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Month: July 2012

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Economic Prediction For TCI Period June To 31st March 2013

None of the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands or Montserrat) have Value Added Tax (VAT), so why is Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) being unilaterally singled out for VAT? Cayman Islands (much…

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SEC Suspends China Medical ADR Trade on Info Accuracy

Trading of China Medical Technologies Inc. (CMEDY) (CMEDY)’s American depositary receipts was suspended by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which cited questions on the accuracy of the company’s information. The regulator ordered a temporary suspension in the Beijing-based medical…

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Cricket: West Indies beat New Zealand twice in Florida, USA!

1st T20I: New Zealand v West Indies at Lauderhill – Jun 30, 2012 West Indies 209/2 (20/20 ov); New Zealand 153 (18.3/20 ov) West Indies won by 56 runs Any worries that the first Twenty20 international in Lauderhill, Florida, would…

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A Breathalyzer of fresh air? Drunk tests now mandatory in all French vehicles

All vehicles travelling on French roads must carry a chemical or electronic Breathalyzer test starting Sunday, under new rules aimed at reducing alcohol-driven accidents. “Alcohol has been the main cause of mortality on roads since 2006,” according to road security…

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The Editor Speaks: Premier’s reply to Budget Motion debate is hardly being statesmanlike

I hope you all read The Honourable McKeeva Bush, OBE, JP Premier and Minister of Finance Tourism and Development’s complete and unabridged Reply To Budget Motion Debate 2012, we featured on the iNews Cayman front page over the weekend. If…

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Homophobia still strong in Cayman

By: Quincy Brown As a member of the Roman Catholic Church in the Cayman Islands, I have from time to time on my own accord taken on the role of apologist and defender of the Catholic faith in local newspapers…

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Ground Broken for Cedar Grove High School, Jamaica

Ground has been broken for the construction of the Cedar Grove High School in Gregory Park, St. Catherine. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller and Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, headed the list of officials who …

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Euro Cup champion Spain arrives to huge welcome in Madrid

Spanish players carried the Euro 2012 championship trophy back to their native land Monday, ready to accept a hero’s welcome and lead their economically troubled nation in a second night of jubilant celebration. Team captain and goalie Iker Casillas proudly…

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“Obama: take a look at Delaware,” says Cayman Islands

Nothing about 1209 North Orange Street hints at the secrets inside. It’s a humdrum office building, a low-slung affair with a faded awning and a view of a parking garage. Hardly worth a second glance. If a first one. But…

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Texas man accused of eating his still alive dog while high on drugs

Last month, a man in Florida, suspected of being high on a synthetic drug, was shot dead while eating the face of another man. On Tuesday (26), KAIT TV reports that a Texas man, believed to be “tripping on drugs,”…