2013 Constitution Day Message (revised)
Cayman Islands Constitutional Commission On 4 July, 1959 the concept of constitutional development began in the Cayman Islands after Caymanian Assemblymen petitioned the United Kingdom resulting in the issuance of a Royal Order-in-Council. After several revisions, the major one in…
Total Subers Return from Grand Cayman
By Aja Clarke, PADI PADI Diving Society members returned to Grand Cayman’s Sunset House for another week of diving, parties and friends. During the weeklong event (1-8 June 2013), Total Subers got a chance to dive with Dan Orr, President…
Faith Hospital celebrates 40th Anniversary this Sunday June 30
Faith Hospital is celebrating 40 years since its official opening. To celebrate this milestone, we are giving thanks with a community service on Sunday, June 30th, at The Veterans & Seaman’s Centre on Cayman Brac at 3pm, under the theme:…
Banana conflict continues in Costa Rica
Banana workers in Costa Rica reached their eighth day of strikes against the US multinational Del Monte, which, along with four other companies, controls the worldwide market for the product, reported Telesur. The National Union of workers (UNT) called the…
“Switching” St. Kitts Parliamentarians Need To Act Honorably
Basseterre, St. Kitts From The Labour Spokesman There is something happening in St. Kitts-Nevis to which all Caribbean Governments and opposition parties need to pay attention. They need to do so because it has a direct bearing on Caribbean Governments’…
Antigua’s opposition alert
By Rickey Singh, Trinidad Express The parliamentary opposition Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) has alerted the secretariats of both the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and the Organisation of American States (OAS) to what it views as a serious threat to…
OECS Countries seeking to comply with US Tax Law
From The Gleaner The St Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) says it is spearheading the establishment of a working group to ensure that financial institutions which operate within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) are prepared to comply with…
Caribbean Airlines to look at dual branding
From Go-Jamaica A Joint Working Group is to examine the possibility and scope for dual branding for Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL). Transport Minister, Dr Omar Davies yesterday met with Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Investments, Vasant Bharath,…
Pre-takeover Cadbury’s aggressive tax avoidance exposed
By Sally Gainsbury, Jonathan Ford and Vanessa Houlder From Financial Times Cadbury, the British confectionery maker which became a cause célèbre for tax justice campaigners after it was acquired by US food group Kraft in 2010, engaged in aggressive tax…
The CIA’s campaign to squash leaks has already been leaked to the media
Abby Ohlheiser, The Atlantic Wire The CIA’s new campaign to prevent leakers among its ranks might have a ready-made starting point after a memo outlining details of the “Honor the Oath” campaign was “obtained” by the Associated Press. The inference…
