81% Think Congress should take big pay cut until Budget is balanced
From Rasmussen Reports Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Voters overwhelmingly believe members of Congress should take a pay cut until the federal budget is balanced, and a plurality thinks the president should do the same. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone…
Beyonce: Confusion over “lip-syncing” claims
Conflicting reports have emerged over whether Beyonce sang live at President Barack Obama’s inauguration. A spokeswoman for the Marine Corps Band told The Times in a “last minute” decision, Beyonce opted to perform to a pre-recorded backing track. However, the…
UK Tabloid hits at Cayman’s Turtle Farm
Cayman’s most popular tourist attraction is accused of breeding turtles for food From UK’s Daily Mail by Sarah Gordon It is Cayman’s largest land-based attraction and a popular excursion for cruise passengers, but the Cayman Turtle Farm (CTF) has become…
72% Americans oppose Congress banning semi-automatic weapons says latest poll
In a poll executed by Newsmax, a conservative American news media organization founded by Christopher W. Ruddy and based in West Palm Beach, Florida, it shows to date (Wed Jan 23 2013) 77% of Americans would not be in favour…
Special Service for missing colleague Anna Evans
Staff from the Ministry of Finance, District administration, Works, Lands and Agriculture (FINANCE DAWL&A) and the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) will be holding a special remembrance service for missing colleague, Anna Evans on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10am….
Paul Parchment takes over
The National Roads Authority Board and the Ministry of Finance, District Administration, Works, Lands and Agriculture would like to take this opportunity to advise the public Mr. Edward Howard will be passing on the helm of NRA from 1 January…
Cabinet meeting on Cayman Brac
While this week’s Cabinet meeting on Cayman Brac marked the sixth time the island hosted such a gathering, it was the first time for an administration during this four-year period. The first Governor to hold a Cabinet meeting (Executive Council)…
Man sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for possession of unlicensed firearm
Justice Charles Quin handed down a 10-year sentence, the minimum mandatory sentence for possession of an unlicensed firearm to 20year old Robert Aaron Crawford on Tuesday 22nd January in the Cayman Islands Grand Court. On the 31st October 2012 the…
How a Cayman Islands hedge fund became Yadkin Valley Financial’s largest shareholder
Adam O’Daniel Finance Editor- Charlotte Business Journal Did Yadkin Valley Financial Corp. really sell 5% of its shares to a Cayman Islands hedge fund? In short: Yes. But not really. Now, the long answer: Elkin-based Yadkin Valley Financial, parent of…
