Early Closure for Finance Ministry-Treasury/Grand Court Juror report date changed/ UPDATE: Burglary Cayman Brac Liquor Store
Early Closure for Finance Ministry/Treasury The Ministry of Finance and the Treasury Department will close at 12.30 p.m. on Friday, 15 August 2014, for a staff function. Both agencies reopen at 8.30 a.m. on Monday, 18 August. The Ministry apologises…
Remnants of Hurricane Bertha to batter UK with rain and high winds
From BBC A driver was trapped in his car for more than an hour because of flooding in Cambridgeshire on Friday Homes in Cambridgeshire were flooded after heavy rain Rescue crews tried to restart cars which had stalled in the…
WHO: Ebola ‘an international emergency’
From BBC IMAGE: A Liberian woman weeps over the death of a relative from Ebola on the outskirts of Monrovia The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the spread of Ebola in West Africa an international health emergency. WHO officials…
UPDATE: Ordinary Russians are furious about Putin’s new food sanctions/Putin retaliates against sanctions with food-import limits
Ordinary Russians are furious about Putin’s new food sanctions By Rob Wile And Elena Holodny From Business Insider On Thursday we learned Russia will ban the imports of meat, dairy, fruit, and some vegetable products from the West. Combined with…
Update-Burglary Cayman Brac Liquor Store
From RCIPS Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 5:10 AM The two 17 year old males arrested have been charged with Burglary and Handling Stolen Goods in relation to the break in at Coral Isle Bar. They will be appearing in Court…
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UPDATED: CGU15: Scott’s brace paces Cayman’s second victory: Cayman 4-1 Bahamas From CIFA GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman – Captain Lauren Scott scored a braced and sent host Cayman Islands to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Girls’ Under 15 Championship, with…
The Editor Speaks: Why the law costs so much
After reading the high costs to this country of outside lawyers the Attorney General’s Chambers and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) have engaged, even though both these offices employ “an army” of high paid lawyers themselves…
Caribbean News Now: Cayman police covering up for British officials
An article has appeared on Caribbean News Now website and claims: “In a decision that has been described by local media as part of an “ongoing cover up”, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) has concluded that allegations that…
Cayman Islands Minister tours new facilities at Ed Bush
Grand Cayman: New changing rooms at the Ed Bush Sports Centre in West Bay have brought the stadium facilities in line with requirements for international football tournaments. The Public Works Department recently (Wednesday, 30 July 2014) handed over the keys…
No Caribbean appetite for a rum fight
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday August 7, 2014 – It is alarming that Barbados’ Ambassador to the United States, John Beale, has publicly stated that CARICOM (the 15-nation Caribbean Community) is “inactive” and needs to take…