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Community Events Official Public Holidays in 2016 Confirmed The Deputy Governor’s Office has confirmed Cayman Islands Public Holidays in 2016, with the exception of the Queen’s Birthday holiday in June 2016. That holiday is listed for Monday, 13 June for…
2015 Cayman Islands Triathlon announces charity partner
The Cayman Islands Triathlon Association and presenting sponsor of November’s triathlon, Elian, have announced this year’s benefitting charity — the Cayman Islands Cancer Society. As presenting sponsor of the triathlon for the second consecutive year, the corporate and fund services…
AON contributes $5,000 to Cayman Islands medal-winning Special Olympics team
Following their recent campaign asking people “to be a hero and do something amazing” with the ‘leap second’ that was added to the atomic clock on 30 June 2015, Aon Cayman has donated CI$5,000 to the triumphant Cayman Islands Special…
The Editor Speaks: Anger
I am somewhat mystified after reading the circumstances leading up to and after the arrest, charging and now court case involving former CITN/Cayman 27 Reporter and former aide to Premier Alden McLaughlin, Kenneth Bryan. Initially it would appear from the…
Ex-FIFA vice president Webb appears in New York federal court
IANS From New Kerala Former president of North, Central American and Caribbean football federation CONCACAF Jeffrey Webb has appeared in a New York federal court in connection with the FIFA bribery scandal that has sent shockwaves through the football world….
A new real-life character among private investigators in the Caribbean
Reality and fiction get intertwined as this P.I. recounts some of his most colorful cases Fernando Fernandez has amassed a collection of rare, difficult and sometimes really funny cases throughout his career as a Private Investigator in the Caribbean. In…
More appeals filed in NFL concussion settlement
By P.J. D’Annunzio, From The Legal Intelligencer Three more former professional football players have appealed the settlement between the National Football League and its former players who suffered head injuries while playing for the NFL. Jimmie H. Jones, Ricky Ray…
Tropical [storm] forms in the Atlantic, moves west toward Caribbean
By Eric Berger From Chron As expected, a tropical depression* has formed in the Atlantic. *NOW TROPICAL STORM DANNY. The depression is moving steadily westward toward the Caribbean Sea and is likely to become Tropical Storm Danny within a day…
BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager survey finds weakening outlook for global economy amid fears over China
Record Low Sentiment Towards Emerging Markets and Energy Sector August 18, 2015 08:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global investors have shifted their attention from Greece to China amid continued concern of a Chinese recession, according to the BofA…
Lawyers, Judges and a Rabbi call on [US] State to exonerate Leo Frank
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker, From Daily Report A group of lawyers and judges led by a rabbi gathered at a synagogue Sunday to say the state of Georgia should exonerate a Jewish businessman who was lynched 100 years ago for…