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Making a Splash: DMS and Kimpton Seafire Brighten the Day for ARK Kids
DMS Organization, in partnership with The Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa, hosted a heartwarming and joy-filled event for children supported by Acts of Random Kindness (ARK) to celebrate the final day of their summer camp. The children were treated...

Tahiti Moorea Seymour has been crowned Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2025
Bodden Town’s Tahiti Moorea Seymour was crowned Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2025 at The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach last Saturday (9). The 22-year-old model from Bodden Town will represent the Cayman Islands in Thailand this November, at...

'SPAC King' Chamath Palihapitiya Returns With $250 Million 'American Exceptionalism' Deal Targeting AI, Energy, Defense
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya, once dubbed the "SPAC King," is returning to Wall Street with a new blank-check deal. American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. filed a Form S-1 on Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,...

Thong rules at Oval
SETH THONG expectedly cruised to the Division A crown when the curtain fell on the QPCC (Queen’s Park Cricket Club) Renaissance Graded Squash Tournament Saturday night, at the QPCC (Queen’s Park Cricket Club) Indoor Racquet Centre, Queen’s Park...

Caribbean Development Bank Awards Over USD400,000 in Growth Grants to Caribbean Women-Led Businesses
Twenty (20) Women-owned and led Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (WMSMEs) from seven (7) Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) have been awarded grants totaling an estimated USD420,000. The Bank’s...

Cyprus Business Now: Tribuna, scholarship, tax, CySEC, properties, CPA
Sports media platform Tribuna.com co-founder Dmitry Navosha has shared his story with the Cyprus Mail in an in-depth interview covering the company’s transformation from Ukraine’s leading sports media outlet into a global digital platform, a...

SEC: Crypto trading still allowed in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Cryptocurrency trading will continue in the Philippines after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) clarified the coverage of its new rules covering the rapidly evolving industry. In an advisory on Monday, the SEC...

Savannah Chrisley Seen Cozying Up to Mystery Man in Cayman Islands
Published August 11, 2025 10:05 AM PDT SPLASHIN' AROUND 💦 TMZ.com Savannah Chrisley looks like she's moved on from her ex of two years ... as she was seen canoodling with a mystery man in the Caribbean waters of the Cayman Islands. In new footage...

Opinion: Caribbean Constitutional Omissions – Return To Sender
By Peter Polack A significant part of the Caribbean community are the anachronistic relics of yesterday, the U.K. Colonies such as the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and Monserrat. The gleaming jewel in the...

Spirit Airlines Is Launching New Nonstop Flights From Fort Lauderdale to the Cayman Islands
You land, step off the plane, and in minutes you’re feeling it — the warmth, the light, the unmistakable calm that comes with arriving in Grand Cayman. And now, getting there is even easier. This December, Spirit Airlines is bringing back its...

Montserrat to Compete in 5th ECCB International Netball Series in Grenada
Montserrat is preparing to participate in the fith annual netball series slated for Grenada this weekend. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), in collaboration with the Caribbean Netball Association and Netball Grenada will host the...

Cayman: Can Honey Help Your Allergies?
From Polar Bear Air Conditioning If you’re concerned for your family’s health, there are various steps you can take to improve your air quality. For starters, it is recommended to replace your air conditioning system’s air filter at least once...

Chamath’s “American Exceptionalism” SPAC to target DeFi among four key areas
Key Takeaways Chamath Palihapitiya’s American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. is raising $250M to invest in DeFi, AI, defense, and energy production. The SPAC highlights Palihapitiya’s track record in clean energy, AI hardware, early crypto...

Cayman Islands, Japan lauded for contribution to Ja’s agri sector
The Cayman Islands, Japan and other stakeholders have been lauded by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, for their contribution to the country’s agricultural sector. Cayman’s Minister for Planning, Lands, Agriculture,...

Cabinet green lights list of private coastal projects
(CNS): During a meeting on 6 August, Cabinet issued five coastal works permits to allow private owners to build docks of varying length to moor their luxury boats and one for a cove to be filled in on a piece of property along North West Point....

Sharon ‘Bones’ Castanada, a basketball and netball icon passes
Shock and sadness covered the local basketball and netball fraternities on Saturday night when news broke that Sharon “Bones” Castanada, who wore the red, white and black national colours for almost three decades on both the...

How a signature downtown office tower landed in receivership — and what’s next
One of downtown Grand Rapids’ largest office buildings has been under receivership since May as a legal dispute plays out between the building’s ownership group, its lenders and contractors who have worked at the property. The May 15 receivership...

The Prudential Solvency Regime of the Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) set out its approach to group (or consolidated) supervision in a November 2023 regulatory policy update (the Regulatory Policy). CIMA defines consolidated supervision as: “a group-wide comprehensive...
Cayman Islands and Japan Lauded for Contribution to Agricultural Sector
The Cayman Islands, Japan and other stakeholders have been lauded by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, for their contribution to the country’s agricultural sector. Cayman’s Minister for Planning, Lands, Agriculture,...

CONCACAF U15 championship: Guyana beat Cayman Islands 3-1 in ill-tempered clash
GUYANA picked up their first win in the 2025 CONCACAF Boy’s Under-15 Championship campaign on Wednesday in League B against Cayman Islands. Playing in Group C in Aruba, the match-up saw couple of red cards handed out for aggressive play with...