I’m Under Arrest for What? 50 Bizarre U.S. Laws
By Samantha, selected from DivineCaroline I’ve never claimed to have extensive knowledge of U.S. legislation throughout history, but it’s safe to say that I and most people I associate with are law-abiding citizens … or not. As it turns out,…
Lighter-than-air craft rise again
By Jon Stewart A behind the scenes look at the project to build a radical new airship that could soon crisscross our skies. If you like the idea of cruising on a ship in laid-back luxury, but prefer the speed…
Letter to the Editor
I was so disappointed to read in the Compass* on today that the RCIP has so far had only 40 traffic tickets issued since the new traffic law’s implementation. It appears that RCIP Administration is having some difficulty getting the real…
99 Percent – 47 Percent = “If you’re able to have Cayman Islands bank accounts… you’re successful”
By Daniel N. Nelson, CEO, Global Concepts & Communications, LLC From huffingtonpost How many Americans can Willard Romney alienate in the shortest possible time? Apparently, most of us. With astounding dexterity, “Mitt” is entirely capable of pissing off our British…
Graduates Choose Teaching as a Career
“We need passionate, dedicated, hardworking and highly-skilled teachers in our education system, to shape our youth and provide our students with the best opportunities.” This is just one of the important messages Minister of Education, the Hon. Rolston Anglin shared…
Hubble captures extraordinary view of Universe
By Jonathon Amos BBC Science correspondent The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has produced one of its most extraordinary views of the Universe to date. Called the eXtreme Deep Field, the picture captures a mass of galaxies stretching back almost to…
Cayman Government cracks down on illegal public vending
Vendors who set up shop in public spaces – such as beaches – without a valid trade and business license are breaking the law and, as of 1 January 2013, they will be prosecuted under Section 163 of the Penal…
New Anglican Bishop of Montego Bay elected
The Venerable Leon Paul Golding, Archdeacon for the Montego Bay Region, was elected as the new Suffragan Bishop of Montego Bay by the more than 300 clergy and lay representatives of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands at…
Sen. Liu denies using Cayman Islands as a tax shelter
By Hazel Lodevico-To’o Sen. Carol Liu and her husband reportedly used a Cayman Islands tax shelter to avoid paying taxes on a $10 million windfall, but Liu calls her opponent’s tax evasion claims ‘baseless.’ Senator Carol Liu (D-La Canada Flintridge)…
Indebted Bulgarians Sell Their Homes to [Cayman Islands and other] offshore companies
The new scheme is meant to save their property from foreclosure Indebted Bulgarians have invented a new scheme to save their property from their creditors. They transfer their homes to offshore companies registered in the Cayman Islands, the Seychelles islands,…
