Trade, investment prominent as CARICOM, SELA host meeting in Georgetown
From CARICOM Trade and integration officials from member countries of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), gather in Georgetown, Guyana, next week for talks on economic and cooperation relations among Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico. The Meeting…
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LGBTI rights in the Caribbean: Losing to win
By Maurice Tomlinson From 76Crimes June 10, 2016 — Today the Caribbean Court of Justice denied my application for a declaration that the laws of Belize and Trinidad & Tobago, which ban the entry of homosexuals, violate my right to free…
KPMG Quits as Fifa’s Auditor, a Move Soccer Body ‘Welcomes’
By Hugo Miller From Bloomberg KPMG stepped down as FIFA’s auditing firm as soccer’s world governing body races to clean up a reputation dented by allegations of bribery and corruption. FIFA said in a statement that it “welcomed” the opportunity…
Orlando gay nightclub shooting: 50 killed, suspect is Omar Mateen
From BBC Fifty people are now known to have died in a shooting in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the city’s mayor Buddy Dyer has said. The gunman, named by officials as Omar Mateen, was killed after taking hostages…
Proactive RCIPS stop results in arrest and recovery of car stolen the same night
From RCIPS Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 2:10 PM Proactive Police Stop Results in Arrest and Recovery of Car Stolen the Same Night Just before midnight last night, 9 June, officers conducting radar duties along West Bay Road observed a red…
Hostess & Nature Made product recalls
Hostess Brands Foster’s Food Fair-IGA would like to announce that Hostess Brands, LLC is voluntarily recalling 710,000 cases of select snack cakes and donuts as a direct result of the recent recall by Grain Craft, of certain lots of its…
The Editor speaks: Bridger blackmail?
After reading the extraordinary letter from Martin Bridger of Tempura infamy that was available in full on the CNS website (has been removed at the time of writing this), I have to agree with Premier, Alden McLaughlin, it could be…
Cayman Islands winner of free insurance announced
Future new homeowner, Sheena Ebanks is the proud winner of a recent social media competition, “Win Your Insurance!” The promotion was run by Aon Cayman during the month of April. “I’m very excited, but can’t find the words!” laughed Ms…
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Cayman Islands: No Car Licensing in West Bay on Monday (13) or Tuesday (14) West Bay DVDL Closes Next Tuesday The Department of Vehicle & Drivers’ Licensing’s West Bay office will be closed on Tuesday, 14 June 2016, following the…
