Fifa anti-corruption probes facing resistance, says Mark Pieth
The man given the job by Fifa of investigating corruption within world football’s governing body says he is “facing some resistance”. Mark Pieth, chairman of Fifa’s Independent Governance Committee (IGC), told BBC Sport: ” We’ve introduced this new, independent judicial…
Cayman Islands captures three awards at tourism ceremony in T&C
Premier McKeeva Bush joined the tourism elite in Turks & Caicos capturing three awards for the Cayman Islands. Leading tourism destinations and travel brands from across the Caribbean and Americas have shared top honours at a World Travel Awards (WTA)…
Pakistani TV shows US ads condemning anti-Islam film
Pakistani TV channels are airing an advert showing news clips of US President Barack Obama condemning an anti-Islam film made in the US. The advert also features a statement from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a news conference rejecting…
New Apple maps app under fire from users
Inaccuracies and misplaced towns and cities in Apple’s new map software have provoked anger from users. In June Apple announced it would stop using Google Maps in favour of its own system, created using data from navigation firm TomTom and…
International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame announces 2012 Inductees
Dive industry experts from around the world will journey to the Cayman Islands later this year to participate in celebrations marking the 12th annual International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame. The gala event, which will be hosted by the Honourable…
Treme returns to HBO
The third season of the drama series will premiere September 30th in the Caribbean HBO Latin America announced the September 30th third season premiere of Treme in the Caribbean. The drama series follows the people of New Orleans who continue…
Moody’s assigns Prime-2 rating to Noble Corporation (Cayman Island) CP programme
Initial rating of $1.8 billion commercial paper program New York, September 19, 2012 — Moody’s Investors Service assigned a Prime-2 rating to Noble Corporation’s (Cayman Islands) (Noble) newly established $1.8 billion commercial paper program. Moody’s also affirmed Noble’s and its…
UWC Cayman Islands celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the UWC movement with service
To mark the 50th anniversary of the international UWC movement, UWC Cayman Islands installed a plaque and benches commemorating the culmination of a service project at the George Town Primary School. UWC national committees worldwide were encouraged to participate in…
Cayman and the US Campaign: An Interview with Richard Coles
From Caribbean Journal published Sep 20, 2012 By Alexander Britell While places like Virginia and Florida will mean the most to the upcoming presidential election in the United States, another location has been popping up disproportionately during the campaign: the…
Obama’s First Term Is Like Roosevelt’s Dismal Second
A Commentary By Michael Barone, Rasmussen Reports People, not least himself, have often compared Barack Obama to Franklin D. Roosevelt. You know the narrative. He came to office in a financial crisis and proceeded to take government action to revive…
