UK to cut top income tax rate
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s finance minister has cut the rate of tax the country’s wealthiest citizens will pay but insisted the rich will pay more through a raft of measures to prevent tax avoidance and a punitive new charge on…
Sir John A Cumber Primary School makes history
Ministry of Education officials have advised that the Sir John A. Cumber Primary School (SJACPS) has become the first government school, not only in the Cayman Islands, but in the entire Caribbean region, to receive their International Baccalaureate (IB) Authorisation…
Digicel Kick Start Academy video wins prestigious gold award
Digicel proudly received the prestigious Caribbean Advertising Federation (CAF) Gold ADDY award for its 14 minute mini-documentary about the Digicel Kick Start Academy. The annual Digicel Kick Start training programme sees over 800 aspiring young footballers from across the Caribbean…
French school killer may have filmed shootings
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — A gunman who killed four people at a French Jewish school may have filmed the attack, the interior minister said Tuesday, as hundreds of police combed southern France for the killer, suspected in three other deaths….
Dame Edna Everage bids 57-year stage career adieu
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Dame Edna Everage, the Tony Award-winning drag act known for her purple hair and oversized rhinestone eyeglasses, will soon open her final stage show tour in Australia. It comes 57 years after her debut. Barry Humphries,…
WESTSTAR: “NO SALE”
Mystery over proposed TV station deal Mystery surrounds the $80 million sale of WestStar TV, Cayman’s only cable-TV operator, to a US company controlled by global telecommunications expert Robert Taylor. iNews Cayman has seen the 10-page application to subscribe to…
Cayman came third at international touch championships
There are many great rugby tours that have gone down in folklore for the exploits of those brave souls that represent their homeland against the marauding hordes in their own backyard. Thoughts spring immediately to the British and Irish Lions…
Branson says Kutcher is space line’s 500th client
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday his venture to launch paying tourists into space has netted its 500th customer, and it’s none other than Ashton Kutcher. Branson made the announcement on his blog, saying he gave…
