iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events MAY 13 Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year Honours 2016 Members of the public have until Wednesday 13 May 2015 to recommend persons who have made outstanding contributions to Caymanian society for Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year…
The Editor Speaks: The curious case of a hit and run driver
Anyone who mows down a pedestrian in his car and leaves the scene is despicable. The cold-blooded nature of abandoning someone you’ve injured galls! Chuck Sparks, a chief deputy district attorney for Multnomah County who oversees prosecutions of crimes involving…
Cayman Islands police officer wins physique pro card
By Kristina Bramwell-Maxwell Damenian Maxwell wins IFPA Men’s Physique pro card Orlando, FL – On April 25, 2015, Damenian Maxwell (32), a local police officer won his pro card through the International Federation of Physique Athletes (IFPA) at the Organization…
Cayman Islands based water company reports slight increase in gross profits
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. Reports First Quarter Operating Results Net Income Attributable to Stockholders up $1.3 Million as Mexico Project Development Expenditures Decrease From Prior-Year Period May 11, 2015: 05:45 PM ET Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CWCO) (“Consolidated Water”…
Privy Council throws monkey wrench in former premier’s plans
From TCI News Now The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London on Monday threw a monkey wrench in the plans of former Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) premier Michael Misick by denying his appeal seeking to enforce his…
Cayman Islands MLA to speak on waste management at Facility Management Association Meet
Mr. Winston Connolly, MLA, will be the keynote speaker on the subject of the future of waste management in the Cayman Islands at the next meeting (May 28) of the Cayman Islands Facility Management Association (CIFMA). Also assisting in this…
Covington sues Seaworld over orca claims
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers with Covington & Burling are part of the latest attack on SeaWorld over allegations that the park mistreats orca whales used in its shows. A complaint filed Monday in San…
The world’s most murderous places, and other lessons from a killer map
By Ciara Byrne From Fast Company Some cities in Colombia and Brazil are deadlier than war-torn countries, according to a new interactive map of the world’s murders. First, some numbers: In 2012, 437,000 people were killed worldwide, yielding a global…
Seagate Technology announces pricing and increased size of senior unsecured notes offering
CUPERTINO, Calif., May 11, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Seagate Technology plc STX, -0.83% announced that it has increased the size of its previously announced offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2027 (the “Notes.”) to $700…
How the SEC’s accounting fraud watch list works
By Katelyn Polantz, From Legal Times The list sounds Santa Clausian, if it hadn’t come from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Financial Reporting and Audit Task Force. The group, known by corporate America and in Big Law for tracking…