Cayman Islands honour service at Queen’s Birthday Parade
The award of the British Empire Medal to Mr. Leonard Augustus Hew was a highlight of this morning’s Queen’s Birthday Parade and awards ceremony. Mr. Hew was recognised at the steps of the Legislative Assembly today (Saturday, 13 June) for…
Cayman Islands PwC introduces public speaking project for PIN students
As this year’s PIN (Positive Intervention Now) term comes to a close, youngsters attending the afterschool programme have recently met the challenge of public speaking, having completed a special presentation project introduced to the students by PwC staff, who volunteer…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Cayman Islands Community Events WED JUNE 17 Grand Court Jurors Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 April – 30 June 2015 session are now to report on Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 9:45 a.m. Please call the Jury…
The Editor Speaks: Shame on the Foreign Press
Shocking, blatant one sided slanted reporting. And David Legge is now the white knight with shining armour and the Cayman Islands is full of corruption and he [Legge] is penalized because he wrote an editorial exposing it. The government via…
Lalit Modi case: What exactly are the Enforcement Directorate and Income-Tax Department probing?
From dna India Several government agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate and the Income-Tax Department, had initiated probes into the violations that Lalit Modi allegedly committed as chairman of the Indian Premier League. 1. The two departments are probing if Lalit…
2 Cayman Islands ATC trainees complete overseas course
Two young Caymanians are on their way to becoming Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) after completing an intensive training course at the Civil Aviation Authority Training Institute in Trinidad and Tobago. Davina Bush-Jackson and Derrin Brandon successfully finished the seven month…
1MDB rebuts Mahathir’s blog posting entitled ‘More Investments by 1MDB’
By theedgemarkets.com Media statement issued by 1Malaysia Development Berhad on 16 June 2015 Tun Mahathir claims that “PetroSaudi did not pay a single cent” in a joint venture with 1MDB. PetroSaudi, via a subsidiary company, owned assets, comprising rights to…
The View from Europe: Looking to the future
By David Jessop From The Barbados Advocate IN North America and Europe, there are, from time to time, international conferences that quietly enable new thinking. It is mostly an unseen process whereby governments, foundations or think tanks facilitate conversations, in…
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. to participate in ROTH Capital Partners “Cleantech Day”
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, Jun 15, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. CWCO, -1.95% which develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the world where naturally occurring supplies of…
FIFA soccer scandal exposes Caribbean’s corrupt underbelly
Reuters By David Adams | From Yahoo News MIAMI (Reuters) – At a Caribbean anti-corruption conference in the Cayman Islands in March last year, politicians and activists called on regional leaders to create a culture of integrity and transparency with…