Complaints Commissioner – an office open to all residents
It was a bus ride into town that first gave Nicola Williams a sneak peek into everyday life in the Cayman Islands: “When I first came here, for ten days I took the bus along West Bay Road into the…
Apple says Steve Jobs resigning as CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Steve Jobs, the mind behind the iPhone, iPad and other devices that turned Apple Inc. into one of the world’s most powerful companies, resigned as the company’s CEO Wednesday, saying he can no longer handle the…
Wild world: Millions of unseen species fill Earth
WASHINGTON (AP) — Our world is a much wilder place than it looks. A new study estimates that Earth has almost 8.8 million species, but we’ve only discovered about a quarter of them. And some of the yet-to-be-seen ones could…
Bob’s songs should be in hymn books
The songs of music icon Bob Marley may soon be heard within the walls of the House of God. The Bishop of Kingston, the Right Reverend Robert Thompson, says Marley’s music should be in hymn books so the church can…
What Is Biodiesel?
Biodiesel is a fuel made from vegetable oils. Rapeseed and soybean oils are the most commonly used, although other vegetables oils such as mustard, palm oil, hemp and jatropha have been tried and seem to show a lot of potential….
Courtroom, the poor man’s theatre
The Courtroom, The Poor Man’s Theatre, is a collection of anecdotes taken from real-life dramas in the courtrooms of the Caribbean. The book, written by Mr. Justice Kipling Douglas, a retired judge of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, and retired…
Miss Cayman Carries Kirk’s Signature
Miss Cayman Islands 2010/2011, Cristin Alexander, received a Cayman Islands Signature Collection pendant donated by Kirk Freeport on Friday (18 August). Kirk Freeport Director Debbie Guyton presented the pendant and necklace to Cristin on the eve of her departure (Saturday,…
I’M BEING HARASSED: Bush says auditor is a “hitman”
Premier McKeeva Bush yesterday accused the Auditor-General of acting like a hitman – guilty of bureaucratic interference and harassment. The astounding comments came after Alastair Swarbrick blamed the country’s leader for dodging financial regulations and costing the public purse almost…
Brainy Sarah swots up on Cayman
It’s the most daunting chair in Britain: Mastermind, a TV game show where Britain’s brainiest are grilled with excruciatingly difficult questions. “I’ve started so I’ll finish,” – one of the show’s catch phrases – was recently heard by 28-year old…
ATO seeks tax, penalties from Myer float
The Australian Tax Office wants private equity entities based in Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands to stump up $738 million for tax, penalties and interest after they reaped $1.5 billion from the 2009 float of the Myer retail chain. While…
