Indian sisters sentenced to be raped because of their brother’s affair
By Kimberly Truong From Mashable A village council in India has ordered two young women to be raped after their brother eloped with a married woman from a higher caste. One of the women from the Baghpat district of Uttar…
Cayman Islands law firm acts for Integra Group
Walkers Acts for Integra Group in First Petition to Cayman Court for Fair Value Determination of Dissenting Investor’s Shares GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Aug. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — International law firm Walkers recently acted for Integra Group (“Integra”) in what…
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Is climate change pushing the Caribbean towards a health crisis?
By Advira Shand, From Voices of Youth I still cringe when I remember the agony I encountered when I was brought to my knees by the chikungunya virus in late 2014. Almost everyone within my community in South Manchester got…
Questions remain as NHI registration looms in BVI
From BVI Beacon With registration for the National Health Insurance programme set to begin on Tuesday, residents are bracing for widespread changes to the territory’s health care system. Many of those changes are expected to be positive, with thousands of…
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The View from Europe: Improving the Dominican Republic-CARICOM relationship
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Mutual incomprehension perhaps best sums up the way in which the Anglophone Caribbean and the Dominican Republic presently regard one another. Although in recent months the focus has been on the complex concerns…
The Editor Speaks: The words “I Love You”
On Sunday (30) Elmslie United Church are celebrating a musical evening of praise and worship called “Summer Praise” starting at 7pm. With all the seeming “hate” that is going on in the world and even here in Cayman I urge…
Tropical Storm Erika: At Least 2 Dead, Widespread Flooding Reported in Dominica; Florida Prepares For Possible Impacts
By Sean Breslin From The Weather Channel Erika Lashes Leeward Islands Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari talks about the track of Tropical Storm Erika, and where it could be heading. Watch live webcams at www.earthcam.com Tropical Storm Erika has brought deadly flooding…
Cayman Islands AEOI Portal to close On 28th August 2015
From Solomon Harris The Cayman Islands Department for International Tax Cooperation (‘DITC’) has updated information on its Automatic Exchange of Information Portal (the ‘Portal’) and advised Portal users via email that the Portal will close after 5pm Cayman Islands time…
Medical student among 2 busted with cocaine strapped to body at Ogle IAP
From Guyana Times A medical student attached to the University of Guyana and another Barbados bound passenger were nabbed at the Ogle International Airport with a quantity of cocaine strapped to their bodies on Friday evening. The medical student, Lovern…
Oxbridge Re to Present at the Sidoti Emerging Growth Conference on September 2,
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, Aug 26, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited (OXBR), a provider of reinsurance solutions to property and casualty insurers in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, has been invited to present at…
