The growing concern as stocks race to new highs
With the stock market making new highs, it’s difficult to be a risk manager; the party pooper, the wet blanket. But when artificial stimulus underlies the economy – and the structural issues with a debt crisis in Europe and the…
Barack Obama defends ‘just war’ using drones
BBC President Barack Obama has defended the use of drones in a “just war” of self-defence against deadly militants and a campaign that had made America safer. In a wide-ranging speech on a programme shrouded in secrecy, he said there…
Woolwich attack: Lee Rigby named as victim
BBC The soldier killed in an attack in London has been named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Drummer Rigby, 25, from Manchester, leaves behind a two-year-old son. Two suspects shot by police…
Highlights near East End
From AFAR By Aaron Friedly Stepping Back In Time In Grand Cayman The year was 1794. A British convoy of ships coming from Jamaica, to points afar in America and Britiain, ran aground on shallow reef and sank off the…
Kenny: EU are haven a laugh
By MYLES McENTEE, Political Correspondent, The Irish Sun Enda denies tax deals for foreign companies Enda Kenny angrily refuted that Ireland is a tax haven like the Cayman Islands or the Bahamas yesterday. The Taoiseach was at an EU summit…
2013 World Athletic Day
(Grand Cayman, Wednesday, 22 May 2013) In celebration of World Athletics Day, the Cayman Islands Athletic Association is one of the 122 IAAF Member Federations who have entered to take part in the 2013 edition of the IAAF World Athletics…
Update on the possibility of tropical development in the Western Caribbean between May 28th & June 5th
by Rob Lightbown From Crown Weather Services I wanted to post a quick update on the prospects of tropical development in the western Caribbean sometime between next week and the first week of June. Current surface analysis shows a tropical…
McLaughlin’s PPM on track to form Cayman Islands government
From Jamaica Observer GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – As the [final] counting of ballots from Wednesday’s General Election [revealed], the final results have revealed the opposition People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) they were just one seat they needed of a…
A compromise settlement with Vodafone could turn out to be the ‘real’ capital gain for Indian economy.
From The Hindu Business Line The Government must spare no effort to bring to a close its dispute with Vodafone over whether the latter was guilty of not deducting tax at source on the profits accruing to Hutchison when Vodafone…
2013 General Elections conclude
Voting in the 2013 Cayman Islands General Election has concluded and final election results are now available. The full day of polling during the national holiday (Wednesday, 22 May) concluded at 6 p.m., and was followed by a marathon counting…
