Nine people taken to hospital following road crash
Nine people have been taken to hospital following a two vehicle road crash in Bodden Town. Shortly after 3.10pm today (Tuesday, 23 October 2012) a Toyota Hiace bus and a BMW car collided at the junction of Shamrock Road and…
UPDATE: TS Sandy moving north-northeastward towards Jamaica
TROPICAL STORM SANDY DISCUSSION NUMBER 6 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012 500 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012 SATELLITE IMAGES CONTINUE TO SHOW FAIRLY WELL-DEFINED CONVECTIVE BANDING FEATURES …MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CIRCULATION OF THE…
7 Creepiest Halloween Candies
by Melissa Breyer, Care2 I love Halloween. It’s the rare chance to embrace all the frights (guts! gore! death!) we usually sweep under the carpet, as well as a time to play out some fantasies. (And no, that doesn’t mean…
Anti-racism group wants Kick It Out boycott players to be heard
A national anti-racism organisation has called for a summit meeting to tackle the grievances of players who boycotted the Kick It Out T-shirt campaign. Show Racism the Red Card says it understands why the players opted not to show their…
New OT minister makes first official visit to Caribbean
The new Overseas Territories Minister. Mark Simmonds is in the Caribbean visiting the British Virgin Islands from yesterday (22) and Anguilla on Wednesday (24). The Cayman Islands is not on his agenda. The following is a Press Release from HM…
About that Cayman Islands Trust….
From CTJ In last week’s presidential debate, Governor Romney pointed out that President Obama’s pension holds investments in Chinese companies and even in a Cayman Islands trust. Unlike Romney’s self-directed Individual Retirement Account, the President’s pension is in a system…
Offshore Centres: 2012 Private Banking Handbook
NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Offshore Centres: 2012 Private Banking Handbook http://www.reportlinker.com/p01017503/Offshore-Centres-2012-Private-Banking-Handbook.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Private_Banking Synopsis This report is the result of WealthInsight’s extensive research covering the…
L’Aquila quake: Italy scientists guilty of manslaughter
Six Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L’Aquila. A regional court found them guilty of multiple manslaughter. Prosecutors said the defendants gave a falsely reassuring statement…
VC Investors Unfazed by Cleantech’s Growing Pains
By Glen Martin, The Financialist Despite recent market setbacks, many investors, especially venture funds, remain confident that cleantech and renewable energy’s long-term prognosis for growth and profits remains strong. Three years ago, cleantech – particularly energy-related cleantech – was all…
Obama’s pension includes Chinese and Cayman investments
President Barack Obama and his supporters continue to slash at Gov. Mitt Romney for keeping some of his private-sector wealth overseas, even though the president’s Illinois pension is also invested in Chinese companies and a fund in the Cayman Islands….