Cayman Islands: Man arrested and charged with Theft after being apprehended by off-duty officer and members of the public
From RCIPS Shortly after 2:40PM on Tuesday, 10 April, officers responded to a report of a theft at a jewelry store on Cardinal Avenue, George Town. A man had taken a piece of jewelry and then fled from the store…
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US: Former KC exec embezzled millions and bought a Caribbean beach house [In Cayman Islands]. He’s going to prison
BY MAX LONDBERG From The Kansas City Star A former executive with a Kansas City company was sentenced to prison Friday for embezzling about $6.5 million from his former employer. Douglas Lee Ferrell, 34, will serve five years in federal…
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Cayman Islands: CIFA Youth Leagues resume
Games in the 2018 Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) youth leagues resumed this past Saturday, April 14 with a number of key Under 11, Under 13 and Under 15 match-ups. In the Boy’s Under 11 league played at the Annex…
The Editor Speaks: When transparency becomes opaque. When it’s the Cruise Berthing Facility!
“Government is deliberately misinforming the public,” says Opposition Leader Ezzard Miller. Jumping up and down is Kenneth Bryan, the independent MLA for George Town Central, who noted the lack of transparency. Speaking to CNS, he stated that he believes the…
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Wins for Bodden Town [Cayman Islands], Inter Moengo, USR and Real Rincon on Caribbean Shield opening day
CONCACAF: April 15, 2018 – There were opening day victories for Bodden Town FC, USR Saint-Rose, Inter Moengo Tapoe and SV Real Rincon as the inaugural CONCACAF Caribbean Shield got underway in Santiago, Dominican Republic on Friday. Powering their way…
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Jamaican reaction to Trinidad buggery law ruling is predictably mixed
Written by Emma Lewis From Global Voices Jamaicans reacted in fairly predictable fashion to the news of the April 12 court ruling in Trinidad that found the “buggery law” unconstitutional and illegal. Local LGBT lobby groups and individual campaigners expressed…
Mercedes-AMG boss hints at another stand-alone model
From Autocar Performance car could rival Porsche’s Boxster and Cayman; 4.0-litre V8 hybrid powertrain confirmed for the GT 4dr Coupé in the future. Mercedes-AMG boss Tobias Moers has hinted at another stand-alone AMG model to sit alongside the existing GT…
In the Caribbean, queen conches are living on the edge
By Bobby Bascomb From PRI The queen conch is a large marine mollusk with a beautiful shell that is prized for export. The gastropod inside the shell is featured on menus across the Caribbean. But the conch’s numbers are rapidly…
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The View From Europe: Brexit’s many imponderables
By DAVID JESSOP From Barbados Advocate Many months have passed since this column last addressed the issue of Brexit and what it may mean for the Caribbean and its long-standing relationship with the United Kingdom. This is because the shape…
Beware the cost consequences of ignoring Cayman Islands arbitration and jurisdiction clauses
From Solomon Harris Where the terms of a contract set out the method and jurisdiction for resolving disputes arising under it, a party which elects to ignore those restrictions may find themselves paying a severe cost penalty. This was the…
