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CD&P law firm held liable for costs in Bermuda after trial no-show Bermuda Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has taken the extraordinary step of holding prominent offshore law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman and one of its attorneys, Ray DeSilva, liable…
Central Calgary evacuated as flood threatens city
BBC Authorities have ordered the evacuation of central Calgary as flooding has left swathes of the city underwater. Torrential rain and floodwaters have washed away roads and bridges around Alberta’s largest city and have caused landslides elsewhere in the province….
Governor releases Blandford Dixon serving life sentence
The Governor has today (Fri 21) issued the following statement: “Under section 31(A)(1)(c) of the Prison Law, I have the power to order the release on licence of a convicted prisoner serving a life sentence. After careful consideration and following…
Cayman’s Red Cross Disaster manager part of regional intervention team
Cayman Islands Red Cross Disaster Manager, Danielle Coleman, has been certified as part of the International Federation of Red Cross Societies’ Regional Intervention Team (RIT) following intensive training in Jamaica. Coleman was selected to take up the one spot open…
Results from the PwC Junior Tennis Circuit event #6
Jack Lomax, Bobby Lomax, Daniel Reid and Jade Wilkinson all won at this year’s sixth stop of the PwC Junior Tennis Circuit at Camana Bay. Division Final results 10-and-Under: 1) Jack Lomax 2) William Priaulx 3) Jake Serpell 12-and-Under: 1)…
Wheels of steel & a heart of gold update
The following two stories are an update to our story (May 6 2013) on Paralympic athlete, Ryan Chalmers, who started his Push Across America for specialised dive programme in the Cayman Islands. Go to: http://www.ieyenews.com/2013/05/wheels-of-steel-a-heart-of-gold/ #1 This story is from…
FAO helps reduce risks from pesticides in the Caribbean
From Barnacle Grenada From 10-14 June, national delegates from 15 Caribbean countries attended the 18th Meeting of the Coordinating Group for Pesticide Control Boards of the Caribbean (CGPC) in Trinidad and Tobago, to decide on action to reduce risks from…
Olympic Day 2013 is Sunday (23)
Get ready sports fans! It’s that time of the year again, Olympic Day 2013! This year we will be hosting a full day of events on Sunday, June 23rd at Public Beach in celebration of the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee’s…
FAO trains Caribbean people to deal with banana disease
Technicians from different Caribbean Nations will receive training in a workshop that experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will be developing here from the 17 to the 22 of June to deal with the black sigakota that threatens…
Tropical Getaway on Little Cayman
FromVRBO Located less than 400 mi south of the USA, the Cayman Islands offer a tropical paradise within easy reach of most international airports. While the hustle and bustle of Grand Cayman attracts the majority of visitors to the country,…