“Operation Lionfish” Highlights the Caribbean’s Comparative Advantage
By Kevin Edmonds, The Other Side of Paradise In economic textbooks the theory of comparative advantage is regarded as a fundamental cornerstone of how economies are organized. Plainly stated, comparative advantage occurs when one country (or in this case a…
Someone Bombed The Bodhi Tree, one of the holiest places on Earth
By Michael Kelley Business Insider What Mecca is to Muslims and The Temple Mount is to Jews, the Bodhi tree is to Buddhists. Located in Bodh Gaya, India, it is epicenter of the Buddhist universe – the place where Gautama…
Robbery at bus depot
From RCIPS Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 12:27 AM At 8:07 pm Wednesday (10) 911 received a report of a robbery that had taken place at the Bus Depot, Edward Street, George Town. A bus driver told officers he had…
The police also carry out credit card misuse
Further to my Editorial in yesterday’s iNews Cayman (published 9th July) “Abuse of company/government credit cards” a report published in 2011 from the United Kingdom’s Independent Police Complaints Commission found 40 Metropolitan Police officers misusing corporate credit cards. The following…
Man robbed and stabbed – Raleigh Quay
From RCIPS Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 11:24 AM A man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed and robbed of his phone in Raleigh Quay. Shortly before 1.30am today (Wednesday 10 July) the man was opening the door to…
McDonnell denies wrongdoing in mansion controversy
Posted by Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) – Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell pushed back against allegations Tuesday that he improperly used resources from the Executive Mansion, saying he follows the same rules as former Virginia governors. The Republican also denied that…
Corruption getting worse, says poll
From BBC [Note: Cayman Islands were not polled] One person in four has paid a bribe to a public body in the last year, according to a survey carried out in 95 countries by Transparency International. The poor record of…
Diver pronounced dead in Cayman Brac – UPDATE
Diving related death – Update The 80-year-old tourist who died on Sunday 7 July, whilst diving off Cayman Brac, can be named as William Lemuel Lawson JR, of Temple Terrace, Florida, US. There would appear to be no suspicious circumstances…
iNews Briefs
Joey will have to wait Joey Ebanks, the former head of the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) will have to wait until 9 June 2014 to face a trial. This was the earliest date available in Grand Court for a two…
Drug trafficking: cartels take to the Caribbean
Noelle Suarez-Murias, The Foundry Drug cartels have increasingly trafficked through the Caribbean to evade law enforcement, but the U.S. Coast Guard is struggling to keep up. The U.S. has been successful working with our allies in targeting drug trafficking organizations…
