Jamaican woman jailed in US for carrying out fatal penis enlargement procedure
From Caribbean360 NEW JERSEY, United States, Tuesday November 10, 2015 – A Jamaican woman has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for carrying out a penis enlargement procedure that led to the death of a…
UN-AIDS Program visits the Caribbean region
From Iriejamradio The Executive Director of the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS is visiting several Caribbean islands this month. Michel Sidibé will first visit Barbados to hold talks with stakeholders, the Health Minister, the Ministry of Social Care, and chairperson…
Tax evasion – The mega-haven [and it’s not Cayman Islands]
From The Economist An index of financial secrecy highlights American hypocrisy THE world is becoming less welcoming to tax dodgers. That is the conclusion of the latest Financial Secrecy Index, published every two years by the Tax Justice Network (TJN),…
Small World, Big Opportunities: LeadingRE International Symposium Unites Global Real Estate Minds
By Maria Patterson In a true demonstration of global fortitude and opportunity,approximately 150 real estate professionals from 19 countries gathered in Berlin, Germany Oct. 11 -13 for the 2015 InternationalSymposium of Leading RealEstate Companies of the World® and Luxury Portfolio International®….
The 2016 Taste of Cayman countdown has begun!
SAVE THE DATE! The 28th annual Taste of Cayman Food & Wine Festival takes place on Saturday, 23 January 2016 at the Festival Green, Camana Bay. Tickets are now on sale for $35/person until 30 November at the CITA Executive…
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Cayman Islands issues Home Affairs Annual Report
MHA produces first annual report GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The Ministry of Home Affairs has released its first Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2014-2015. The report is chock full of information about the 10 agencies that comprise the Ministry….
Funds sector may benefit from challenges for Cayman Islands
From Guernsey Press GUERNSEY’S funds sector could be poised to benefit from migration. The VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund announced last month its intention to migrate from the Cayman Islands to Guernsey and it is thought that other funds could follow….
Not suicide for overboard cruise Passenger, anti-gay remarks led to fatal fall
By Michael Isenbek From Travel Pulse One tragic death, two sides to the story. The initial narrative, that a 35-year-old Brazilian cruise passenger deliberately leaped off the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas — which the company stated in a press…
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The New York Times VR app launches with portraits of refugee children
By Mona Lalwani From engadget At a time when virtual reality is changing the way we experience entertainment, it was only a matter of time before news outlets turned to immersive storytelling. The New York Times was one of the…
Cayman Islands: Water-related death off East End
From RCIPS: Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 5:28 PM Around 8:45AM this morning, 10 November, officers and EMS responded to a call regarding an unresponsive diver who had been diving with Tortuga Divers off East End. A woman, age 54, visiting…
