Former Cayman Islands Minister wins legal action against online forum
Cayman Islands Judge Robin McMillian last Wednesday (30) ordered the removal of a post from an online forum administrated by local activist, Sandra Hill (formerly Catron) after former Finance Minster, Marco Archer, took action against her. The forum post claimed…
Cayman Islands-based Bernie Madoff feeder fund author of own demise
By Kirsten Hastings From International Adviser After a 12-week trial, liquidated Cayman Islands investment fund Primeo, which invested with infamous Ponzi scheme Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities (BLMIS), was found to be “to a very substantial degree the author of…
Cayman Islands: Hotly-contested election behind it, as challenges remain
By: Peter Body From International Investment The long-term stability of the Cayman Islands, coupled with its early willingness to participate in global efforts to create an international network of automatic information exchange and similar schemes, are seen as helping it…
Diver uses technology to find missing wedding ring in Cayman Islands
By Sam Helmy From Deep Blue In what could very well be a TV show, a diver in the Cayman Islands used footage shot on the dive to locate a wedding ring that went missing. According to Divernet, upon surfacing…
Two women from Arkansas to fill rental truck with supplies, drive to Houston
By David Lippman From KTHV 11 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – People all over the country, and especially in central Arkansas, want to help the victims of Harvey, whether they were affected by hurricane-force winds or relentless flooding. Many, though,…
The Editor Speaks: Hurricanes generally bring out the best of people…
…. and in the minority – the worst. The terrible scenes of the floods in Texas from Hurricane Harvey, especially in Houston, have brought many communities together showing the very best in human kindness. I well remember experiencing the same…
Peter Thiel funded unregulated human research in the Caribbean
By Erin Schumaker From Huffington Post But the scientific process may stop him in his tracks. Tech billionaire and informal Donald Trump adviser Peter Thiel bankrolled a herpes vaccine trial in the Caribbean that not only flouted United States safety…
Dance in memory of Cayman couple
From Farnham Herald IAN and Pamela Mansell and her sister Marlene would have been the first on the dance floor at the recent concert given by Out of the Shadows as a celebration of their lives, so tragically cut short…
Bankrupt Caribbean Paradise woos Chinese tourists—and their cash
By Rebecca Spalding and Michelle Kaske From Bloomberg Puerto Rico sets out to revive itself with money from the east Plans for a theme park of regional delights to woo investment Over the years, Puerto Rico has wooed visitors and…
Laparoscopic surgery performed on newborn for the first time in Cayman Islands
Surgeons at the Cayman Islands Hospital have made medical history on island by performing laparoscopic or “keyhole” surgery on a three-week-old patient suffering from pyloric stenosis, a digestive disorder in newborns, which keeps food from moving into the intestines. Sacha…