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The Cayman islands used to be the islands that time forgot where you could go for a weekend or more “hideaway”. Now the Cayman Islands are known for the islands where the rich can hide away their money and avoid…
Cayman Islands sends basketball team to CentroBasket
The Cayman Islands are sending for the very first time a national Under-15 boys and girls teams to participate in the CentroBasket Championships. CentroBasket is an International Basketball Federation (FIBA)-sponsored basketball tournament featuring Central American and Caribbean countries in the…
LA reconvenes Fri (17) for the Throne Speech and Budget Address
Government Information Services (GIS) have sent out a release stating that the Legislative Assembly will reconvene on Friday 17th August to present the Throne Speech and the Budget Address at 2:30pm. What isn’t at all clear is whether the Budget…
Deadly clashes at South Africa’s Lonmin Marikana mine
Police in South Africa have opened fire during clashes with striking workers at the Marikana platinum mine, leaving at least seven people dead, witnesses say. South African media reports put the death toll at 12 or even higher. Police opened…
Increases to other fees proposed by Cayman Islands Premier in Budget
Cayman Island Revenue Enhancement Measures In addition to the revenue measures announced as alternatives to the Community Enhancement Fee, Government is proposing increases to other existing fees to further improve Government’s revenue for the 2012-13 Financial Year and beyond. Along…
Update: LA postponement of the Throne Speech and Budget Address
The LA office has advised that the Throne Speech and Budget Address originally scheduled for Friday afternoon has been postponed until Monday 20 August at 2:30 pm. Statement by the Premier The Cayman Islands Government has postponed until 2:30pm on Monday…
Drug arrest in Spotts, Newlands area
On Tuesday afternoon 14th of August 2012 at around 15hrs officers from the Bodden Town Police Station, OSU and X-Ray 1 carried out an operation in the Spotts, Newlands area. One 32 year old male was arrested under the Misuse of…
NOAA raises 2012 Atlantic hurricane season forecast
As the 2012 Atlantic tropical storm and hurricane season progresses the chances of storms forming and making landfall is rising, according to the latest forecast update from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Their latest forecast which was…
Hypersonic jet Waverider fails Mach 6 test
The US Air Force has said an attempt to fly its hypersonic jet Waverider at Mach 6 (3,600mph; 5795km/h) failed. The unmanned aircraft had been designed to fly at six times the speed of sound after being dropped from a…
Dynamite case may ignite
Suresh Bhemsein Prasad, Director of Midlands Acre, appeared in Summary Court yesterday (15) facing charges relating to the notorious and highly explosive case of importation of dynamite without a permit. This is the highly reported case that involves Cayman Islands…
