27 CSC students triumph this year
The largest batch yet of Cayman Islands Civil Service College graduates proudly accepted diplomas and certificates on Thursday’s (29 October 2015) graduation. A joint graduation with the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) was held at the Sir Vassel…
Turks & Caicos: Formal complaint against Judge Schuster
By Courtenay Barnett Is Mr. Robert Schuster sitting as a lawfully appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands? Turks and Caicos Sun Headlines 5 months ago The above-captioned question is posed in that signatures continue…
FURTHER UPDATED: Deceased female found in the vicinity of Tikki Beach – now named
FURTHER UPDATE: From RCIPS Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 11:29 AM Update on Case of Deceased Woman Found near Tiki Beach last Sunday, 8 November Yesterday, 11 November, a post-mortem was conducted on the body of a woman found early Sunday…
UPDATE: Water related death NS/Burglary suspects apprehended by Cayman Islands police/Woman stabbed in neck
From RCIPS Water-related Death in North Sound UPDATE: Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 11:21 AM Update on Water-related Death on Monday, 9 November We are continuing our investigation into the water-related death of a Norwegian national, age 58, on Monday, 9…
Three charged in historic US bank data breach
By Ed Silverstein, Legaltech News The latest information links the trio to the massive 2014 hack of JP Morgan Chase & Co. Two men are in custody—and one remains at large—in connection with what federal officials describe as “massive computer…
New generating units arrive at Grand Cayman’s power provider
Caribbean Utility Company’s (CUC) two newest 18.5 megawatt (MW) V48/60 medium-speed diesel generating units were offloaded at the George Town Dock on Saturday, November 7th. Beginning at approximately 10:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9th, one of the 350 ton diesel…
2015 Pirates Week: A swashbuckling good time (includes full event schedule and road closures)
The Cayman Islands is this week once again celebrating its national festival, Pirates Week, now in its 38th year. The ten day event boasts something for everyone, from the ever popular pirate’s invasion and float parade in the centre of…
In unusual ruling, Judge nixes at least 750 diabetes drug cases
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal A federal judge’s rare move has tossed out at least 750 failure-to-warn lawsuits filed against the makers of four diabetes drugs based on the federal preemption doctrine. The decision found that drugmakers, which…
Lawyering without a license: Just don’t do it
By Rebekah Mintzer, from Corporate Counsel Media company Al Jazeera America found itself in a tricky situation this week, when The New York Times reported that the company’s general counsel, David Harleston, appears not to be licensed to practice law…
Man overboard: Why did a Royal Caribbean passenger die?
By Graham Kates From CBS News NEW YORK — The spouse of a man who went overboard while on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship is feuding with the company about how and why the man died. Bernardo Elbaz, 31, went…
