OCG cautiously welcomes the improvement
OCG cautiously welcomes the improvement in Jamaica’s transparency International’s 2012 CPI standing but asserts that there is much more to be desired. The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has taken note of Transparency International’s (TI), the global anti-corruption watchdog,…
PPM name more election candidates
At a Press Conference on Wednesday (5) the People’s Progressive Movement (PPM), or “The Progressives”, as they now like to be called announced three more candidates to stand on their ticket at next May’s General Election. The candidates are Joseph…
Letter to the Editor from BT Coalition
BT Coalition insists Dart deal is “incompatible with FFR, good governance, protection of the environment”; warns UK of “a new Turks & Caicos” Leaders of the Coalition to Keep BT Dump Free find “very disturbing” Governor Duncan Taylor’s comment about…
Cayman Signs 30th TIEA, with Italy
The Cayman Islands and Italy signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) during a ceremony on Monday, 3 December, in London. The Premier, the Hon. McKeeva Bush, OBE, JP. signed on behalf of the Cayman Islands, whileHis Excellency, Ambassador…
5 Years for Chamber pension thief
Robert William Schultz (40), a US national who admitted 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 was sentenced to spend 5 years in jail….
Idyllic conditions for Marathon
Getting up early is not my scene and 5am to watch a race let alone take part in one is not on my To Do list. However, all of you on Grand Cayman, and there were lots, who took part…
EU talks on banking supervision end without agreement
EU finance ministers have failed to reach agreement on setting up a single supervisor for eurozone banks after a meeting in Brussels. Establishing a single supervisor under the European Central Bank (ECB) is seen as the first step in setting…
Bob Dylan rejects ‘plagiarism’ claim
Bob Dylan has responded to suggestions he has plagiarised artists in his work and failed to credit his sources properly. “Wussies and pussies complain about that stuff,” the veteran musician told Rolling Stone magazine. “In folk and jazz, quotation is…
Austrian granny – “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated”
The Telegraph Curious to discover why she was not on a list of registered voters, a 92-year-old Austrian woman was informed by officials that she had passed away months earlier. “It was rather a shock when they informed me at…
Pirates Week ‘To Hell and Back’ Jerry Harper 10k
Posted by Jerry Harper on 22 Nov 2012 With an early 7am start on Sunday 18th November, 181 runners and walkers took part in the 2012 Pirates Week Jerry Harper 10k Run sponsored by KRyS Global. Marius Acker was first…
