iNews Briefs
3-car accident on Cayman’s West Bay Road
One man was taken to the George Town Hospital last Sunday (9) after an accident involving three cars outside Coconut Joe’s restaurant on West Bay Road, Grand Cayman.
One of the cars, a Chevy Tahoe, careened towards the restaurant’s patio dining area that was busy with diners and crashed into the Coconut Joe sign.
There were no reported injuries to the other two drivers and no one in the restaurant was hurt.
One driver has been arrested for driving under the influence.
Guyana suspends air traffic controllers for breach
From Boston.com
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The Ministry of Transport in Guyana says it has suspended an air traffic controller who walked off the job and left the tower unattended while a flight was approaching the South American country.
A statement issued by the ministry says the controller and two other staff members have been suspended pending an investigation.
A spokesman said Tuesday that the other two staff members who were suspended were a supervisor and a co-worker who had been scheduled to relieve the controller.
The controller walked off the job apparently out of frustration that his co-worker did not show up to relieve him Friday. At the time, a Caribbean Airways Boeing 737 with about 100 people on board was 10 minutes from landing. A manager went to the tower and took over.
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W.I. defeat England in first Twenty20 cricket match in Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sunday March 9, 2014, CMC – West Indies beat England by 27 runs in the first Twenty20 International cricket match at Kensington Oval here on Sunday.
West Indies 170 for three (Marlon Samuels 69 not out, Chris Gayle 43, Andre Russell 24; Ravi Bopara 2-23, James Tredwell 1-16).
England 143 for 9 (Tim Bresnan 47*, Ravi Bopara 42, Eoin Morgan 19; Samuel Badree 3-17, Marlon Samuels 2-21, Sunil Narine 1-8).
Darren Sammy among trio fined for Barbados Twenty20 incident
From Caribbean360
The incident took place in the 12th over of England’s run chase when Bopara made insulting comments towards Samuels, while taking a single.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy is one of three players fined by the International Cricket Council, following a small altercation during Sunday’s first Twenty20 International against England on Sunday.
He, along with teammate Marlon Samuels and England’s Ravi Bopara, were slapped with level one breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct, after being reported by on-field Joel Wilson and Peter Nero, and third umpire Gregory Brathwaite and fourth official Nigel Duguid.
All three players pleaded guilty.
The incident took place in the 12th over of England’s run chase when Bopara made insulting comments towards Samuels, while taking a single. The ICC statement said Sammy joined in, also trading insults with Bopara.
It required the intervention of Wilson and Nero to end the exchange.
Bopara was fined 25 per cent of his match fee, while Sammy and Samuels were fined 20 and 10 per cent respectively.
Honeymoon fight forces emergency landing in Grand Cayman (UPDATED see below this story)
From stuff.co.nz
A groom on his honeymoon got into a drunken argument with his bride aboard a flight from Atlanta to Costa Rica, forcing the Delta Air Lines aircraft to make an emergency landing on Grand Cayman island, authorities say.
The US citizen was escorted from the flight after it landed by Cayman Islands police and was being held in custody on a charge of drunk and disorderly conduct, according to Royal Cayman Islands Chief Inspector Raymond Christian.
The bride remained aboard for the Sunday night flight (local time) to San Jose, Costa Rica, he said.
He did not name the bride or the groom involved in the incident other than to say the groom was a US citizen.
The removed passenger could face further charges under the international air law, according to Christian.
Delta spokeswoman Lindsay McDuff confirmed that a “disruptive customer” prompted the crew of flight 901 to divert to Grand Cayman.
“The flight landed without incident and the customer was met by local authorities,” McDuff said.
It was the second time in recent weeks that the airline had reportedly performed an emergency landing because of drunken behaviour by a passenger.
On February 7 a Delta flight from Baltimore to Salt Lake City was diverted due to an unruly female passenger who was described by officials as intoxicated.
For more: http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/9814586/Honeymoon-fight-forces-emergency-landing
See also iNews Cayman story “Unruly Delta passenger charged” at: http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/unruly-delta-passenger-charged/
UPDATE: The male has been identified as 33 year old Michael Scott Foret when he appeared in Cayman’s Magistrates Court on Tuesday (11). Magistrate Valdis Foldats fined Foret $500 after he pleaded guilty to being drunk in an aircraft and acting in a disruptive manner.
He was released after paying the fine to return to the USA where he was planning to take another flight to rejoin his wife in Costa Rica.
Mingle golf event planned by Cayman tourist association
The Cayman Islands Tourism Association will hold its fifth “Mix n’ Mingle” later this month.
The event for CITA members will be held at the North Sound Golf Course on Wednesday, March 26, from 5.30 to 7.30 p.m.
Attendees are being invited to “try your hand at a few holes”, as well as indulge in a complimentary specialty cocktail, finger foods and a putting contest.
Pines retirement home in Cayman gets new facility
The Pines retirement home in George Town Grand Cayman had its new 48 bed facility officially opened on Monday (10) by Health Minister Hon. Osbourne Bodden.
The new facility houses 32 residents at present.
Turkey requests UNSC membership support in 2015
Turkey asks Caribbean countries for support in its application for membership to the U.N. Security Council in 2015.
ST. VINCENT AND GRENADINES – Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu calls on Caribbean countries to support Turkey’s appointment to membership of the UN Security Council in 2015.
Davutoglu said Turkey offers important contributions to global peace and security in a period where regional and international governments experience changes quickly.
Speaking at the Caribbean CARICOM summit held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Davutoglu said Turkey has put efforts into helping provide comprehensive and lasting solutions to global issues during its previous UN Security Council memberships.
For more: http://www.turkishpress.com/news/393971/
Cayman’s youth take over LA
The young men and women of the 7th Youth Parliament took over Cayman Islands’ Legislative Assembly (LA) on Monday (10).
Jamal Hinds was the new Speaker of the House and in his speech he congratulated all the members “for working religiously over the past six months to ensure today’s proceedings will be both memorable and demonstrate that we the youth are the true leaders of Cayman’s future.”
The exercise in parliamentary procedures helps students to obtain a better understanding of how government works, and a valuable insight into the political process.
Addressing the Youth Parliament was Cayman’s premier, Alden McLaughlin, who said, “Serving in this chamber is not a particularly easy task. It’s not easy to get here, and it’s even harder to stay here once you get here. If you are looking for a great deal of thanks and gratitude from the people that elect you, this is not the job for you.”
121 overseas pros in CPL draft
From Trinidad Express
The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has confirmed that 228 players have registered for the 2014 draft, which will take place in Kingston, Jamaica, on Thursday April 3.
The number includes 121 overseas players, more than five times the number that entered the 2013 draft.
Over 100 Caribbean players have thrown their hats into the ring in the hope of earning a contract to take part in the second edition of the tournament.
A CPL press release yesterday stated that 98 per cent of the players from the 2013 edition of the competition will be back this year.
Players from 11 nations, including Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and, for the first time, England will be part of the tournament.
Australia will have the largest overseas contingent in the draft with 30 names, including 15 internationals, while the vast majority of Pakistan’s T20 World Cup squad have also signed up.
New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka are also well represented, and the draft will include several current and former international captains, leading test stars, T20 specialists and limited overs stalwarts.
The full list of players will be announced to the public next week.
Commenting on the upcoming draft, CPL director of cricket, Tom Moody said: “The quality and quantity of players registering for the draft, in particular the huge surge in overseas players signing up, is testament to the great success of last year’s competition. The high standard of cricket and the unique Caribbean carnival atmosphere have made CPL the competition that everybody wants to play in.”
The tournament returns in July and August with Jamaica Tallawahs will defending their title against the Antigua Hawksbills, Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St Lucia Zouks and Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel.
For more: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/-121-overseas—pros-in—CPL-draft-249363371.html?m=y&smobile=y
No senior men’s national team gives more meaning to Cayman’s domestic competition
Since 2011 the Cayman Islands has had no national team and this has brought more meaning to the domestic competition said Theron Wood whose Bodden Town team beat George Town 2-1 and winning the inaugural Cayman Islands Football Association President’s Cup.
However, George Town’s Ian Lindo, whilst agreeing with Wood, said, “The downfall is that you don’t have something at a higher level to look forward to.”
The Cayman Islands Football Association has been concentrating on youth development.
JCLA Cayman sells shares in APR Energy
By Tom McIvor From London SE
LONDON (Alliance News) – APR Energy PLC said JCLA Cayman Ltd, a company majority owned by APR Chief Executive Officer John Campion and Chief Operating Officer Laurence Anderson sold 24,467 shares in APR at an average price of 950 pence per share on Monday (10).
The fast-track electricity company said JCLA Cayman sold the shares as part of an ongoing share trading plan under which 355,000 shares are expected to be sold in the following twelve months.
Following completion of the total share trading plan, JCLA Cayman will have a holding in APR in excess of 7%.
APR Energy shares were up 1.0% to 940.00 pence Tuesday.
WOW celebrate International Women’s Day
The Wellness of Women (WOW) Expo was held last Saturday (8 ) showcasing many of the businesses and entities devoted to helping women stay healthy including physically, mentally and emotionally.
The event was staged to celebrate International Women’s day.
For 16 years the Family Resource Centre has been celebrating International Women’s Day and the whole of March as Honouring Women’s Month.
Cayman’s two young sailors to set sail for 2014 Olympics
Pablo Bertran and Florence Allan, are Cayman’s best two youth skippers and will be sailing off to the 2014 Youth Olympic Games to be held in Nanjing China from 16-28th August.
Bertran and Allan won the two spots after earning Cayman Islands a place at the Youth Summer Olympics two weeks ago at the Byte II North American Championships.
Bertran managed to get second of four qualifying spots on the boys side while Allan took the top qualifying spot for the girl’s competition.
Colombians in Cayman got the chance to vote
Colombians living in Cayman got the chance to vote in last Sunday’s (9) elections in Colombia even though they were thousands of miles away.
Colombian residents here voted at a temporary polling station in George Town.
Colombia’s governing coalition emerged from elections Sunday as winners but with its congressional majority smaller than before the elections.
The Cayman islands government helped set up the polling station as part of a diplomatic mission organised by the Deputy Governor’s Office.
Cayman’s Health City seeking Joint Commission International Accreditation
If Cayman Islands’ Health City can obtain Joint Commission International Accreditation that could be enough to give private insurers and the local attending physicians a crucial level of comfort to refer patients says Jeanette Verhoeven, of insurance brokers Aon Risk Solutions.
This would have the potential to save millions of dollars to both insurers and the patients themselves.
Regulation, Operations & Compliance (ROC) Cayman 2014™, Regulatory Compliance Association
March 12-14, 2014
The Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
Regulation, Operations & Compliance (ROC) Cayman 2014™ event and why over 17,000 senior level executives attend Regulatory Compliance Association Curricula Per Year:
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- Symposium delegates shall receive access to the On-Line University, used by thousands of Regulators, Asset Management Executives and Law Students.
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- Exchange thoughts and ideas with leading Institutional Investors, CFOs, CCOs, COOs, GCs and other Asset Management Executives.
- Unparalleled opportunity to speak and network with senior regulators.
Stephen Obie, Jones Day Financial Institutions Litigation & Regulation Practice, will be on a panel titled Taking Aim at Wall Street – How Covert Investigatory Techniques and Other Emerging Trends and Priorities Are Shaping Enforcement™.
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For more information or to register, visit the Regulatory Compliance Association’s website.
16 hours of CLE and CPE (Accounting & Auditing Credit).
