Aud. Gen. investigating “inappropriate activities” at the (CIAA)
From the Office of the Auditor General Cayman Islands There have been recent media items concerning allegations of inappropriate activities at the Cayman Islands Airport Authority (CIAA). The Auditor General has been made aware of these allegations and his Office…
Man pleads guilty to supplying coke
Camilo Naranjo (28) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to sell up to 3 kilos of cocaine to undercover police officers for $54,000. Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) officers arrested Naranjo outside Calico Jack’s Beach Bar in November…
Another Rock Iguana Dead in Cayman Brac
The Department of Environment (DoE) is urging drivers on Cayman Brac to pay special attention to the road and adhere to the speed limits. This plea follows the death of another endangered Sister Islands Rock Iguana, affectionately known as Charlie,…
DCFS District offices to close Feb 25-27 (inc)
All Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) district offices will close Monday, February 25, through Thursday, February 28, 2013 to facilitate staff training. The offices will reopen on Friday, March 1, 2013 for the distribution of gift certificates and cheques….
Oxford exploitation trial: Girl ‘became sex slave aged 11’
A girl has told the Old Bailey how she was seduced and turned into a sex slave by an older man at the age of 11. The witness, now 19, was giving evidence at the trial of nine men accused…
Prince Philip cracks Filipino nurse joke
The Duke of Edinburgh told a Filipino nurse her country must be “half empty”, because so many of her compatriots have come to the UK to work for the NHS. He made the remark during a visit to Luton and…
Cosmos may be ‘inherently unstable’
By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News, Boston Scientists say they may be able to determine the eventual fate of the cosmos as they probe the properties of the Higgs boson. A concept known as vacuum instability could result, billions…
UK, Isle of Man agree action plan against offshore tax evaders
Tom Burroughes Wealth Briefing Group Editor in London The UK government and authorities in the Isle of Man, the British Crown dependency, have agreed on action to clamp down on offshore tax evaders. The agreement involves an automatic tax information…
Facebook Graph Search for Hotels
by Frank Zamora, Senior Paid Search Analyst Small and medium size hotels are facing a financial crunch based on the state of the world economy that is having a negative effect on the tourism industry worldwide. Thus, many of them…
How much bigger can container ships get?
By William Kremer BBC World Service The world’s cargo ships are getting big, really big. No surprise, perhaps, given the volume of goods produced in Asia and consumed in Europe and the US. But are these giant symbols of the…
