TS Isaac getting a little better organized as it moves West-Northwestward over the Eastern Gulf of Mexico
8:00 AM EDT Mon Aug 27 Location: 25.7°N 84.7°W Moving: WNW at 14 mph Min pressure: 988 mb Max sustained: 65 mph TROPICAL STORM ISAAC DISCUSSION NUMBER 25 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092012 500 AM EDT MON…
Proposed stamp duty increase on Caymans’ real estate
The Cayman Islands government’s newest revenue raising measures include a proposal to increase stamp duty on the sale of real estate to 7.5 percent. The current situation means Caymanians and non-Caymanians pay different rates of duty (4 percent and 6…
Cayman Island teen’s fundraising in UK is a cut above the rest
By Craig Jones “This Is Wiltshire” A Walwayne Court pupil has made a huge difference to the lives of children suffering from hair loss by donating her hair to a charity, which provides wigs to youngsters with cancer. Seven-year-old Gabriella…
Unicredit ‘in US Iran sanctions breach investigation’
Unicredit has confirmed it is co-operating with a US investigation into a possible breach of sanctions. The bank is thought to have broken sanctions against Iran, according to reports by the Financial Times and Reuters, although this has not been…
What’s Been Found in the Bain Document [Cayman Islands] Dump So Far
Elspeth Reeve Aug 24, 2012 Gawker’s John Cook got 950 pages of documents from Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital holdings in the Cayman Islands, but not being a financial expert, he crowd-sourced their meaning. The Internet hoards — actually, financial reporters —…
Isaac expected to cross the Florida Keys as a hurricane by late Sunday (26)
Isaac expected to cross the Florida Keys as a hurricane by late Sunday (26) afternoon; hurricane conditions expected across the Florida Keys & southwest Florida into Sunday night; Northern Gulf Coast expected to be impacted by a Category 2 Hurricane…
Stop calling National Building Fund a “slush fund” shouts premier
Cayman Islands Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush shouted at his critics once again in the Legislative Assembly last Thursday (23) saying they were “vindictive”. He was defending his National Building Fund (NBF) of $4.6M that has been included in his Budget…
Cayman Islands Based Gawker Media Attacks Mitt Romney for Cayman Island Assets
Posted by Erick Erickson (Diary) Thursday, August 23rd at 5:51PM EDT This is actually pretty hilarious. Gawker, the site that has spent lots of time also ridiculing Sarah Palin and Trig Palin and pretty much writing every other offensive thing…
Vaz steps aside – Politician, senior cop to face court Sep 5
BY PAUL HENRY Crime/Court coordinator [email protected] MEMBER of Parliament Daryl Vaz yesterday morning stepped down from his shadow minister post for the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), as a result of damning corruption allegations over which he and his two…
Obama leads tributes to Armstrong, first man on Moon
US President Barack Obama has led tributes to astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, who died on Saturday at the age of 82. Mr Obama said on his Twitter feed: “Neil Armstrong was a hero not just…
