Andy Williams, Moon River singer, dies aged 84
Singer Andy Williams, 84, has died at his home in Branson, Missouri, a year after being diagnosed with bladder cancer. He was best known for the song Moon River, the Oscar-winning song featured in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. In…
British court halts extradition of Abu Hamza to the U.S.
By Al Arabiya with agencies A British high court judge on Wednesday halted the extradition of Abu Hamza al-Masri to the United States after the radical Islamist preacher lodged a last-ditch legal appeal, the Judiciary Office said, according to AFP….
Greek police have fired tear gas to disperse anarchists throwing petrol bombs near parliament in Athens.
Dozens were arrested during the one-day strike against planned spending cuts of 11.5bn euros ($15bn; £9bn). It was the first union-led action since a conservative-led coalition came to power in June. The savings are a pre-condition to Greece receiving its…
CI Cadet Corp encourages female enrollment
Ten years after joining the Cadet Corps on secondment from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, Lieutenant Colonel Bobeth Daley-O’Garro is the first female Commandant in the Caribbean region; and at 31 years of age, was the second youngest female…
Premier’s statement on FFR – “Cayman will cooperate but not by Nov 9”
Statement From the Office of the Premier No Undertaking for 9 November FFR Legislation Implementation The statement from the Office of the Governor regarding assurances given by Premier McKeeva Bush to Minister Mark Simmonds during a 20 September courtesy call…
Captain Lauren Hill is promoted to 2nd Captain of the Cayman Aggressor IV
Aggressor Fleet is proud to announce the promotion of 1st mate Lauren Hill to 2nd Captain, with the additional responsibilities of Relief Captain for the Cayman Aggressor IV. Lauren recently completed her training to become licensed as a 200 Ton Yacht…
BlackBerry Jam Americas in San Jose on Tue (25)
At BlackBerry Jam Americas in San Jose on Tuesday, RIM released the latest update to the BlackBerry 10 development tools beta, providing developers with even greater capabilities and features for building powerful applications on the BlackBerry 10 platform. These improved…
Amendments to the Money Laundering Regulations
From: Ministry of Finance Marketing and Communications Unit Tuesday, 25 September 2012 The Cayman Islands Ministry of Finance (Financial Services) advises that the Third Schedule of the Money Laundering Regulations (2010 Revision) has been amended to include India and the…
China Harbour wins major Ghana Port project but no word on Cayman’s port
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has recently signed an agreement with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) for work to begin on the first phase of the USD150 million Takoradi Port Infrastructure Development Project. CHEC, the international marine engineering…
