What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
By Scott Rasmussen, Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Tracking Poll 29% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 43%, Republicans 40% 20% Rate U.S. Economy As Good or Excellent Saturday, March 16, 2013 Beware of the new elites…
What the world press is saying about ex-premier’s charges
Cayman ex-premier charged, as Commonwealth meets From News Mar 21 2013 BY: Helen Burggraf , International Advisor The former premier of the Cayman Islands, McKeeva Bush, yesterday was charged with 11 counts of breech of trust, misconduct and theft. The…
Global Warming puts the Arctic on thin ice
From P1 Foundation Answers to questions about the Arctic’s shrinking ice cap and its global significance. 1. Why are global warming specialists watching the Arctic so closely? The Arctic is global warming’s canary in the coal mine. It’s a highly…
Bush: “I am innocent”
After former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush had been formally charged with corruption by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) on Wednesday 20th March, he denied any wrong doing. “I have done nothing illegal, and will defend every one…
Star Clippers adds first cruises to Jamaica, Caymans
From Gene Sloan USA Today Tall ship cruise line Star Clippers plans its first sailings to Grand Cayman and Jamaica starting later this year. The line says the 170-passenger Star Flyer will operate a 21-night voyage from Costa Rica to…
World Down Syndrome Day Thu 21 May
Statement from the Hon. Deputy Premier on World Down Syndrome Day March 21st is the eighth anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day which was started by the organization Down Syndrome International. This day aims at increasing the global awareness of…
10 Waterfalls
10. HENGIFOSS [Egilsstadir, East Iceland] This is Iceland’s 3rd highest waterfall, looming high above the powder-blue Lagarfljót near Egilsstaðir, and with enough scenic allure to make the regional top 10 list. In addition to its 118m drop, there are also…
Think-tank alliance identifies eight shifts needed for sustainability
Laventille (CANARI) 14 March 2013 – A new international alliance of research institutes has identified eight major shifts that must take place for humanity to achieve sustainable development. The recommendations come in a paper published today by the Independent Research…
Cayman Islands, Brazil to Exchange Tax Information
Further to our story “Cayman Islands seeks Brazil tax removal” published in iNews Cayman on March 19 at: http://www.ieyenews.com/2013/03/cayman-islands-seeks-brazil-tax-removal/ the following has been received from the Cayman Islands Ministry for Financial Services confirming it. George Town, Grand Cayman –The Cayman…
Wrong meat in curries in Scotland is ‘widespread practice’
From BBC A leading bacteriologist has said he believes the practice of substituting lamb with beef is widespread in Indian restaurants and takeaways in Scotland. Professor Hugh Pennington was speaking after a report, published in the Sunday Mail, said low…
