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Cayman Islands where the freemasons stash their stolen loot
From intmens.org
No surprise that the Cayman Islands embassy in London is literally yards away from the top masonic lodge that services the royal parasites and who use their ill gotten gains to tax dodge in its offshore haven. Some of the self appointed elite use Cayman Islands for all sorts of dodgy deals but especially stashing the money stolen from Britain’s peasants by the gangsters running the City of London.
James Henry, former chief economist at consultancy McKinsey and an expert on tax havens shows that at least £13tn – perhaps up to £20tn – has leaked out of scores of countries into secretive jurisdictions such as Switzerland and the Cayman Islands with the help of private banks.
What we believe is going on is a very devious scheme that sees key freemasons being allowed to syphon off trillions from the economy into Cayman Island banks and on death their estates are then passed to the royal parasites who control all of their lives via the Dukey K*** and their sworn oaths to freemasonry. The report below shows that the Duchy of Cornwall, owned by Prince Charles (or at least stolen by his forefathers), personally gets to keep the estates of anyone who dies there with no will and it does not require a rocket scientist to work out that is exactly what is happening to those given free rein to bankrupt Britain and keeping the Royals propped up after their demise. Freemasons are being used as third party couriers of vast wealth out of Britain and globally into secret offshore accounts to ensure on their death that money is moved into the royals hands under the guise of the British Crown.
For more on this story go to: http://www.intmensorg.com/caymanmasonstash.htm#sthash.sC5jDipT.dpuf
BVI Premier in New York to promote ‘The BVI Experience’ at Caribbean Week
The taste and culture of the Virgin Islands is on display at Caribbean Week 2014 in New York, according to Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE who is leading a delegation to the annual tourism showcase hosted by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation.
Premier Smith sees the annual tourism event as an ideal opportunity to build relations, network with industry partners, and reap the benefits being aligned with the Caribbean Tourism Organisation.
“This week we are on a mission to sell the BVI experience and we will have an exclusive opportunity to showcase our distinctive holiday attributes to New Yorkers and visitors to the “Big Apple”, Premier Smith stated.
He added, “Our goal is to remind them why the British Virgin Islands is a sparkling jewel in the Caribbean crown of holiday destinations, and a most desirable warm weather destination.”
Premier Smith travelled yesterday and is accompanied by Acting Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office, Mr. Brodrick Penn.
Deputy Premier and Minister of Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick Pickering will act as Premier until June 7.
Honourable Pickering’s appointment is accordance with Section 55 (1) of the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007 which states, “If the Premier is expected to be absent from the Virgin Islands for more than forty-eight hours, the Governor shall authorise the Deputy Premier to perform the functions of the office of Premier; and the Governor shall revoke this authority on the return to the Virgin Islands of the Premier.”
Cayman to honour cancer survivors
The Cayman Islands Cancer Society will host its Annual Cancer Survivors Dinner on Friday, 6th June, 2014 in the Grand Ballroom at the Marriott Beach Resort starting at 5:30pm.
The event will be sponsored by Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) who have partnered with the Cancer Society to honour Cayman’s cancer survivors and their caregivers.
The evening will feature guest speaker, Carolyn Lammersfeld, National Vice President of Integrative Medicine at CTCA and co-author of Cancer Nutrition & Recipes for Dummies. Lammersfeld’s message will focus on the importance of good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle before, during and after treatment. She will share advice for the whole family on making healthy choices and ensuring a healthy, cancer protective diet. Each survivor will receive a complimentary copy of the book, signed by the author.
Survivors and their caregivers who wish to attend the dinner should contact the Cancer Society on 9497618 or email [email protected]. Reservations are required by Wednesday, 4 June. There is no charge to attend the event.
Expensive oil imports drive renewable energy ambitions in the Caribbean
By Francisco Rojas From Think GeoEnergy
High electricity costs are seen as a major threat to competitiveness in Caribbean countries. There is a latent advantage to switching to alternative energy for these countries.
As stated by Dr Warren Smith, president of the Caribbean Development Bank in a recent news release, “The high price of electricity is a major source of our region’s uncompetitiveness, and of our vulnerability to external shocks,” Smith said. “We can increase our energy independence substantially; reduce the cost of energy; and in the process, create a whole new industry based on a new paradigm.”
Countries in the Caribbean are deeply dependant on oil imports for their electricity generation. This negatively impacts the costs and productivities for the regions in the area.
“High levels of debt to GDP and depletion of foreign reserves are directly related to this dependence on imported oil. High electricity prices erode the competitiveness of the regional economies and, therefore, their ability to earn the required foreign exchange to pay for imports, including oil,” Smith said. “Unless we can substantially reduce energy costs, we will not succeed in improving our competitiveness and reducing our vulnerability to external shocks.”
As stated in the article, these regions are actually rich in other energy sources such as hydroelectric and geothermal. There are so much of these resources available that their own demands could be covered and have plenty more for export.
In a final remark, Dr. Smith said that “Guyana alone has enough renewable energy potential, mainly in the form of hydro-power to meet all of its electricity requirements for the foreseeable future; supply all of the needs of immediate neighbours, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago; and still have enough left over to sell to neighbouring Brazil,” he said. “The situation is similar for Suriname.”
Awareness of prostate and colon cancer in Cayman by Walk For Life event
The Walk For Life event, organised by the Lions Club of Grand Cayman for Jul. 5-7, is in its third year and is to raise awareness and funds for Prostate and Colon Cancer Event (PACCE).
The Lions Club organised the event in honor of one of its members – Delano Hislop – who lost his battle with colon cancer in January 2011.
One of the organisers, Alfonso Wright, said most cancers are easier to treat when caught early.
“It is our aim to educate men and help them realise that they should schedule their colon, prostate and testicular exams annually, or when recommended by their doctors,” Wright said. “Funds raised will go towards paying for tests and educational material. Some people are still uninsured in our community. No one should have to die because they are unable to pay for a colonoscopy, or prostate exams. Young men should be taught how to self examine for testicular cancer.”
The event is being highlighted by Rhonda Kelly and Tara Bush.
Anyone wishing to donate can log on to http://www.active.com/donate/rhondataraPACCE
BT Sport acquires Caribbean T20 cricket
From Advanced Television
BT Sport has made its first serious investment in cricket, acquiring broadcast rights to the Caribbean Premier League T20 for the next 2 years.
The coverage will include 30 prime-time T20 matches from July 11th to August 16th.
BT Sport has also signed up ex-England spinner Graeme Swann as part of the commentary team.
Anguilla Spa Deploys 1 MW Solar Array
By SI Staff
The CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa on the Caribbean island of Anguilla has installed a 1 MW solar photovoltaic array.
The four-acre site contains 3,500 Canadian Solar 300 W PV panels and is expected to generate approximately 1.5 GWh of electricity annually.
Located adjacent to the resort’s reverse osmosis plant, the primary use of this solar array is to support the plant’s daily capacity of 1.25 million gallons of fresh water, which supplies all aspects of CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa. The facility has hydroponic and organic farms and irrigation systems for its grounds and a 285-acre golf course.
The solar project was designed and installed by Indiana-based Inovateus Solar with the support of Switchlogix and Universal Construction, both based on Anguilla.
For more: http://solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.14191
DREAM trip for Cayman’s female basketball players
DREAM Basketball Club will be sending female players aged 7-17 to the Joi Williams Basketball Camp at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando on June 16-20.
UCF is a National Collegiate Athletics Association Division I school.
The players will be participating in both the fundamental and shooting camp.
DREAM is also taking part in the ongoing PwC Under-16 Basketball league.
DREAM, which started last year, has also stressed the importance of academic achievement among its members.
The club thanks Home Gas Ltd., Cayman National Bank, Cayman First Insurance and Dart for supporting their 2014 development programme and to Triple C School who have assisted with making an indoor facility available for weekly training.
Reggae Singer Etana selected as musical Ambassador for National Caribbean American Heritage Month
From South Florida Caribbean News
WASHINGTON, DC – The Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) led by Dr. Claire Nelson is pleased to announce its selection of Jamaican international reggae singer Etana as this year’s Musical Ambassador for National Caribbean American Heritage Month (NCAHM).
“We are delighted to appoint ETANA (the Strong one) as Musical Ambassador for 2014. From my first meeting with her when she was just starting out some years ago at one of her early performances at the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, I have been impressed by her wisdom and wit. Speaking to her then, it was clear to me that she wanted to make music that is conscious and positive. Knowing how hard it is for women to succeed in the business when they present themselves as more than sexy bodies, makes me extremely proud of her. We really are delighted that we will have this opportunity to work together” Dr. Claire Nelson, Founder, Institute of Caribbean Studies.
As NCAHM Musical Ambassador, Etana will engage a younger audience to bring awareness that June is Caribbean American Heritage Month. Etana will also continue to be a role model to her generation of young Caribbean musicians and performers.
For more: http://sflcn.com/story.php?id=13505
Cayman government in talks to supply fuel to other Caribbean regions
The Cayman Islands Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (in April) with Navasota Energy regarding the possible establishment of a bulk fuel facility.
Minister of Planning, Kurt Tibbetts said Navasota would act as a consultant or adviser to government and is not costing the country anything.
Although only presently at discussion stages Tibbetts pointed to the geographical advantages of the location of the Cayman Islands for the supply of fuel to various other Caribbean jurisdictions.
The proposal would consider an onshore bulk storage facility that could initially fill fuel tankers heading to the central and eastern Caribbean Sea. If it goes forward, a storage location would need to be considered close to shore, but in a far more remote area than the current bulk storage facility in South Sound that could eventually be used to replace the current facility there.
Angela Content: Caribbean American 8th grader author of science fiction books
From Repeating Islands
Brooklyn has produced a number of artists, from icon Jean Michel Basquiat to film director Spike Lee and author Edwidge Danticat. Recently, the hip New York City borough has revealed its latest protégé, Angela Content. A student of Andries Hudde Junior High School, 13-year-old Content has already self-published two science fiction books, “Awake and Alive” and “Shattered,” which are on sale via Barnes &Noble and Amazon. Each book took the teen three month to write and, interestingly, Content writes her books by hand and then types them on her computer, telling CBS News using this old school method her writing flows better.
Being somewhat of a pioneer as a black teen science fiction author, we asked Content for her opinion on urban novels which are usually pegged to our demographic. She told us:
The characters in urban novels are fairly interesting. They are very drama-filled. Although I do not usually read those types of books, I do not think anything needs to be changed. Urban novels reveal things that are going on in real life. While I don’t think that is good, other people find them interesting and can relate. At least it is just written work and not necessarily playing out before their eyes.
What has played out in front of Content’s own eyes is her experience as a Caribbean American, which she’d love to incorporate into future works.
Since no one has written a Caribbean science-fiction novel, it would be interesting to include elements of Caribbean culture in a futuristic setting.
Sales from Content’s books are being immediately deposited into her college fund.
To purchase Angela Content’s books, go to: http://www.amazon.com/Angela-Content/e/B00G8O9ER2
For the complete report go to http://madamenoire.com/434857/angela-content/#sthash.6qws4W8h.dpuf
Caribbean received billions in foreign direct investment in 2013, says ECLAC
From Jamaica Gleaner
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the region saw a record US$185 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year.
In nominal terms, this is five per cent more than in previous year.
In a new report, ECLAC says while global FDI flows climbed 11 per cent last year from the previous year, Latin American and Caribbean’s participation in the world’s total stayed at 13 per cent.
The report said that FDI in the region has grown steadily since 2003, with the exception of 2006 and 2009.
For more: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/latest/article.php?id=53273
Sports tourism has become big business in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands Sports Minister, Osbourne Bodden, said in the Legislative Assembly on Monday (2) that sports tourism started out as an idea to boost the local economy but has now turned into big business.
He applauded the efforts of all the persons who put it in place and said the country has seen “an unprecedented number of visiting athletes, supporters and spectators.
He specifically pointed to the two CONCACAF football tournaments, the NORCECA beach volleyball event and the TRIO kiteboarding.
Trinidad gunmen execute two young brothers as mother escapes
From Caribbean360
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday June 2, 2014, CMC – Police are searching for the gunmen who stormed into a house in Morvant and shot and killed, execution style, two brothers, including a nine-year-old on Sunday.
Police said the gunmen entered the house and ordered the occupants, including nine-year-old Jadel Holder and his older brother, Jamal Brathwaite, 15, to lie on the ground before shooting them in the head.
A 16-year-old neighbour, Glendel Alexander, who was at the house of the time, was shot in the leg, while Michelle Holder, the mother of the dead brothers, escaped unhurt.
Investigators said despite his age, Brathwaite was well known to police, who they suspect had recently been initiated into the gang which operates in his community. He was also a suspect in several recent shootings in the Morvant area on the outskirts of the capital.
Residents described Brathwaite as a “trouble maker” and dropped out of school at the primary school level, while the nine-year-old is reported to have been a follower of his elder brother.
The murders bring to 185, the number of people murdered here so far this year. Last year the figure for the corresponding period was 154.
Cayman Minister upset at “unnecessary licks” government is taking over its Dump proposals
Cayman Islands Minister of Health, Osbourne Bodden, said the government is taking unnecessary licks from people saying “just get on with it” over its national waste management policy that is going to cost the country $4 million over the next two years just to provide more studies.
He said they were necessary to comply with the UK’s Framework for Fiscal Responsibility and to produce the various plans and policy documents that will underpin the development.
Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on Monday (2) he added, “We have seen the results in the past when you rush or do these things for the wrong reasons. You end up paying more in the end. Yes, it costs money to get a plan but I prefer we get this right this time around.”
Dog poo on plane leads to emergency landing
By Chris Morran From Consumerist
While human beings can apparently urinate in the aisle of a passenger jet without the plane needing to make a pit stop, and it’s fine and dandy to fly a plane full of people sick with the norovirus to their destination, a little dog poop on a US Airways flight is cause to bring a transcontinental flight to a screeching halt and bring in a clean-up crew.
This is what happened earlier this week aboard the US Air flight from L.A. to Philadelphia, when a dog in the cabin just couldn’t wait a few more hours to go for a W-A-L-K.
The canine was apparently brought into the cabin as a service animal for one of the passengers on the flight, but lost control of his bowels. It didn’t help that passengers (and the dog) sat on the tarmac for a couple of hours before they even took off.
“About an hour into the flight, I started smelling this terrible smell,” one passenger tells Inside Edition. “I look up the aisle way and there’s a dog pooping right in the middle of the aisle. It’s a big dog, three or four feet tall or long, and he was just going!”
He says that the smell was so bad that some people were dry-heaving and others actually vomited.
And it got worse when the dog let loose for a second round of poo. The passenger says that the cabin crew ran out of paper towels, at which point the pilot announced they would be making an unscheduled pit stop.
So the plane landed in Kansas City, where a cleaning crew boarded and took care of the toxic dump.
The passenger says the dog’s owner was apologetic and offered to send Starbucks gift cards to everyone.
Of course, this being the age of Twitter and in-flight WiFi, the entire ordeal was shared in real-time by passengers.
For more and to see the video go to: http://consumerist.com/2014/05/30/dog-poo-on-plane-leads-to-emergency-landing/
Cayman Brac has a new forum for their poets
Poets and authors came together on Friday (30 May) to express themselves at the Cayman Brac Public Library, Stake Bay and it will now be a monthly event.
Original works were performed by various persons including Quincy Brown, Elton Micheals and Kathleen Bodden-Harris.
5 airline employees accused of smuggling cash through Boston Airport in money laundering sting
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist
While we’ve heard about plenty of thieving airport workers in the past, rifling through luggage and picking up money and merchandise as they go, officials at Boston’s Logan International Airport arrested five airline employees for a different kind of luggage crime — smuggling cash in bags as part of an alleged money laundering operation.
Four JetBlue employees and one Delta Air Lines employee were arrested on charges of abusing their airport security clearances to shoo bags full of hundreds of thousands of dollars past security checkpoints, reports the Boston Globe.
The JetBlue workers are all ground crew, while the Delta employee is a customer service ramp agent.
A federal agent said in a sworn statement that the arrests were the result of a sting operation, involving a witness in cahoots with the government. That witness told the suspects a drug-trafficking organization needed help smuggling cash from sales past the Transportation Security Administration checkpoints.
According to officials, the workers smuggled $417,000 in cash, bringing it from areas like the curbside drop-off or other public places and slipping it past locked doors straight to areas like departure gates.
Beyond that, two of the suspects are accused of smuggling cash aboard commercial flights from Boston to Florida nine times. Nine times (consider your John Hughes knowledge if you think that was a typo).
“Security at our nation’s airports is paramount, and the conduct alleged today is alarming,” US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz said in a statement. “Thanks to the hard work and commitment of the federal and state investigators and airline security personnel, a potentially dangerous breach in security was identified.”
Cayman Islands Cancer Society raises $10,000
Cayman Islands Cancer Society (CICS) supporters raised their glasses to the tune of over $10,000 last Thursday (May 29) at the Ice on Ice event.
Ice on ice was held at the Cayman Islands National Gallery and the people there were able to view diamonds from Kirk Freeport.
At the bottom of every glass was a cubic zirconium. However, 4 of those were marked and traded for the real thing – 1/2 carat diamonds!
Rundown is coming to Cayman Brac!
Rundown is doing a ONE NIGHT ONLY performance in Cayman Brac.
Showing at the Aston Rutty Centre. Saturday 7th June. Doors open at 7pm. Performance at 7.30pm
Tickets cost $15 Adult & $10 Youth (12 and under)
Buy your tickets from District Administration, Cayman Brac Heritage House & Kirkconnell Supermarket. Or call 949 5477 for more information.
Rundown will return to the Harquail Theatre on Thursday 12th June – Sunday 15th June for final shows. Tickets still on sale from usual outlets.
