Oscar Pistorius given five years for Reeva Steenkamp death
From BBC South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been given five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Judge Thokozile Masipa also gave Pistorius a three-year suspended sentence for a firearms charge. The parents of Reeva Steenkamp told…
Cayman Islands Chamber Pension Plan appoints new acting Chairman
The Chamber Pension Plan is pleased to announce the appointment of experienced financial services professional Eduardo D’Angelo Silva as its acting Chairman, following the recent resignation of Chair, Ashita Shenoy. Ms Shenoy said it was a privilege to serve as…
Cayman Islands: Liquor Licensing Board to meet on 28 October
An extraordinary meeting of the Liquor Licensing Board will be held at 10am Tuesday, 28 October, in the Government Administration Building’s large conference room. The agenda includes one variation, and six deferred variations. Variation: Mr Prentice E. Panton, Block…
OPINION: Farrakhan talking rubbish!
By Michael A Dingwall It has proven very hard to make much sense of the speech (if one can call that a speech) that Dr. Louis Farrakhan made in Jamaica recently. It is riddled with so many factual errors and…
Carnival Magic cruise ship confirmed safe from Ebola
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a public advisory confirming that the Carnival Magic cruise ship is safe to continue its normal operations cruising the Caribbean. Following its review of all of the evidence pertaining…
Imbalanced media reports: Ebola vs ChikV
By Vinette K. Pryce From Caribbean Life It might be irresponsible to describe the incessant media coverage about the Ebola virus in Shakespearean terms — much ado about nothing. However, every day Americans die from cancer, influenza, heat-stroke, freezing temperatures,…
Caribbean travel bans unfair, says Sierra Leone national
By Ken Richards From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — A national of Sierra Leone residing in Britain has criticized the travel ban imposed by St Kitts and Nevis and a number of other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member…
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,…
Former Ameriprise adviser from Plymouth admits to swindling $1 million from clients
By Randy Furst Star Tribune The ex-Ameriprise employee spent her clients’ money on clothing, vacations, tuition. The money siphoned from elderly clients paid for some eclectic purchases. It was spent at Victoria’s Secret, on Caribbean cruises, salon visits and donations…
Mike calls on CARICOM to observe what is happening in TCI
From Turks & Caicos Weekly News In A press statement on October 10, former Premier Michael Misick congratulated the former Premier of the Cayman Islands McKeeva Bush, on clearing his name of corruption charges. Misick congratulated Bush on being found…
