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Cayman: The economy is performing well but the cost of living is highNovember 23, 2024Sue Winspear, Cayman Islands Auditor General From The Office of The Auditor General The report, The Government’s approach to sustainable economic development, was issued today (21) by the Office of […]- Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on 28 Russian nationals, 3 U.S. and Cayman Islands entitiesNovember 22, 2024From Interfax-UKRAINE – Ukraine News Agency Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted a National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) resolution imposing sanctions on 28 Russian […]
- Cayman: Proactive Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrests and Burglary ChargeNovember 22, 2024At about 3:45AM on Thursday, 21 November, officers conducting proactive burglary patrols in George Town had cause to stop a vehicle with five occupants which was travelling along Grescott Lane. […]
- ESO Press Release: Tourism-related services contributed to the 3.6% growth in the Caymans’ economy for the first quarter of 2024November 20, 2024Economic activity in the Cayman Islands, as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) in real terms, is estimated to have increased by 3.6% in the first three months of 2024. Indicators […]
- Cayman: Compendium of Statistics 2023 ReleasedNovember 20, 2024The Cayman Islands Compendium of Statistics 2023, released by the Economics and Statistics Office, is a comprehensive collection of statistics from various public and private sector data sources […]
Jamaica’s opposition party wins big in elections
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica’s opposition capitalised on discontent over the economy to return to power Thursday, as voters gave the country’s first female leader a second chance to govern the island. Supporters of former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller,…
‘Synthetic’ marijuana is problem
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. troops are increasingly using an herbal mix called “Spice” that mimics a marijuana high and can bring on hallucinations that last for days. Alarmed military officials have launched an aggressive testing programme that this year…
Editorial: iNews Cayman: Our first “year”
I almost cannot believe we have come to the end of our first year (since May from the first published edition). Joan and I started planning this around November last year but it was from January when we really started…
Two dead, 61 hurt in 40-vehicle New Orleans pileup
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two men died and 61 other people were injured Thursday in a pre-dawn pileup involving about 40 cars, vans and other vehicles on a busy interstate that crosses New Orleans, closing the route for hours both…
Henry set for Arsenal return
Thierry Henry will sign a two-month loan with Arsenal if insurance can be arranged with the New York Red Bulls, Arsene Wenger has confirmed. The former Arsenal captain, 34, has been training with the club during the Major League Soccer…
Road plan is no solution
A suggestion to use a back road to link the western part of Grand Cayman to Dart Realty’s “Eco Park”, east of Bodden Town, has been rejected as “not a solution at all”. Rejecting a proposal by Bodden Town MLA…
Djokovic downs Federer in Abu Dhabi exhibition
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic swept aside Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1 Friday and will play David Ferrer in the final of the World Tennis Championship exhibition. The fifth-ranked Ferrer defeated second-ranked Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2…
iThought
Blood counts for nothing in a quick-tempered man’s eyes, and where no help is to be had, he will strike you down. Ecclesiasticus 8:16b
Russia: Nuclear submarine fire finally out
MOSCOW (AP) — Firefighters extinguished a massive fire aboard a docked Russian nuclear submarine Friday as some crew members remained inside, officials said, giving assurances that there was no radiation leak and the vessel’s nuclear-tipped missiles were not on board….
