Florida Bill would allow medical marijuana for child seizures
By Greg Allen From NPR Florida may soon become the latest state to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana. Advocates there are gathering signatures to put a medical marijuana referendum on the fall ballot. But Florida’s Legislature may act sooner to…
UPDATE: African Virus Outbreak in Caribbean Stirs Health Warnings
UPDATE: From Bloomberg Business Week The first known outbreak of the chikungunya virus in the Western Hemisphere has Caribbean governments working to prevent the disease from spreading and damaging the region’s tourism-dependent economies. About 280 cases of chikungunya, which can…
The worrying story behind the boarding school Caribbean runaways
Rebels on the run: Two VERY defiant teens. A wealthy father 3,000 miles away who didn’t know his girl was in love. The worrying story behind the boarding school Caribbean runaways By BARBARA DAVIES From Daily Mail UK Edward Bunyan and…
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Tenders sought for Cayman Brac Airport redevelopment The CIAA is inviting tenders from interested contractors to undertake the planned refurbishment and expansion of the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CKIA) in Cayman Brac. The scope of works includes construction of a…
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Update on wounding outside Kelly’s Bar Wounding, West Bay – Man arrested Further to our previous story concerning a stabbing outside Kelly’s Bar on 11th January, 2014 where a 30 year old male was taken to hospital as a result…
Government releases cost of JMC trip
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Government spent about $19,000 to send five representatives to the Overseas Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London in November. The Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin was joined by Financial Services Minister Hon. Wayne Panton, Cabinet Secretary…
Training for JPs Commences
To promote new regulations that are expected to be formalised early this year, the Office of the Deputy Governor has begun a mandatory training programme for some 200 Justices of the Peace (JPs). Addressing the JPs at the first training…
Delaware Court denies defendants’ motion to dismiss re Cayman Company
By Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP From JDSupra Darby Emerging Markets Fund, L.P. v. Ryan, C.A. No. 8381-VCP (Nov. 27, 2013) (Parsons, V.C.) In this memorandum opinion, the Court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction…
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Diamonds International robbery – Third man appears in court A 35-year-old man appeared in court earlier today in connection with the New Year’s Day robbery at Diamonds International. The man, the third person to appear in court in connection with…
Father who sexually abuses his 8year old daughter has lenient sentence doubled
A West Bay father (45) who sexually molested his 8 year old daughter and received only a nine month jail sentence from Cayman’s Chief Magistrate, Nova Hall, has had the nine months doubled to 18 after appeal. The offender actually…
