OCC: Expanded small claims handbook by Cayman Islands attorney
In an attempt to increase access to justice for the ordinary person, the Office of the Complaints Commissioner (OCC) has made an expanded fifth edition of the “Small Claims Handbook” available to prospective litigants free of cost. Written by attorney…
Cayman Islands Lions recycle for sight
GRAND CAYMAN, 22 APRIL 2015: On Saturday, 18 April, the Lions Club of Tropical Gardens partnered with the Burger King and Popeye’s enterprises to kick off its Recycle for Sight campaign. Lions and Leos were out in their numbers promoting…
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LatAm must look to private finance to fill yawning infrastructure gap
By Lucien Chauvin From Emerging Markets Huge. Massive. Vast. Pick any of these words and it would more than adequately describe the need for infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean. But having failed to take advantage of the boom…
Lukewarm to the Commonwealth?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News The political parties contesting the May 7 general election in Britain have now published their manifestoes and my friend and colleague, Professor Philip Murphy, found in them a ‘decidedly lukewarm attitude’ to the…
Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 1,500 [Latest –Mon (27) estimate is now over 4,000 dead]
From BBC More than 1,000 people have been killed in Nepal’s deadliest earthquake for more than 80 years, police say. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area of central Nepal between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara. There…
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An evolving relationship between President Obama and Caribbean leaders
By Jacqueline Charles From Miami Herald Last month, as Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne welcomed his fellow Caribbean leaders to a two-day summit, he looked out into the audience and thanked Venezuela, China and Taiwan for their support. “The governments…
Tico migrants shipwrecked in Caribbean en route to US are still missing
By L. ARIAS From The Tico Times Three Costa Ricans who leapt from a sinking boat off the coast of Bahamas are still missing, the Foreign Ministry confirmed Friday. The three had paid smugglers to take them illegally to the…
The Editor Speaks: This Pope got found out
Despite Chris Pope’s ‘sad day’ and the ‘very upsetting’ comments in the Legislative Assembly (LA), his 30 years in the Cayman Islands and his wife’s family’s six generations in Cayman “with wide connections in East End, he got found out!…
Cayman Islands LA passes aircraft- related and directorship bills
The Ministry of Financial Services, Commerce and Environment (FSCE) had four bills — one regarding the registration and licensing of directors, and three relating to the aviation sector — passed after debate in the Legislative Assembly this month. The Directors…
Under-fire EU to consider military action at migrant summit
By Alex Pigman With Angus Mackinnon In Rome, AFP From Business Insider Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders gathering in Brussels on Thursday will consider launching a military operation against human traffickers in Libya, in a bold effort to halt the…
