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Day: November 21, 2012

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The Editor Speaks: Hope: Can the C4C market their brand?

I hope the persons behind the new political group, that isn’t a party but a consortium of independent candidates set to run in Cayman Islands 2013, do not listen to the majority of the blogs running on Cayman’s media websites….

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Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash Resigns From Sesame Street Amid New Allegations By Jesse David Fox Vulture.com

Last Monday, it was reported that longtime Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash would take a leave of absence after being accused of having a sexual relationship with an underaged partner. Then only a day later, the accuser recanted his allegations. The…

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China is the only country with a plan to secure scarce global resources

By Dawn Nakagawa and Dambisa Moyo, The Christian Science Monitor Competition for scarce resources is driving up commodity prices. China’s strategy is to invest in resource-rich economies overlooked by the West. These economies are watching to see which model – US…

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“Thanksgiving and Giving Thanks.”

By Fiona Pimentel Thanksgiving On Thursday (22) Americans will be celebrating their Thanksgiving Holiday. Canada celebrated their own Thanksgiving in October, and those of us who are not from North America and don’t celebrate on a particular day, are also…

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CONCACAF announces groups and schedule for U-20 Championship

PUEBLA, Mexico (Wednesday, November 21, 2012) — The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced the results of the draw for the tournament that will determine the four regional representatives for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. …

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UCCI announce lecture on Political Corruption in the Caribbean

The University College of the Cayman islands (UCCI) has announced a Distinguished Lecture by Professor Trevor Munroe to take place on the ICCI campus at the Cascade Room On Thursday November, 2012 at 6:00pm. The title of the lecture is…

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Axiom Legal Financing Fund: The Lunacy Continues

by David Marchant , owner OffshoreAlert In a letter to investors today (20), Axiom’s directors stated that: “We would encourage any party who has evidence as to wrongdoing with respect to the Fund to provide that information to the appropriate…

The other side of Blackbeard and his ‘wench’

Blackbeard, known on weekdays as Ben Cherry, a North Carolinian, is no stranger to the Cayman Islands as he has been visiting us every year over the last 20 plus for our National festival, Pirates Week. I am sure you…

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Nearly $290,000 stolen by Pension Manager

Robert William Schultz (40), a US national admitted in Grand Court on Tuesday (20) he stole US$289,660.12 from the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce pension fund over a two year period to fund his lust for drugs. Presiding Judge Charles…

Prison Director Retires

  Director of Prisons, Dwight Scott, will retire from Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service as of February 19, 2013, the Portfolio of Internal & External Affairs announced today. Deputy Director Daniel Greaves is acting as Director of Prisons until…