Assault – drug arrest – Cayman Brac
From RCIPS: Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 4:16 PM On Friday, 22nd April 2016 just after 9:00 pm, a 40-year-old male (victim) an employee of a liquor license premises in Cayman Brac was physically assaulted on the premises by two male…
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Cayman Islands Football Association announces Extraordinary Congress
Release from CIFA to all CIFA members 27 April 2016 Dear CIFA Members, On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Cayman Islands Football Association (“CIFA”), I am pleased to announce that the CIFA Extraordinary Congress will be held at…
Cayman Islands’ Small Business Expo seeking exhibitors and sponsors
The 2016 Small Business Expo, put on by the Ministry of Commerce and the Cayman Islands Small Business Association (CISBA), will give Cayman’s business community an opportunity to support local entrepreneurship. The expo, entitled ‘Synergy,’ will take place on Saturday,…
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Four & a half year jail term for Cayman Islands Permanent Residency scammer Marcia Hamilton was sentenced last Tuesday (26) to 4 1/2 years at HMP Fairbanks by Justice Charles Quin for her part with two other women of obtaining property by…
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Reef damage under probe, Cayman Islands official says Pullmantur was not negligent
From Seatrade Cruise News Pullmantur is under fire for damaging a Cayman Islands coral reef with a ship’s anchor chain in an incident captured on video that has had hundreds of thousands of YouTube views. However, Pullmantur Zenith was inside…
The Editor Speaks: Police helicopter
I have not wanted to add my penny into the debate over the police helicopter but I have been prompted to say something as I was contacted by John Evans. He sent me a copy of his email to CNS…
Office nets Cayman Islands first LEED platinum designation
From Proud Green Building The newly renovated and expanded Arch & Godfrey office has been awarded the highest level of certification through the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, according to the Cayman…
Turks and Caicos corruption trial prolonged
From Caribbean News Now PROVIDENCIALES, TCI — The corruption trial in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) of former government ministers and others will not be finished in 2016, according to chief prosecutor Andrew Mitchell QC. The proceedings began…
Japan’s offshore investors on edge as Panama Papers revelations spark Hong Kong clampdown
By Reiji Yoshida From The Japan Times Hong Kong-based financial consultant Yoshimitsu Sasago is unsettled by developments since the recent leak of client data from a Panama-based law firm. Sasago has served Japan-based clients in Hong Kong for the past…
IMF reports mixed outlook for Latin American, Caribbean economy
From Shanghai Daily MEXICO CITY, April 28 (Xinhua) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday predicted a 0.5 contraction in the GDP growth of Latin American and Caribbean region for 2016, marking the first time for the area to see…
