Russian lawmakers slap big sanctions on protesters
(AP) — President Vladimir Putin targeted those who dare oppose him Tuesday, introducing draconian new fines for protesters and handing out Kremlin jobs to widely detested lieutenants despite the public anger they have generated. A new law introducing a 200-fold…
London Olympics torch carriers try to cash in on role
It’s not just the athletes going for gold in the 2012 London Olympics — it appears that some of the torch bearers may be trying to cash in on the role of carrying the flame. In the few days since…
Has Brett Kimberlin accounts in the Cayman Islands?
This question is asked on the “An Ex-Cons View” website under the following title “We Are All Victims of Brett Kimberlin”* Every last one of us is a victim of Brett Kimberlin and the organized liberal left. By engaging in what…
Passenger’s suspicious claim diverts jet to Maine
AP) — A US Airways jet traveling from Paris to North Carolina was diverted to Maine on Tuesday after a French passenger handed a note to a flight attendant mentioning that she had a surgically implanted device, raising fears of…
Cayman Islands to be vice chair of COCTC
Curacao is the first chair of the executive body of the recently formed Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories Council (COCTC), a new body created to foster stronger relations between the several European Union (EU) dependencies in the Caribbean. The council…
CDB to assist with CSME capacity building
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is to administer funds equivalent to €3.45 million to help enhance the capacity of countries in the Region to further implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The beneficiaries will be CARICOM member…
Hezbollah appeals for calm after Syria kidnapping
(AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Shiite militant group Hezbollah appealed for calm Tuesday after people blocked roads and burned tires in Beirut to protest the kidnapping of 11 Lebanese Shiites in neighboring Syria. The abductions in Syria’s northern Aleppo…
Is an Offshore Cloud in the Cayman Islands a Wise Choice?
If midsize businesses have the ability to store their funds offshore, why can’t they also store their data there as well? Such is the thinking of a small handful of service providers who are offering American companies the option of…
American Airways flight from Cayman Islands to Miami: turbulence injures crew members
On May 20th 2012 an American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N890NN performing flight AA-2240 from Grand Cayman Island (Cayman Islands) to Miami,FL (USA), was on approach to Miami when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence causing injuries to three flight attendants….
Late Bee Gee Robin Gibb hailed in native Britain
(AP) — One day after he succumbed to cancer, Bee Gee Robin Gibb was hailed in his native Britain Monday as a master musician whose interests went far beyond the recording studio. The distinctive singer, who wrote and arranged numerous…
