Caribbean deportation crisis leads Boston’s Haitians to float Dominican boycott
By Mike Deehan From WGBH News Policymakers and activists with roots or connections to the Caribbean nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic want you to think twice about vacationing in the tropical tourist hub. Haitian Americans gathered before the…
State Justices ban casino-style computer games
By Marisa Kendall From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on Thursday classified computer sweepstakes games as illegal slot machines in a ruling that could create legal issues for a wide range of companies that use promotional…
Venezuela strengthens ties with China, Iran, and the Caribbean
By Lucas Koerner From Venezuela Analysis Philadelphia, June 30, 2015 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela and China drafted a 10-year plan for strategic cooperation yesterday as part of the China-Venezuela High-Level Joint Commission that is meeting in Caracas through Wednesday. The plan…
INSIGHT-FIFA scandal exacerbates Canadian banks’ Caribbean troubles
TORONTO/NEW YORK By Euan Rocha, John Tilak And Michael Erman An eyebrow-raising disclosure in the U.S. indictment of FIFA officials is that a representative of a Caribbean bank made it easy for one allegedly illegal transaction to be done by…
Tsipras signals Greece may accept bailout terms
By SUZANNE DALEY and NIKI KITSANTONIS News Clips By The Associated Press The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras made a televised address on Wednesday during which he said the government remained committed to reaching an agreement with its creditors. ATHENS…
Split panel affirms Apple conspired to fix eBook prices
By Mark Hamblett, From New York Law Journal A finding that Apple engaged in a price-fixing conspiracy with five publishers as it broke into the ebooks market dominated by Amazon.com was upheld by a divided appeals court Tuesday. The U.S….
Cayman Islands and BVI Economic Sanctions Update
By Martin Livingston, Adam Huckle From Maples There has been much activity in relation to economic sanctions in the last few months. Amongst those more substantive changes, new sanctions were issued in relation to Yemen, and existing sanctions were amended…
Cayman Islands Lions Club of Tropical Gardens installs its 22nd President and first male
The Lions Club of Tropical Gardens held its Change of Administration and Installation breakfast on Saturday June 27th, at the George Town, Town Hall. The Club also broke with tradition with its 22nd President being the first male to take…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Community Events Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs will be hosting public meetings in every district, including Cayman Brac, to discuss the Education Bill, 2015 and gain the public’s feedback on the proposed changes. The meetings will be as…
International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame announces 2015 Cayman Islands Honourees
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Three innovators in the diving industry of the Cayman Islands have been chosen as the local honourees for the 2015 International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF). Gladys B. Howard, Nancy Easterbrook and the late…





