Cayman regulator repeatedly fails to assist victims of fraud says Kenneth Rijock
Analysis and Commentary on Money Laundering and Financial Crime – Kenneth Rijock’s Financial Crime Blog The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, known as CIMA, has repeatedly failed to stop financial fraud occurring within its jurisdiction, and has not assisted victims to…
Cayman Islands Football Association is “Appalled”
CIFA Press Release – For Immediate Release Monday, 7 December 2015 As announced in the international press, following the guilty plea entered by Mr. Jeffrey Webb on Thursday, 3 December 2015, the Cayman Islands Football Association (“CIFA”) held an emergency…
AUSTRALIA: Thanks to Mal Brough, Turnbull can no longer cast himself as the anti-politician
By Kristina Keneally From The Guardian UK Malcolm Turnbull’s drop in the latest Newspoll hints that Labor’s strategic questioning of Mal Brough may have paid off Seven weeks ago Labor launched a strong attack in parliament on prime minister Malcolm…
Gadget of the week
This device helps the blind navigate by tingling their tongues By Jon Fingas From engadget Remember the BrainPort, that device that helps the blind get around by sending electrical signals to their tongues? It’s finally getting the green light. The…
US: Guns in our society
By From South Florida Caribbean News Guns in our society are creating real havoc and the debate in the US as to the right to bear arms and gun control is a real farce. Our world is filled with a…
Donald Trump may not get the nomination, but he has already won
By Jonathan Chait From New York Mag In his speech from the Oval Office on Sunday night, President Obama took care to urge his fellow citizens not to equate the extremism of ISIS with the beliefs of Muslims as a…
UK: Tube stabbing suspect appears in London court
AFP From Yahoo News London (AFP) – A man who appeared in court Monday charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at London Underground train station was allegedly found with pictures associated with the Islamic State group on his phone….
Ex-secret service agent gets long sentence for Silk Road crimes
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco has sentenced a former Secret Service agent to nearly six years in prison for stealing about $800,000 in digital currency while investigating the Silk Road…
SoftBank’s cutesy Pepper robot
SoftBank’s cutesy Pepper robot sells out in one minute By Steve Dent From engadget JAPAN-LIFESTYLE-TECHNOLOGY-ROBOTICS-OFFBEAT If you always wanted a robot butler to greet guests, amuse kids or be a live-action version of Cortana, you’re way too late. The Pepper…
Linnea Veinotte, originally from New Denmark, missing in Grenada
From CBC News Police believe she was taken Sunday morning while out for a run Police in Grenada says they have mounted an island-wide search for 36-year-old Linnea Moore Veinotte, who they believe was taken while she was out for…