China indicts ex-security chief
By William Ide From Voice of America BEIJING— Chinese authorities have formally indicted former security chief Zhou Yongkang, once one of China’s most powerful political figures. Zhou is the highest-ranking politician in China to face charges in more than three…
Cuban detainees breakout from Cayman Islands detention centre – 6 still at large
From HM Cayman Islands Prison Service At approximately 11 pm on Sunday evening, 5th April 2015, eleven Cuban detainees broke through a metal grilled window at the Immigration Detention Center (IDC) and escaped through the fence. Four detainees were recaptured…
RCIPS: BT male arrested/ GT male charged/ WB Road accident update
From RCIPS Tue April 7 2014 1:31PM Arrested and Charged A 46 year old male resident of Bodden Town was arrested on Friday 3 April 2015 by RCIPS officers following a report of an aggravated burglary in Beach Bay, Bodden…
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Cayman Islands bank robbers sentenced Last month a jury found David Tamasa, George Mignott, Andre Burton and Rennie Cole of robbing $500,000 from Cayman National Bank in 2012 for the second time. The first time a Court of Appeal overturned…
Here’s what happens when pregnant women lose their rights
By Alex Ronan From The Cut In a ruling that’s already caused uproar across the country, Purvi Patel was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison for committing feticide. Patel, a 33-year-old woman from Indiana, was accused of illegally…
Dallas symposium on human trafficking
From Dallas Morning News Stop Slavery Join local community leaders, anti-trafficking experts and several faith-based groups to discuss the depth of human trafficking in Dallas and seek solutions to the growing problem. Saturday April 18 2015 9am-12n St Michael and…
Obama’s War in the Western Hemisphere and Venezuela’s National Liberation Struggle
By Prof. James Petras From Global Research Why did Obama declare a ‘national emergency’, claim that Venezuela represents a threat to US national security and foreign policy, assume executive prerogatives and decree sanctions against top Venezuelan officials in charge of…
To Pao Judge, Jurors not ‘potted plants’
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — In the cast of characters that starred in the Ellen Pao gender bias trial, Judge Harold Kahn was relegated to a supporting role. The San Francisco Superior Court judge received nowhere…
Jury to ‘Scott Rothstein’s biggest victim’: You’re liable for $157M
By Noreen Marcus, from Daily Business Review A Miami federal jury found George Levin, the former head of a top feeder fund for disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein, liable for more than $157 million in funds that fueled the ex-law firm…
Community assist Cayman Islands police to recover stolen vehicle
From RCIPS Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 8:55 AM Police were called by a member of the public who had previously seen the press release. The 1995 blue Honda Civic Ferio registration 123-596 which was reported stolen on Saturday March…
