
KMPG finds Republic’s offer on CN shares ‘inadequate’
Cayman News Service
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June 24, 2025
(CNS): The Cayman National Board of Directors has told shareholders that they need to decide for themselves whether or not to accept an offer made by Republic Financial Holdings Limited to buy the remaining 25% of the bank. But the board noted...
KPREIT raising more capital in another APO
Jamaica Observer
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July 16, 2025
Kingston Properties is planning to raise fresh capital in another equity market offer. Kingston Properties Limited (KPREIT) is moving to raise new equity capital through an additional public offering (APO) as it moves closer to achieving its...
Aruba makes strong showing at Caribbean International Baseball Invitational 2025
24ora
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July 10, 2025
0 Excitement is building around baseball this week as teams from across the Caribbean gather in Fort Myers, Florida, for the Caribbean International Baseball Invitational 2025. The tournament features youth teams from countries including Aruba,...
The Best Mid-Engine Sports Car America Missed Out On
How-To Geek
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July 10, 2025
For driving enthusiasts, few cars hit the sweet spot quite like a mid-engine sports coupe. And while the Porsche Cayman often dominates the conversation, there’s one exceptional alternative that never officially made it to American shores. It is a...
Trinidad and Tobago lose first two games in RAN U-19 tourney
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 10, 2025
Sports Roneil Walcott 4 Hrs Ago TT's men's under-19 rugby player Ezekiel Wilson, who scored a penalty and a conversion in the team's RAN Under-19 XVs match versus Cayman Islands in Mexico on July 9. - Photo retrieved from Facebook Trinidad and...
Open diary: Smylie happy people
Sporting Life
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Matt Cooper has spoken to two young players who 'wouldn't have it any other way' as they prepare to embrace whatever Portrush has in store. Smylie face At last year’s Open the young Aussie Elvis Smylie became the focus of a nice little side-story...
Anderson, Kerr land qualifying marks for Tokyo World Championships
Jamaica Observer
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July 16, 2025
Navasky Anderson, Jamaica’s record holder in the men’s 800m, and 200m runner Adrian Kerr on Saturday achieved the qualifying mark for the World Athletics Championships set for Tokyo, Japan in mid-September. Anderson again broke the national record...
2025 British Open tee times: When do Scheffler, Spieth and DeChambeau start their rounds?
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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July 15, 2025
It’s almost time for another key battle between some of golf’s biggest names. Tee times were officially announced Tuesday for rounds 1 and 2 of the British Open. Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth and Bryson DeChambeau are among the Dallas area’s...
Acting Governor Announces New Appointments to Commission for Standards in Public Life
Caymanian Times
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Four new members appointed to strengthen governance and accountability in the Cayman Islands His Excellency, Acting Governor Franz Manderson, is pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to the Commission for Standards in Public Life...