Ministers’ assignments announced
There were some surprises in the following release on the assignment of ministries as two of the previous announcements of ministerial positions have been changed. Premier, the Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, unveiled ministerial, chief officers’ and councillors’ assignments this…
Tornado scientist Tim Samaras and Team Killed in Friday’s El Reno, OK Tornado
By: Dr. Jeff Masters, Weather Underground, June 02, 2013 Veteran tornado scientist Tim Samaras, his son, environmental photographer Paul Samaras, 24, and meteorologist Carl Young, 45, died while chasing Friday’s EF-3 tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma. The tornado killed at…
Throat cancer ’caused by oral sex’ says Michael Douglas
BBC Hollywood actor Michael Douglas says oral sex caused his throat cancer. He made the revelation to The Guardian newspaper, three years after he was diagnosed with the disease. When asked whether he now regretted his years of smoking and…
Thousands flee as central Europe flood waters rise
BBC Thousands of people have fled their homes across central Europe as deadly flood waters continue to rise. Emergency operations are under way in Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic to cope with river levels which have reached record heights…
Dehui poultry plant fire: Locked exits ‘blocked escape’
BBC A fire at a poultry processing plant in China has killed at least 119 people, officials say. The fire broke out at a slaughterhouse in Dehui in Jilin province early on Monday. Accounts speak of explosions prior to the…
The Editor Speaks: Can Tempura make Cayman even poorer?
YES!! The Tempura/Operation Cealt disaster is back in the headlines and we have another foreign story on it again from the Jamaica Observer – see iNews Cayman’s story today “Corruption allegations in the Cayman Islands”. If you type the word…
Man gets 7 years jail time for firearm possession
Michael Hugh Powell was sentenced by Justice Charles Quin in Cayman’s Grand Court on Thursday May 30th to the minimum sentence of 7 years’ imprisonment, with time spent in custody to be deducted. Powell had pleaded guilty to the charge…
Appleby and STEP Bermuda draw top overseas lawyers for trust litigation seminar
Key speakers from overseas firm Baker & McKenzie and Barristers’ Chambers XXIV Old Buildings to address Bermuda’s trust industry professionals Appleby recently announced that it will co-sponsor a seminar with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Bermuda branch (“STEP…
Cayman Finance welcomes new reinsurer to the Cayman Islands
Cayman Finance welcomes Southport Re, which has migrated from a Class B captive insurer license to its new Class D open-market reinsurer license with a physical presence in the Cayman Islands. “The recent changes to the insurance law increases the…
