Moody’s cuts AAA rating of ESM rescue fund
Moody’s has cut the triple-A rating of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) euro rescue fund by one notch and given it a negative outlook. It follows a downgrade earlier this month of key ESM-backer France. Moody’s also cut rating of…
Kansas City Chiefs play after Jovan Belcher shooting
The Kansas City Chiefs NFL team is hosting a game at the stadium where one of their players shot himself dead after killing his girlfriend. The crowd observed a moment’s silence for victims of domestic violence before the noon (18:00…
Egypt court halts all work amid Islamist ‘pressure’
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court has said it is halting all work indefinitely in protest at the “psychological pressure” it has faced. Islamist protesters earlier prevented the judges from meeting in Cairo to rule on a draft constitution. The supporters of…
Shakira sued for $100m by former boyfriend
Colombian pop star Shakira is being sued for $100m (£62.4m) by a former boyfriend who acted as her business manager for six years. Antonio de la Rua claims he was the “principal architect” of a business plan that turned the…
Paraguay peasant leader Vidal Vega shot
The leader of a landless peasant movement in Paraguay involved in a land dispute with a powerful politician has been shot dead. Vidal Vega had been co-operating with an inquiry into the deaths of 11 of his supporters and six…
Crown Dependencies meet UK Treasury officials on ‘UK FATCA’
From Tax & Regulation Nov 30 2012 BY: Helen Burggraf , Contributing Editor , International Adviser The Governments of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man issued statements late this afternoon saying that they had met with UK Treasury officials…
Grand Cayman investor group buys Las Villas Apartments
By: Sean Roth | Real Estate Editor BUYER: Barons Las Villas LLC (Barons Investment Ltd.), Tampa SELLER: Southern Shores Enterprises LLC PROPERTY: 1503 E. 142nd Ave., Tampa PRICE: $1.28 million PREVIOUS PRICE: $850,000, December 2010 TITLE FIRM ON DEED: Alpha-Omega…
Lighthouse Point earns Fodor’s Choice 2012 Distinction from Fodor’s Travel
Fodor’s, the leading name in travel guides for over 75 years, today announced that Lighthouse Point has been recognized as a 2012 Fodor’s Choice selection. This distinction designates Lighthouse Point as a leader in its field for service, quality, and…
Caymanian Students celebrate Pirates Week at Keele University, UK
Caymanian student Kenroy Millwood brought a slice of Caymanian culture and Pirates Week to Keele University in the United Kingdom this month and did not disappoint. Kenroy coordinated an event packed with Cayman flavour in conjunction with the African Caribbean…
HDS Scholar Announces Existence of a New Early Christian Gospel from Egypt
B. D. Colen, Harvard News Office Four words on a previously unknown papyrus fragment provide the first evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus had been married, Harvard Professor Karen King told the 10th International Congress of Coptic Studies today….
