Swiss to probe contract signed by FIFA’s Blatter: officials
By Mark Hosenball and David Ingram CDT From WHBL Zurich/New York (Reuters) – The Swiss Attorney General’s Office will investigate a contract for media rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, two Swiss law enforcement officials said over the…
Cayman Islands utility company reports fire at generating plant
From CUC Statement on Fire at Engine Room 5 Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd (CUC) wishes to advise that there was a fire in Engine Room 5 at approximately 10:33 this morning. The fire was the result of a broken fuel…
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Broadway-themed cruise to sail in 2016 [calling in Cayman Islands]
By Rod Stafford Hagwood Broadway Theatre Cruises Broadway performers from shows such as “Wicked,” “Rent,” “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” “The Producers” and “42nd Street” will hit the high seas with Celebrity Cruises. The themed cruise, titled “Sailing With the…
Australian PM Abbott toppled by ex-minister Turnbull
From Yahoo Finance Sydney (Australia) (AFP) – Australian conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott was dramatically ousted Monday in a snap party vote mounted by challenger Malcolm Turnbull, the country’s fourth leadership change for the nation in five years. After his…
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Amazon, UPenn contest liability for student suicide/Persad-Bissessar and Warner fall hard
Amazon, UPenn contest liability for student suicide By Max Mitchell, From The Legal Intelligencer Amazon and the University of Pennsylvania have argued in court papers that they cannot be held liable for a student’s death by suicide using chemicals she…
Texas same-sex marriage plaintiffs seek $740k in attorney fees
By Miriam Rozen, From Texas Lawyer The same-sex couples who had sought to overturn Texas’s same-sex marriage ban prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling allowing for recognition of same-sex marriages nationwide, now want $740,000 in attorney fees and…
Child deaths halved since 1990, but UN goal missed
By Marlowe Hood, AFP From Business Insider Paris (AFP) – The number of deaths among children under five has halved globally since 1990 — well short of the UN goal of slashing infant mortality by two-thirds in 25 years, said…
Sandwich Harbor, Namibia
By Gary Arndt From Everything Everywhere Sandwich Harbor, Namibia Camera NIKON D300S ISO 200 Focal Length 18mm Aperture f/4 Exposure Time 1/5000 Sandwich Harbor is located along the coast of the Namib Desert south of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. The…
Cayman Islands Education Plan of Action 2015-2016
During the 2014-15 academic year, the Ministry of Education commissioned baseline school inspections of all government schools, in order to ascertain the state of affairs in our education system as it pertains to the quality of provision, teaching and learning,…
Barbados: Not international business as usual
By Rene Butcher From Barbados Nation News Barbados’ offshore financial services sector is again under threat. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), G20 and the European Union (EU) are acting in concert, armed with the Foreign Account Tax…
