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Former police officer wins appeal over beating incident Rabe Welcome, who was fired from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service after being convicted of malicious wounding a man during an early morning off-duty arrest more than four years ago, has…
Legislator wants audit of EB-5 programme in SD [money flowing to & from Caymans]
By Dennis Daugaard From Argus Leader A Democratic state legislator is calling for an independent fiscal audit of South Dakota’s participation in a federal investment-for-green-cards immigration programme. The South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development for years contracted with the…
Will SeaWorld tank after expose in ‘Blackfish’?
By Al Lewis From Market Watch Stock sinks as documentary makes a big splash The more people see the film “Blackfish,” the deeper stock of SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. dives. Shares of Orlando, Fla.-based SeaWorld SEAS -0.65% have been sinking with…
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CITA announce winners of Underwater Photo Competition
The Cayman Islands Tourism Association has announced the winners of its Underwater Photo Competition. First, second and third place winners were chosen in five categories. Cathy Church, Ellen Cuylaerts and Patrick Weir judged 376 entries. The overall winner is Beth…
Excuse me, how do I get to the end of the world, please?
By Erica Johansson in Interviews By MIA LAJOS From Travel Blissful “Second star to the right and straight on ‘till morning.” Who doesn’t like sending tourists the wrong way? Luckily I didn’t give directions to German adventurer Maxi Semsch when…
Caribbean Public/Private Partnerships forum under way
From Barbados Advocate The Caribbean Public/Private Partner-ships (PPPs) for Sustainable Growth forum has gotten underway at the Hilton Barbados. Delivering remarks at the opening, Country representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Joel Branski pointed out that the start of…
Cayman LOC preparing for CONCACAF Women’s U20 Championship
From Boxscore CONCACAF.com GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Nov. 20, 2013) – The 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship’s Local Organising Committee (LOC) is already preparing its resources for the biennial competition, which will be played January 9-19 at the Truman Bodden…
Probe concludes: Vatican envoy sexually abused 5 Dominican boys
From Dominican Today Santo Domingo.- The Justice Ministry on Monday said it concluded the investigation into ousted Vatican envoy Jozef Wesolowski with depositions from five victims. It said the prelate’s case file and his medical exams were sent to the…
U.S. Bancorp to Buy Hedge Fund Administrator
U.S. Bancorp ( USB ) agreed to acquire Ireland-based hedge fund administrator Quintillion Ltd. in a deal that helps the Minneapolis-based bank expand its alternative-investment-servicing network for Europe. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. “This transaction allows us to expand our operations…
London becomes the latest city to get its own top-level domain
By Matt Brian From engadget Not to be outdone by New York City, London is set to follow its transatlantic cousin in getting its very own domain name. ICANN, regulator of all things domain related, today gave the British capital…
