Minnesota hospital apologizes for misplacing body of stillborn infant in the laundry
By Mary Beth Quirk Consumerist A Minnesota hospital has the weighty task today of explaining, and subsequently apologizing, as to how the body of a stillborn infant went missing from the morgue, only to show up at a laundry service…
Why Do Men Cheat?
by Russell Smith, inspiyr Understanding the Reasons for Infidelity Can Help Prevent It In our society, men have the rather unfortunate label of being “the cheater.” And although there are exceptions to this notion, it’s a stigma that is still…
Dunbar McFarlane retires from ‘The National’
From Go-Jamaica Dunbar McFarlane, general manager of the National Building Society of Cayman (NBSC), has retired from the position he has served for more than eight years. He was appointed general manager of the Society in 2004 following the passage…
Why did 1MDB put RM7bn bond redemption in Cayman Islands outfit?
Posted by Anil Netto, anilnetto.com Some serious questions are being raised about the proceeds of 1MDB’s RM7bn bond redemption, arising from the disposal of its investment in a joint venture with Petro Saudi International (PSI). 1MDB had disposed of its…
Cayman climber, Guy Manning at Everest base camp
The following are blogs from Guy Manning, a partner at Campbells law firm in Grand Cayman, who set off from Cayman to Kathmandu in Nepal at the end of March, 2013 to begin a two-month expedition with team mates. They…
New Venezuela President Sworn in, but Officials Will Audit Vote
By WILLIAM NEUMAN, New York Times CARACAS, Venezuela — In the carnival-mirror world of Venezuelan politics, Nicolás Maduro was sworn in as president on Friday, just hours after election officials agreed to carry out a partial recount of the vote…
Peltz’s Pepsi-Mondelez stakes raise speculation of merger
By Matt Townsend and Duane D. Stanford, Bloomberg Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management LP disclosed stakes in PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) and Mondelez International Inc. (MDLZ), increasing speculation that he’ll push for a merger of the food makers. Trian said in…
Accent on Education
The week of Monday, 22 April 2013, GIS Spotlight brings you a new beginning in education, but also takes another look at after-school excitement, and the work that is being done to nurture a precious wildlife legacy. School buildings are…
Cayman Islands: dedicated volunteers, hurricane rescue and your chance to help
From redcross.org.uk As Hurricane Ivan ripped its way across the Cayman Islands in 2004, Red Cross volunteer Desrene Denne could hear the people crying for help. At the height of the storm, the roof of the Bodden Town Civic Centre…
iNews Briefs
Political sabotage Ezzard Miller, Winston Connolly and now the People’s Progressive Party Movement (PPM) have all suffered political sabotage. Miller’s poster on Frank Sound Road was defaced and Winston Connolly’s banner was stolen from Linford Pierson Highway. However, the PPM…
