The ‘Technology-Fix’ for Cayman’s Future
After 40 years of extraordinary economic growth and prosperity, Cayman is facing a new challenge to its development. Cayman is at a stage where it needs to reconsider the very foundations – technological and...
The super-rich and their Super-Yachts
Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates and host of the International Boat Show, is a towering business and commercial center in the Middle East and sprawls along the southeast coast of the Persian...
Cuban Cigars – the taboo pleasure
Despite 56 years of American trade sanctions against Cuban products, cigars have always remained one of the country’s leading exports. In the early ’90s, 30 years after the Cuban embargo first went into effect,...
Sailing Through Life
When the Financial Times or the Wall Street Journal refer to “Cayman Offshore,” they’re usually expounding upon our financial services industry, meaning our “offshore” banks, insurance companies and mutual funds.
However, the “offshore” that attracts...
‘CayFilm’: Cannes in Cayman
When Tony Mark first envisioned creating an international film festival in the Cayman Islands, he never thought his dream would come to fruition in three short years, and with such a feverish-pitch from his...
The Health of Cayman’s Financial Industry: Not What You Might Think
Observers of offshore financial centers will know that they have been weathering a perfect storm. Firstly, reduced transactional flows, simply because there is less money available for structured finance and investment generally. Secondly, a...
Cayman’s Sister Islands
Poet Robert Frost wrote of his indecision upon approaching two roads diverging in a New England wood: “I took the one less traveled by/And that has made all the difference.”
One senses that the Poet...
Cayman’s Godfathers of Italian Cuisine
It might seem hard to believe now – with so many Italian restaurants to choose from – but 30 years ago, finding good Italian food and wine on Grand Cayman wasn’t easy.
A few Italian...
Giving Back to the Givers
In the United States, the tax code, which is replete with deductions for charitable giving, encourages givers to be generous. Not so in Cayman where corporations and individuals donate to scores of charities and...
Empowering The Next Generation Of Cayman’s Leaders
Early in 2014 the arrival of a book in North America, entitled simply Capital, has proven to be the first challenge to the generally accepted, conventional wisdom of the nature of economic society today....
Home Entertainment
It’s easy to make almost any social gathering at home more special (be it a poolside reception or an elegant dinner party): Simply add live music.
Music adds just the right touch (just the right...
Flowers That Bloom…
What would life be without nature’s gift of flowers? Not only do they beautify and enhance our environment, many will grow in the harshest of circumstances. Certain “Flowers” are so resilient, they thrive, even...
Shooting Stars – Bollywood Comes to Cayman
It was an extraordinary evening of color, spices, henna, and infectious music in the Grand Cayman Marriott ballroom as the Bollywood Dreamz Gala, the first of its kind, brought fans of India and the...
Freediving in Cayman
Tom Gilmore has had his face in the water for five minutes and counting, when the contractions begin, crashing through his body like waves.
He’s holding on to the side of the pool, bucking like...
