Cayman Islands Premier’s Remarks to IMPACT16
By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 1 p.m., Wednesday, 6 April, 2016 Ritz-Carlton Good afternoon, For those of you experiencing your first time in the Cayman Islands I welcome you. For those of you who were here with…
Florida Bar President admits he was naive about gender bias
By Julie Kay, Daily Business Review Florida Bar President Ramon Abadin invited every male South Florida law firm managing partner to a speech he gave Wednesday about gender bias in the legal profession. Apparently just one showed up, the head of…
Admissibility of evidence obtained from Facebook
By Michael J. Hutter, New York Law Journal Facebook is an extremely popular form of social media.1 After registering to use the site, a user can create a profile, post status updates, photos or videos, and exchange messages with other…
Panama Papers: Bermuda minister scorns UK Labour leader Corbyn
From Royal Gazette Finance minister Bob Richards insisted yesterday that Britain could not “unilaterally tear up Bermuda’s constitution” and impose direct rule on the island to make it obey UK tax law. He told The Royal Gazette that a suggestion…
WICB vice president hits out at Darren Sammy
From Cricbuzz Emmanuel Nathan, West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) vice-president, lashed out at Darren Sammy for his scathing comments against the cricket board following West Indies’ win in the T20 WC 2016, terming it “irrelevant, demeaning, insulting and unfortunate”. “To…
More obese people in the world than underweight, says study
From BBC There are now more adults in the world classified as obese than underweight, a major study has suggested. The research, led by scientists from Imperial College London and published in The Lancet, compared body mass index (BMI) among…
Cayman Islands: Development in police investigation into East End house fire – Arson
From RCIPS: Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 2:10 PM Just after 1:30AM on Tuesday morning, 29 March, fire, police and EMS were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communications Centre to a report of a house fire on Seaview Road in East End….
iNews Briefs & Community Events (From BIG FISH 95.5)
A heterosexual couple challenging the ban on opposite-sex civil partnerships has lost their battle in the High Court. By Rachel Thompson From Mashable New parents Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, from Hammersmith, west London, were pursuing a claim against the…
Usain Bolt to feature in Cayman Islands Invitational
Ministry of Tourism Supports Cayman Invitational – Usain Bolt Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (5 April 2016) The Ministry of Tourism is a proud sponsor of this year’s Cayman Invitational Track and Field event which will feature the fastest man alive,…