PC Not Guilty Of G20 Protest Death
A PC has been cleared of killing newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests – as details of the officer’s controversial disciplinary record emerged. Simon Harwood, 45, sobbed after he was found not guilty of manslaughter at London’s Southwark…
Syria conflict: West ‘appalled’ by Russia China UN veto
Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution proposing further sanctions on Syria, prompting an angry Western response. The UK, US, and France said the UN had failed the people of Syria. Syrian troops have been mobilised to…
No Binding Result in Referendum
Referendum 2012 on adopting a system of single member constituencies concluded with neither ‘Yes’ nor ‘No’ votes achieving a binding result. Official results from the Elections Office Referendum Command Centre indicate 8,677 of the 15,161 registered voters, or 57.23 per…
Some of Obama’s top donors have Cayman Islands’ accounts
In one of the president’s latest campaign commercials — an ominous spot that looks a bit like the trailer to a B-grade horror movie — Mitt Romney gets some flak for his offshore bank accounts. Apparently, keeping money in places…
Romney Explains Cayman Island Investments
Mitt Romney, in an interview with the National Review, improved greatly on his campaign’s halting explanation of why he has held investments in the Cayman Islands, a Caribbean tax haven. Still, the new defense seems unlikely to quell attacks from…
Syria conflict: Ministers ‘killed in suicide attack’
Three men at the heart of President Assad’s defence team have died in a suicide bombing, Syrian state TV says. The president’s defence minister, brother-in-law and head of his crisis team were at a meeting at national security headquarters in…
HSBC to close down Mexico unit’s USD accounts in Cayman Islands
HSBC Holdings Plc’s head of group compliance, David Bagley, told a Senate hearing he will step down amid charges the bank gave terrorists, drug cartels and criminals access to the U.S. financial system by failing to guard against money laundering. Bagley…
Nelson Mandela celebrates ‘quiet family’ birthday on Wed. 18th July
Some 12 million children across South Africa have sung a specially composed song as part of official celebrations for Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday. It was among an outpouring of well wishes from around the world. The former South African president…
Cayman Enterprise City Cayman Islands Announces Strategic Partnership
Cayman Enterprise City a Special Economic Zone in the Cayman Islands Announces Strategic Partnership with Caledonian Global Financial Services Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), the first technology-based Special Economic Zone of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, is proud to announce…
Apple ordered to run Samsung “did not copy iPad” adverts
A UK judge has ordered Apple to publish announcements that Samsung did not copy the design of its iPad, according to the Bloomberg news agency. It said the judge said one notice should remain on Apple’s website for at least…
