The Editor Speaks: Statistics: When figures appear good they must be bad
We live in world full of statistics. Sports writers and commentators, especially in the USA, are obsessed with them. Even a blade of grass touching a certain place on a soccer ball and leaving a mark will be recorded. If…
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OffshoreAlert reports Cayman’s Bryce Merren should plead guilty and is requesting extension of time From OffshoreAlert: Cayman’s Bryce Merren ‘should plead guilty’, says counsel August 04, 2014 – Cayman Islands resident Bryce Merren, who has been criminally indicted on three…
July 2014 Cayman Islands Funerals
Estranna Dilbert 11 Mar 1921 – 22 May 2014 Creek Mary-Rose Bloch Henderson 19 May 1934 – 24 May 2014 Hilary Forde 15 Aug 1944 – 6 Jul 2014 Bodden Town Hemmings Leomon Jackson 21 Mar…
Cayman Islands own Melanie Ebanks wins star part in London stage premier
Caymanian Melanie Ebanks to star in the World Stage Premier of “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” in London What’s Eating Gilbert Grape World Premiere By Alex Howarth Alex Howarth a freelance theatre director based in London. He has worked across the…
New cancer therapy available in T&T
From Guardian Media T&T The Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division of the Ministry of Health approved the introduction of Abiraterone Acetate to the country, the first orally administered medication for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Clinical…
Ten-point reparations plan is seriously flawed
By Michael A. Dingwall I don’t think that I have seen a comprehensive challenge to the ten-point reparations plan that our Caribbean governments are using as the blue print to press Europe for reparations. However, I think this plan can…
LinkedIn to spend $6M to compensate employees for violating labor laws
By Avaneesh Pandey From International Business Times LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE:LNKD) agreed to pay nearly $6 million in back wages, overtime and damages to a “small subset” of its staff in California, Illinois, Nebraska and New York, according to reports published…
Cayman Axiom Fund fraud: Lawyer struck off as solicitor in UK
British attorney Tim Schools struck off for ‘serious misconduct’ From OffshoreAlert Timothy Schools, who masterminded the £100 million-plus, Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund fraud, was struck off as a solicitor in England and Wales on June 27th for professional…
Synagogue a spiritual respite on St. Thomas
By Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – In this tropical climate, it doesn’t seem particularly strange to walk inside a building and find sand beneath your feet, as you do when passing through the…
CONCACAF Champions League 2014/15 Information/CONCACAF Girls’ U15 Match Schedule
CONCACAF Champions League 2014/15 Information Match: Alpha United FC (GUY) vs. Club Deportivo Olimpia (HON) Trainings: Alpha United FC: 7:00pm Local Time @ Guyana National Stadium Club Deportivo Olimpia: TBD Match: Cruz Azul FC (MEX) vs. Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (CRC)…