Dispute over Colorado’s Marijuana Law sits on Supreme Court back burner
By Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal Almost a full year after Nebraska and Oklahoma sued Colorado over its legalization of marijuana, the litigation is languishing on the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket as it awaits the views of the…
Husband shot and killed terminally ill wife, 93, at Texas senior home to end her ‘suffering’: police
By Nicole Hensley New York Daily News Nelson Harvey, 91, allegedly shot his wife of 65 years, Evelyn Harvey, 93, to end her suffering, according to authorities. An elderly Texas man fatally shot his terminally ill wife in the head…
The Editor Speaks: CIFA statement says nothing new
How naive of me to expect something new and positive to come out of the Cayman Islands Football Association’s emergency Executive Committee meeting on Monday, 7 December 2015. Instead they are “appalled by Minister Osbourne Bodden’s statements as published in…
The fall of Jersey: how a tax haven goes bust
By Oliver Bullough From The Guardian UK Jersey bet its future on finance but since 2007 it has fallen on hard times and is heading for bankruptcy. Is the island’s perilous present Britain’s bleak future? As you approach Jersey by…
TEN Arquitectos announced as design architects for new Cayman Islands luxury resort project
Beach Bay Land Limited (BBLL) has announced design firm TEN Arquitectos as the winner of its design competition for work on the US$250 million mixed-use luxury resort the company is building at St James Point, Grand Cayman in the Cayman…
Cayman regulator repeatedly fails to assist victims of fraud says Kenneth Rijock
Analysis and Commentary on Money Laundering and Financial Crime – Kenneth Rijock’s Financial Crime Blog The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, known as CIMA, has repeatedly failed to stop financial fraud occurring within its jurisdiction, and has not assisted victims to…
Cayman Islands Football Association is “Appalled”
CIFA Press Release – For Immediate Release Monday, 7 December 2015 As announced in the international press, following the guilty plea entered by Mr. Jeffrey Webb on Thursday, 3 December 2015, the Cayman Islands Football Association (“CIFA”) held an emergency…
Gadget of the week
This device helps the blind navigate by tingling their tongues By Jon Fingas From engadget Remember the BrainPort, that device that helps the blind get around by sending electrical signals to their tongues? It’s finally getting the green light. The…
Donald Trump may not get the nomination, but he has already won
By Jonathan Chait From New York Mag In his speech from the Oval Office on Sunday night, President Obama took care to urge his fellow citizens not to equate the extremism of ISIS with the beliefs of Muslims as a…
UK: Tube stabbing suspect appears in London court
AFP From Yahoo News London (AFP) – A man who appeared in court Monday charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at London Underground train station was allegedly found with pictures associated with the Islamic State group on his phone….