West Bay man receives 10year jail sentence for gun possession
Following on a 3-day trial by Judge Alone Ray Kennedy Smith (Jr) of West Bay on the 15th November 2013, was found guilty of Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm contrary to s.15 of the Firearms Law. On the 31st July…
“No more trips to Cayman” says Zook
By Bob Asmussen From The New-Gazette Refreshed Zook ready for new challenge GREEN BAY, Wis. — There won’t be any more trips to the Cayman Islands. Not for a while. And his favorite hobby — water skiing — is going…
LIAT airline leadership asleep at the wheel again
By Robert Maclellan From TN Global Travel Industry News In the first month of 2014 Caribbean regional media reported that LIAT has had to choose between paying employee salaries and paying aircraft lease charges in order to maintain flight operations….
Sochi 2014: 92 per cent of tickets sold but seats unclaimed at Winter Olympics
From Sports NDTV The reason for the discrepancy between the number of tickets bought in Sochi and people showing up at the Winter Olympics is not entirely clear. Sochi: Russian Olympic chiefs said on Sunday they sold 92 percent of…
C4C says government not cutting spending enough
The following is a letter from James Bergstrom on behalf of the Coalition for Cayman (C4C), although addressed to The Caymanian Compass was also sent to other media houses in Cayman. The letter says the Progressives Government has not reduced…
Amputee triathlete Hector Picard to compete in Great Abaco Family Fitness
From Bahama islands info TREASURE CAY, Abaco — Hector Picard is a bi-lateral amputee after almost losing his life in a work related accident in 1992. He was told by doctors he would have to re-learn everything he took for…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Can chlorophyll protect you from cancer?
By Magda Rod from Care2 Chlorophyll is a chemical compound in plants that collects light and uses the light to make energy. It also gives plants their green color. Chlorophyll is the life blood of plants. It has a long…
Plot to replace trustees [of Caribbean Justice Trust Fund]
From Trinidad Express A power struggle is brewing among members of the board of trustees of the Caribbean Court of Justice Trust Fund (CCJTF) in the wake of Chief Justice Ivor Archie being defeated for the post of vice chairman….
S&P downgrades Puerto Rico to junk status
By Vivianne Rodrigues in New York From Financial Times Standard & Poor’s has stripped Puerto Rico of its investment grade status, saying the debt-laden island is suffering from liquidity constraints because of its limited access to capital markets. The ratings…
