CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot
(AP) — The CIA thwarted an ambitious plot by al-Qaida’s affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a sophisticated new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, The Associated Press…
Canadian Ethics czar says Cayman bank records are fake
From www.iPolitics.ca OTTAWA – The federal ethics commissioner will not investigate a Conservative cabinet minister after determining that documents purporting to show undisclosed bank accounts in the Cayman Islands are fakes. The Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics…
Leaders fall in Europe crisis: Sarkozy was next
(AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy was kicked out of office in elections Sunday. He is in good company: Almost every crisis-hit European country that has held an election since disaster struck in 2009 has thrown out its leader. Here’s…
Whistleblowers needed to uncover offshore tax abuses like the Cayman Islands
Erika Kelton, www.forbes.com Senator Charles Grassley sent a strongly worded letter last week to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman criticizing the IRS for the way it is handling various aspects of its whistleblower programme….
Cayman Islands Deputy Commissioner Tony Ennis joins Montserrat Police Review team
A three-man review team, led by FCO Law Enforcement Adviser, Larry Covington is presently on island to undertake a comprehensive review of the Royal Montserrat Police Service (RMPS). His Excellency the Governor Adrian Davis, with the approval of the Cabinet,…
UK Conservatives punished in local elections
AP) — Britain’s governing Conservatives took a bruising Friday in local elections as voters punished them for biting austerity measures and a stalled economy, while the results of a much-closer-than-anticipated London mayoral race were delayed. Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives…
Cayman exhibits at RIMS 2012
A cross-section of Cayman’s insurance industry worked together to showcase Cayman’s integrity, intellect and innovation at the 50th Annual Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) conference and exhibition held from 15 – 18 April in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. RIMS is the…
Cayman’s Enterprise City preferable to Chinese Special Economic Zones
This story appeared on the management.ezinemark.com website and was originally written in Chinese. The translation into English was very basic and was difficult to understand in many places. iNews Cayman has tried to make it easier for our viewers but…
Leaders fall in Europe crisis: Sarkozy next?
(AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy is widely expected to be kicked out of office in elections Sunday. If he goes, he’ll be in good company: Almost every crisis-hit European country that has held an election since disaster struck in…
Premier presents to CI Invitational
The Premier the Hon. W. McKeeva Bush, OBE, JP, handed over a cheque for $75,000 to Cayman Islands Invitational organiser and star sprinter, Ms Cydonie Mothersill, at his office on Tuesday, 1 May. The presentation marks the Ministry of Finance,…
