Power transition is highly needed in the Saudi kingdom
By Mohamed Zayed, iNews Cayman special correspondent A great number of changes have invaded most of the world, not only in the Arab Spring, but also in China and Burma and other autocratic regimes across the world. It is scheduled…
Wisconsin ‘mass shooting’ at Brookfield spa
A number of people are feared to have been shot at a spa in Brookfield, Wisconsin, US media report. A large number of police arrived at the Azana spa after witnesses said they saw a man with a gun shooting….
Pilgrims evacuated as French floods hit Lourdes shrine
Hundreds of Roman Catholic pilgrims have been evacuated from the sanctuary of Lourdes in France after heavy flooding in the area. The Gave de Pau river burst its banks after days of rain, flooding campsites around the shrine and parts…
NCVO Radio/Telethon
The NCVO’s annual fundraiser takes place on Saturday 3rd November, 2012 and will be broadcast live from 7pm to midnight on Cayman 27. Viewers can phone in with their donations/pledges on the night to 946-6136; all money raised helps children…
Bradley Wiggins’ ‘abusive’ Cayman Islands tax dodge
Seven-time Olympic medallist has joined a partnership that will save him thousands in income tax By Alex Hawkes and Nick Craven Daily Mail Wiggins signs up with Coronation Street star Bill Roache to avoidance scheme criticised by the Treasury. Olympic…
Johnson’s fondest sporting memories – and tennis is first
Christopher (‘Chris’) Johnson has boasted of his ‘many’ sporting achievements including playing tennis with the ‘greats’ – Fred Perry, Roscoe Tanner, Wendy Turnball, Cliff Drysdale and “others”. He told me no one believes him but he sent me two photographs…
Cayman’s best win again in Governor’s Cup
The recent Governor’s Cup J22 regatta, held over the weekend of the 15th-16th October 2012, was a great success. Luckily the wind was not as light as forecast, it didn’t rain (for the first time for a few years) and…
