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Month: August 2012

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US Coast Guard Cutter arrives

American Coast Guard Cutter makes  visit to Grand Cayman The USCGC Pea Island, arrived on Wednesday, 15 August, and departs on Friday, 17 August.  That vessel has a complement of two officers and 16 crew under Lieutenant Paul Miller.

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Arden resigns from PPM

This letter from East End MLA has been sent to the media today (10) “I have today tendered my letter of resignation from the Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM) to the Political Leader of the PPM and Leader of the Opposition,…

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Cayman Islands Government : Cayman Maritime Closed for Annual Retreat

The Headquarters of Cayman Maritime, parent organisation of the Cayman Registry, will be closed Friday, 10 August, to facilitate an annual retreat for its Cayman-based employees as well as staff members and representatives who will be in attendance from overseas…

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The Editor Speaks: Should I be insulted?

At Premier McKeeva Bush’s highly anticipated postponed meeting last Wednesday (8) at the Mary Miller Hall to reveal the package of new revenue measures to replace the ‘community enhancement fee’ he had a big swipe at Cayman’s media. In particular…

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How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking

By Mat Honan In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First my Google account was taken over, then deleted. Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a platform to broadcast racist and homophobic…

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David Rudisha breaks 800m world record in Olympics win

David Rudisha became the first athlete to set a new world record on the track at London 2012 as he won 800m gold at the Olympic Stadium. The 23-year-old Kenyan stormed his debut Olympic final to become the first man…

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Cayman’s Court of Appeal overturns attempted murder conviction

Carlney Campbell had his conviction for the attempted murder of Jose Morales overturned on appeal and replaced with the offence of wounding with intent. Campbell at the age of 18 and disguised as a police officer in blue overalls was…

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OM for Peter Tosh? No way!

Dennie Quill, Columnist, The Gleaner Aug 6 This superb article on the late Jamaican reggae singer, Peter Tosh, who was murdered at his home during a robbery by three men after they tortured him. The man who pulled the trigger…

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JetBlue suspends Grand Cayman ticket sales

On the JetBlue website it says they are suspending all ticket sales to Grand Cayman. The notice says: “We are temporarily suspending sales for all JetBlue flights to/from Grand Cayman both online and over the phone. We anticipate this suspension…

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David Lindsay regrets Cayman Islands refusal to disavow tax haven status

David Lindsay proclaims on his website, davidlaindsay.blogspot.com, to be: “The pro-life, pro-family, pro-worker and anti-war voice of an economically social democratic, morally and socially conservative patriotism towards the North of England, the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and Christendom. One Nation…