HAPPY 79th BIRTHDAY TO OUR PUBLISHER
Please join us in wishing a very happy birthday to our publisher, Joan E Wilson, celebrating her 79th birthday on Tuesday, 10 September 2013.
The Editor Speaks: Mystery solved. All revealed
Our darling of the Cayman Islands Government, Tara Rivers, Minister for Education, Employment and Gender Affairs, went, according to some reports, AWOL (Absent without leave), or rather AWMK (Absent without media knowledge). Ms. Rivers was known to be in South…
WSPA responds to Cayman Turtle Farm
WSPA is disappointed to learn that the Cayman Turtle Farm (CTF) has slashed the price of turtle meat after an unusually productive breeding season. The Farm claims that this measure will help to reducing poaching on the Islands, despite no…
The Burger King Wolverines ended their regular season campaign in thrilling fashion.
From Cayman Islands Flag Football Association Burger King would beat the Lynx, 6-0, last Saturday (Aug31) at the Ed Bush Sports Centre in West Bay. The contest was part of the 2013 Digicel Summer League, put on by the Cayman…
Extending the long arm of the worldwide Mareva
From Canadian Lawyer Trials & Tribulations, Written by Margaret L. Waddell Some small islands’ courts are making big waves in the world of international freezing orders. Recently, the courts of several Caribbean islands — long considered to be havens where…
7 ½ Years jail for financial controller at law firm
Visiting Judge Malcolm Swift handed down a seven and a half year sentence last Friday (6) to Michael Levitt (57), a South African national who stole over US$846,000 from local legal firm Solomon Harris. Levitt had been employed there as…
8,000 persons are NOT receiving welfare
The Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) Director, Jennifer Dixon, said people had misunderstood the department’s report and 8,000 persons are not receiving welfare from the government. Dixon revealed to the Legislative Assembly’s Finance Committee on Wednesday (4) the…
Teenage mugger gets lenient sentence
A teenage boy went on a wild ride of crime over a four-month period comprising a robbery, an attempted street mugging, stealing a bicycle and handling stolen goods – all separate incidents. Prior to the first offence committed last January,…
Maples continues secondment tradition
Two Caymanian lawyers from Maples and Calder have each been given a second opportunity to gain experience in foreign offices by way of a secondment. Since March 2013, Shari McField has been located in the Dubai office of Maples and…
Cayman group express Island Games praise
From Bernews A letter of thanks has been sent to Governor George Ferguson, Premier Cannonier and Bermuda Island Games Chairman Jon Beard by Cayman Assistant Team Manager Carl Brown on behalf of the Board of Directors Cayman Island Games Association….
