Contraband found in prison cells
Officials at Her Majesty’s Prison Northward found contraband in the facility’s Bravo Wing over the weekend (Sunday, August 18, 2013), during a search of inmates’ cells. Among the prohibited items were: 1. Two bottles of what appears to be white…
Bolt shocked by American sprinter’s comments
From Caribbean360 MOSCOW, Russia,– Sprint legend Usain Bolt has expressed shock at comments made by Mike Rodgers, a member of USA’s 4x100m team, which finished second behind Jamaica on Sunday’s final day of the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships. United…
Proclamation supporting youths
Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin has proclaimed January as Supporting Our Youth Month in the Cayman Islands. He signed a proclamation Friday, 16 August, evening before a crowd of young people in the Cabinet boardroom. Also signing the proclamation was Sylvia…
Cayman stock exchange issues new rules
By Jenna Jones From AST The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) has issued new listing rules for equities and investment funds, following its upgrade to the Deutsche Boerse XETRA trading platform. Existing rules have been refined based on market and…
Pan Caribbean/Unions meeting ends in another stalemate
Jovan Johnson, Gleaner Writer From Go-Jamaica Today’s meeting between the management of the Chinese-owned Pan Caribbean Sugar Company and unions representing dismissed security guards has reportedly ended in another stalemate. One-hundred-and-thirty-two guards, who had been on indefinite leave, were sent…
TaiGen [Cayman] to launch IPO and finance clinical drug trials
By Camaron Kao From Taipei Times Drug maker TaiGen Biotechnology Co is set to debut its shares on the Emerging Stock Market by the end of this month and plans to use the IPO proceeds to finance clinical trials of…
Finding relaxation and romance in Grand Cayman
by Matt McDaniel Published in Owners Perspective As our flight from Miami reaches Grand Cayman for our first-ever visit, we slowly circle around the island to make the appropriately angled approach to Owen Roberts International Airport. Coming in low like…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
New Haiti Airline to Fly to Turks and Caicos
From abc news A Haitian airline will soon begin flying from the Caribbean nation’s northern coast to the nearby Turks and Caicos Islands. The daily flights for Sunrise Airways will begin next Monday. They will travel from Haiti’s coastal city…
We need to be aware
From Trinidad Express Newspapers CBU president on digital switch over: Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) president Shida Bolai has emphasised the need for awareness on the part of the region’s policy makers as the Caribbean enters the era of digital switch…
