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Mac goes to court Cayman Islands ex-premier McKeeva Bush was completely silent as he stood by the dock when he made his first appearance in the Summary Court last Friday (12) morning. His case, in which he is facing eleven…
You Tube: remove clips of captive slow lorises
Target: You Tube Sponsored by: International Animal Rescue Indonesia (www.internationalanimalrescue.org) The slow loris is an endangered primate species from South-East Asia. Partly due to videos on You Tube, the slow loris is a very popular pet both in its native…
Yes, you can fight invasive species by eating them
Popular Mechanics Two years ago, Glenn Reynolds reported on how Caribbean divers and chefs are fighting lionfish, an invader from the Indian Ocean, by putting them on restaurant menus. Now he returns to Grand Cayman and finds the result: Yep,…
Thatcher ‘death tweet’ policeman Jeremy Scott quits
BBC A police officer who reportedly wrote on Twitter that he hoped Baroness Thatcher’s death was “painful and degrading” has resigned. Sgt Jeremy Scott of the Metropolitan Police is understood to have published a number of offensive messages since the…
Austria will stick to banking secrecy laws: minister
(AFP) DUBLIN — Austria will not change controversial banking secrecy laws, its finance minister insisted on Friday, despite becoming isolated in a European Union push to clamp down on tax evasion and fraud. Finance Minister Maria Fekter said Austria would…
SYSWIN announces completion of merger
(RTTNews.com) – SYSWIN Inc. (SYSW) announced the completion of the merger contemplated by the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 24, 2012. The company said that the merger is among Brilliant Strategy Limited, a business company with…
EU’s six largest members agree to fight tax havens
By John O’Donnell and Jan Strupczewski DUBLIN, April 12 (Reuters) – The European Union’s six biggest countries agreed on Friday to cooperate in the fight against tax havens, piling pressure on Austria to follow Luxembourg in ending bank secrecy. The…
Hopi tribe masks fetch record prices at Paris auction
BBC A mask from a native American tribe in Arizona has fetched 160,000 euros (£135,000) at auction in Paris, more than three times the pre-sale estimate. Friday’s auction of 70 masks fetched some 930,000 euros after a legal challenge to…
Ecotourism Can Be Animals’ Pet Peeve
From Scientific American Stingrays that interact with humans at an interactive tourism area change their normal activity patterns and interact with each other more aggressively than animals not dealing with people. Amy Kraft reports. Some ecotourism offers visitors close encounters…
Third repatriation of Cuban Migrants as other Cuban boaters arrive
Cayman island Immigration officials on Friday, 12 April, 2013 carried out the third repatriation of Cuban migrants for 2013. Four migrants were escorted home by the Department of Immigration’s Enforcement Section, following approval from the Cuban government. There are plans…
