Immigration to close offices
The Department of Immigration will close at midday on Wednesday, 10 July, to facilitate staff training and a general meeting. That day, the Immigration Public Counters and the Passport Office will close at 12 noon. All other sections (except the…
As world watches. Egypt’s Interim president praises protests
From Newsmax CAIRO — Egypt’s interim president praised the mass protests demanding the ouster of Mohammed Morsi, saying they united Egyptians. “The most glorious thing about June 30 is that it brought together everyone without discrimination or division,” he said….
Male arrested in relation to West Bay shootings
From RCIPS Thu Jul 4 2013 10:31 AM A 21 year old male West Bay resident has been arrested overnight on Suspicion of Attempted Murder by officers of the Uniform Support Group. This is in relation to the shooting incidents…
The Editor Speaks: Times are [a] changing
It was a very interesting first speech by Cayman Islands’ new Minister for Financial Services, Wayne Panton, in the Legislative Assembly last week. After intimating that attitudes towards the Cayman Islands may be changing based on “anecdotal evidence” of this…
T&T keeping out of Guinea’s govt
Dookeran on leader accused of human rights abuses at Caricom meeting By Ria Taitt Political Editor Trinidad Express Newspapers Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran said the Trinidad and Tobago Government was not in a position to adjudicate on international human…
CDB warns of difficult economic situation in the Caribbean
Georgetown, July 3 (Prensa Latina) Governor of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), William Warren, said that the region is going through one of its most difficult times due to the international economic crisis. Quoted by the Caribbean News Now, Warren…
Simpson Oil to acquire ExxonMobil in Caribbean
From Stabroek News (Barbados Nation) The Simpson empire, led by Barbadian business mogul Sir Kyffin Simpson, is about to take on gigantic proportions. After out-negotiating Trinidadian oil company National Petroleum, as well as the French oil giant Total, in 2004…
