News analysis: FIFA blasts the Caribbean Mockingbird with its heavy artillery
By James Dostoyevksy From Inside World Football April 21 – Double jeopardy, denial of the most basic due process and defamation of character seems to be the latest modus operandi of a FIFA compliance outfit that makes statements about the…
Canada to push for making sale marijuana legal
From BBC The Canadian government will introduce legislation next year that would make the sale of marijuana legal, its health minister has said. If enacted, the move would make Canada one of the largest Western countries to allow widespread use…
Woman charged with Burglary of Cayman Islands’ restaurant in Court Thu, 21 April
From RCIPS: Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 10:06 AM Around 5:30AM on Tuesday, 19 April, an employee of a restaurant on School Road came to work, discovered a woman inside the premises, and called the 9-1-1 Communications Centre. An officer responded…
iNews Briefs & Community Events (From BIG FISH 95.5)
Cayman Islands: NIKO’S FOSTER APPEAL From CARE – Cayman Animal Rescue Enthusiasts Niko is a sweet guy, who is in a tremendous amount of pain right now and desperately needs our help. This handsome chap has sustained an awful injury…
Cayman Islands Cultural Foundation has successful grants programme
The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is pleased to announce the recipients of grants for the arts, following the Grant Committee’s March 2016 Review. These include the local movie cast of “Tripping Through”; Caribbean Haven’s Music Therapy Programme; the “Singrays”…
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton win easily in New York Primary
By PATRICK HEALY and MAGGIE HABERMAN From New York Times Donald J. Trump wrested back control of the Republican presidential race on Tuesday with a commanding victory in the New York primary, while Hillary Clinton dealt a severe blow to…
Cayman Islands’ Governor names new Auditor General
Her Excellency the Governor, Ms Helen Kilpatrick, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Sue Winspear as the new Auditor General of the Cayman Islands. Ms Winspear will take up her role in July 2016. Ms Winspear joins the…
Cayman Islands government appoints new Deputy Accountant General
A Caymanian accountant and former Treasury Manager, Theresa Walters, is the new Deputy Accountant General in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. In this new role, Mrs. Walters is responsible for managing the preparation of the Core Government’s budget…
UK’s Daily Mail says new boss of Commonwealth is “Baroness Hypocrite”
By Guy Adams for the Daily Mail Baroness Hypocrite: How the Blairite law chief with an illegal immigrant cleaner has cosy links to two vile despots that raise grave questions about her suitability to be new boss of the Commonwealth…
Cayman Islands lawyer and activist warns of “a looming financial crisis”
A looming financial crisis hidden from electorate 2017 and facing Cayman Islands’ Government after elections? By Peter Polack 1.The Cayman Islands Government has failed to include some $1.3 billion of liabilities for post-retirement healthcare benefits and pension liabilities for…