WSPA replies to Wilson
The following is in response to Colin Wilson, iNews Cayman’s Editor-in- Chief’s conversation via telephone last Friday (23) with the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). Dear Colin, Thank you so much for printing our pictures and quote…
Leaders Discuss Cayman’s Future
Dozens of top executives from the private and public sectors met at the Ritz Carlton last Friday (23) plotting the course forward for Cayman. This is the second Future of Cayman Forum, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. This year…
Nigeria blasts: Eleven dead at Kaduna barracks church
Suicide bombers have attacked a church inside a military barracks in Kaduna state in northern Nigeria, killing 11 people and injuring 30, officials say. A military spokesman told the BBC two vehicles were driven into the barracks in Jaji in…
Is councillor in the Cayman Islands?
By Bill Cleverley And Katherine Dedyna, Times Colonist (Victoria & Vancouver Island) Questions are being raised about the whereabouts of Central Saanich councillor Terry Siklenka, who is apparently working in the Cayman Islands while on paid leave from his council…
English Football: Southampton 2 Newcastle 0
Southampton climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone as they convincingly beat Newcastle. The livewire Gaston Ramirez squared the ball across for Adam Lallana to slot in the home side’s opener. Newcastle’s Vurnon Anita missed a gilt-edged chance before…
CDB to host procurement workshop in Guyana
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will be hosting a workshop to launch the Bank’s revised procurement guidelines for Consultants in the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on November 26 – 27, 2012. Mr. Norman Cameron, Head of Procurement at CDB, will…
Treasury to crack down on UK’s offshore tax havens
Radical plans to force the UK’s tax havens to reveal the names behind hidden companies, account holders and trusts have been drawn up by the Treasury. The news has delighted tax justice campaigners, who predict that the move, which is…
Cayman Islands profile: A chronology of key events:
1503 – Navigator Christopher Columbus sights the islands. 1670 – Spain cedes the islands, along with Jamaica, to the English under the terms of the Treaty of Madrid. Early 1700s – First permanent settlers arrive. 1794 – Legendary “Wreck of…
Two killed in 100-vehicle pile-up in US
Two people have died and dozens were injured after a pile-up involving some 100 vehicles on a foggy motorway in the US state of Texas. More than 50 people were taken to hospital and at least eight were critically hurt,…
