71% Favour work permits for young illegal immigrants in certain circumstances in USA
Most voters don’t think the government is aggressive enough in deporting illegal immigrants but agree with President Obama’s decision to allow young people brought here illegally who meet certain criteria to avoid deportation. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey…
Cayman Islands China Medical Slumps After Bondholders Ask for Liquidation
China Medical Technologies Inc. (CMEDY) posted the biggest two-day drop since April in New York after Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP said bondholders of the Beijing- based medical device company filed a petition for liquidation. American depositary receipts of…
Grand Court of the Cayman Islands Issues Interim Award in Algosaibi Fraud Case and Orders Maan Al Sanea to Pay $2.5 billion
The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands issued a ruling in favour of Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers (AHAB) requiring Maan Al Sanea to pay AHAB 2.5 Billion dollars, the amount requested by AHAB as an interim payment. In a…
“We still need the Cayman Islands”
In the Caribbean, says Claire Whitaker, “we’re down to the last six islands.” David Jones concurs: “Still need the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and (not to be confused) the Virgin Islands. Funny how we can sort the most remote…
Regional Prosecutors Train in Cayman
Regional Directors of Public Prosecution (DPPs), crime scene managers and police officers are getting trained in a two-day workshop that began at the Marriott Resort on Thursday, 14 June. The 63 participants represent the British Overseas Territories of Anguilla, Bermuda,…
Caribbean Week in New York
A spring rite of passage in the Big Apple, Caribbean Week got off to a rousing start in Manhattan in June. Celebrating the sights, sounds, culture and vacation opportunities of the world’s favourite vacay destination, Caribbean Week is the largest…
Queen’s Birthday Honours 2012
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has recognized three outstanding members of Cayman’s community in her 2012 Birthday Honours list. Mr. Martyn Charles William Bould is made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) (MBE),…
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Ban Paraquat in the Cayman Islands
iNews Cayman 100% backs this petition to have the pesticide Paraquat banned in the Cayman Islands. Target: Cayman Islands Government & Local Businesses Sponsored by: Ban Paraquat Cayman More than 20 dogs have died as a result of Paraquat poisioning in…
Who, What, Why: Why does a cabbage cost $28 in Canada?
Would you pay C$28 (US$27; £18) for a cabbage? $65 for a bag of chicken? $100 for 12 litres of water? That’s not the cost of a meal at a world-class restaurant, but the price of basic foodstuffs at supermarkets…
AG tells DPP’s Workshop to place less reliance on eye witness testimonies
The following are the remarks by the Attorney General, the Hon. Samuel Bulgin, QC,at the opening of the Director of Public Prosecutions’s (DPP) Workshop Marriott Resort, Thursday, 14 June 2012 With protocol being established, let me add my voice in…
