Deezer dives in streaming music to Cayman Islands
Deezer, one of the world’s premier music streaming service, with over 23 million users, launched its streaming service in Latin America on Thu (7). Along with the Cayman Islands the streaming service will be available in: Anguilla, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,…
US World Champion Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. begins jail sentence
US world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr has begun a three-month jail term for domestic violence. The fighter was sentenced last December after pleading guilty to attacking his ex-girlfriend, Josie Harris. The judge delayed his jail time to allow him…
Investment, unemployment challenging the Caribbean says minister at Cayman Islands CDB Meeting
WHILE the Caribbean region is projected to experience positive economic growth this year, quickening the pace of investment decisions and curbing unemployment remain major challenges confronting all countries in the region. This was the view expressed by Planning and Economy…
Digicel group nets US$1.1B before taxes
Digicel Group Limited on Tuesday (5) announced a strong set of financial results for the year ended March 31. With subscribers increasing by 27 per cent to 12.8 million and revenues for Digicel Group Limited (which comprises 30 markets in…
Ray Bradbury, author of ‘Farenheit 451’, dies age 91
Ray Bradbury, author of The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451, died Tuesday (6). He was 91. Born in Waukegan, Ill, USA, 1920, Bradbury grew up in the Great Depression with an active imagination. He imagined there were monsters at the…
Another massacre in Syria?
According to a BBC World News report at least 86 people, including many women and children, have been killed by Syrian pro-government forces in Hama province. Opposition activists have reported more than 20 children and 20 women were reportedly among…
UEFA President Michel Platini says refs must stop games over racism
A BBC Panorama programme highlighted incidents of racism at stadiums in Poland and Ukraine, who will co-host Euro 2012. “Referees can finish the game. They have this power in case of racism,” Platini told the BBC’s David Bond. “That is,…
LinkedIn confirms, apologises for stolen password breach
LinkedIn has confirmed that some of its user passwords have been compromised. The company has also issued an apology “for the inconvenience this has caused our members.” Reports circulated on Wednesday that millions of LinkedIn passwords were subject to a…
Spain: No request for bailout, says minister
Spain’s economy minister has dampened speculation that the country is about to seek a bailout of its bank sector. Luis de Guindos said no decision would be made until audits of the banks were completed, possibly by the end of…
Filipino Worker ‘Issue’ Resolved
After several months of diplomatic negotiations involving many communiqués and two visits to the Cayman Islands, the Philippines government late last month reversed its decision to list the Cayman Islands amongst countries which fail in their obligations to protect the…
