NSA failures expose yet more secrets, endanger millions
By Patrick Watson From Newsmax Not even halfway through the Year of the Hack, the U.S. government looks every bit as vulnerable as the private sector it wants to “help.” The latest news: As many as 14 million current and…
Cayman Islands: Union Jack at half mast to Commemorate British Victims of the Tunisian Beach Massacre
The Union Jack will fly at half-mast on all Government buildings on Monday 29 June 2015. Local officials have lowered the flag of the United Kingdom as a show of solidarity with the British victims of the terrorist attack at…
Money raised for Virginia student badly injured in Cayman Islands
From CBS 6 Harrison Strong 5K raises $30,000 for family of injured James River High student CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Runners, walkers and corporate sponsors raised more than $30,000 Saturday for the family Chesterfield teen Harrison Zierenberg. The money was…
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Community Events Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The Grand Court jury report date has been changed. Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 April – 30 June 2015 session are now to report on Monday, 29 June 2015…
UK Prison Inspectorate release latest report on Cayman Islands Prison Service
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate has now published (on Thursday 25 June 2015) the report of its scheduled re-inspection of Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service which occurred in early 2015. The Inspection Team spent 10 days on island during which time…
Caribbean banks say EU blacklist could hurt region’s financial institutions
From CARIBBEAN360 CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Friday June 26, 2015 – Regional banks are concerned that the European Commission’s listing of Caribbean countries among the world’s worst tax havens could hurt the region’s financial services sector. The Caribbean Association of Banks…
CSA Statement on the Denaturalization and Deportation of Dominicans of Haitian Descent
The Caribbean Studies Association unequivocally condemns the denaturalization and deportation of Dominicans of Haitian Descent from the Dominican Republic. We regard this as a distinct violation of their human rights, a dis-regard for human dignity and an absolute travesty against…
New EU anti-money laundering directive came into force from 26 June
From Out-Law.com A raft of reforms to EU anti-money laundering rules became EU law later this month after they were finalised and published in the Official Journal of the EU. Countries will have two years to turn the directive into…
Armed robbery Governor’s Harbour, GC, Cayman Islands – reward offered for info
Cayman Islands’ CrimeStoppers offers $110k reward CrimeStoppers has $110,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the men responsible for the Friday (June 26) night home invasion. Just before 9 pm three armed men kicked in the…
Bryce Merren gets jail sentence of 9 years
Caymanian businessman, Bryce Merren, who pleased guilty to one count of conspiring with others to possess cocaine last December, received a jail sentence of 9 years following U.S. federal court proceedings in Puerto Rico last Thursday (25). Merren originally had three charges filed against him. The…
