Overpacked China school bus crashes, 18 kids die
BEIJING (AP) — An overloaded school minibus crashed head-on with a truck in rural western China on Wednesday, killing at least 18 kindergarten children on their way to class, officials said. Sixty-two children and two adults were crowded into the…
Pirates Week
It was a beautiful day for Saturday’s (12) Landing and Float Parade. The sea had calmed down just in time for the two galleons full of marauding pirates to make their annual invasion and capture the Governor complete with loud…
Investigators arrive on the Brac
Two specialist accident investigators have arrived from the UK to look into the plane crash on Cayman Brac. A Columbian and a Mexican died when their Cessna got into difficulties late on Sunday night. Officials from their respective consulates are…
Guilty verdict for teen and the role of fund directors
Things seem to be changing for the better with The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service with another successful prosecution. Hopefully, the tide has turned and the criminals at large will soon be quaking in their boots. Better still they might…
Philippine court allows Arroyo to travel abroad
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday gave former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo permission to leave the country, overruling her successor, who has said she might never return because of a corruption investigation. The justices voted 8-5…
London’s calling for Premier Bush
Premier McKeeva Bush returned yesterday evening from weekend financial talks in London, but will leave again on Saturday for next week’s Wednesday and Thursday Overseas Territories conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The weekend talks, sought by Mr Bush…
Apologies to Mr. Loxley Banks
In our lead story in Issue 137 headlined “It’s Rubbish Mr. Bush” we unfortunately called the well known Radio Cayman celebrity, Mr. Loxley Banks, as (E)Banks. iNews Cayman apologises to Mr. Banks for this mistake.
Collapse looms if projects don’t start
Business leaders have described growing frustration with trying to rebuild Cayman’s economy and put people to work, fearing the Islands are in profound danger if development projects do not start soon. In a series of full-page advertisements, at least 33…
11-11-11 brings hopes of good luck
From China to New York, place your bets! Tie the knot! Make a wish! Friday marked the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011. Around the world, people celebrated the triple convergence of 11s with a splash. Some 1,000…
Maples and Calder top legal list
On 4 November 2011, independent legal directory “Legal 500” revealed the Cayman Islands law firm rankings in its 2011 edition. Described as “the best law firm in the Cayman Islands”, Maples and Calder was the only firm to consistently retain…
