Sir Jimmy Savile inquiry: BBC responds to complaints
BBC director general George Entwistle has asked a senior colleague to answer Newsnight journalists’ questions on the dropping of the programme’s planned investigation into Sir Jimmy Savile. BBC Scotland director Ken MacQuarrie has been appointed to explain why the broadcast…
8TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES
Please SAVE THE DATE for the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) “Festival of Trees” Gala Dinner on Saturday, November 24th, 2012. The Festival of Trees is CCMI’s principal annual fundraising event. It celebrates our year’s work in research, education, and…
Guernsey Remains Leading Specialist Financial Centre [in Europe]
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London 11 October 2012 Guernsey has been placed first in Europe and second globally [Cayman Islands is first] in the latest rankings of specialist finance centres published annually by trade title, The Banker. Guernsey maintains its…
Disaster Reduction Day Oct 13
Message from the Deputy Governor, the Hon. Franz Manderson. The 2012 International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) on October 13th. “Women and Girls – the [in]Visible Force of Resilience”. In the Cayman Islands women and girls have a critical and…
Stamp duty on property increases and insurance premiums to jump
The Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2012, if approved by lawmakers, will standardise the rate of stamp duty paid for the transfer [sale] of property to 7.5 per cent for everyone, no matter where they buy the land or building structures…
Malala Yousafzai: Pakistan’s Taliban policy in spotlight
By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Islamabad The attack on 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai underlines the ambivalence of Pakistani state institutions towards Islamist militants. It is also one of those rare incidents that seems to be galvanising public opinion against the…
Cayman National Sprint Meet
Stingray Swim Club, Grand Cayman, 9 October 2012: Cayman National – a committed supporter of Cayman’s youth and of swimming in the Cayman Islands – will be on deck at the Lions Aquatic Centre this Saturday, October 13th to host…
Cayman to Celebrate Caribbean Statistics Day
The Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will lead observance of CARICOM-designated Caribbean Statistics Day in the Cayman Islands on Monday, 15 October, with a slew of activities. This year’s theme, Working together to improve statistics in the 21st century and…
Chinese author Mo Yan wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Chinese author Mo Yan has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature. A prolific author, Mo has published dozens of short stories, with his first work published in 1981. The Swedish Academy praised his work which “with hallucinatory realism…
Fraser Brothers taking part in the 24th Annual CUC 800M Sea Swim
George Town, Grand Cayman – (October 8th 2012): Competition in this Saturday’s 24th Annual CUC 800m Sea Swim will be a little tougher than usual as Olympians Shaune and Brett Fraser will be part of the lineup when the starting…
