Roger Ebert dies at 70
By Jesse David Fox Legendary film critic Roger Ebert died today at age 70, after years of battling cancer. This terrible news comes just a day after he wrote a reassuringly optimistic post saying he would be taking a “leave…
£14m bill for gagging axed public officials
By Steven Swinford From UK Daily Telegraph Almost 5,000 council workers and civil servants have been gagged at taxpayers’ expense at a cost of up to £400,000 each. Last month the Government banned gagging orders for NHS employees after it…
Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. Schedules Conference Call 1st Quarter 2013 Results
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Apr 05, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd.(“HLSS” or the “Company”) HLSS -2.82% will hold its conference call on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) to review the Company’s…
Cayman Airways celebrates expanded service from Dallas with $399 roundtrip introductory fares
Following last year’s successful summer season, Cayman Airways has announced the commencement of year-round, non-stop service from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Grand Cayman’s Owen Roberts International Airport, set to start on May 25. Operating on a biweekly basis, flights…
Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Cyprus Defence costs [Cayman ZERO]
An interesting question from the latest batch of Parliamentary Written Questions about the defence costs of the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Cyprus The Question Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how…
New OCC Own Motion Investigation
George Town, Grand Cayman (5 April 2013) – The Complaints Commissioner, Nicola Williams, has launched an investigation to ascertain whether there are adequate protections or protective measures for Reporters of Wrongdoing (also known as Whistleblowers) within the Cayman Islands Government,…
ERA replies to Joey Ebanks assertions of irregularities with DECCO bid
April 5, 2013 ERA – Press Release The Board of the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has been informed that the former Managing Director of the ERA, Joseph F. Ebanks has repeatedly stated since his suspension by the Governor in Cabinet on…
£7.6bn Protium scheme in Cayman Islands named in damning Barclays report
From This is Money “Arrogant and obsessed with winning at all costs: Barclays’ moral flaws laid bare in damning report” By Ruth Sunderland Barclays dished out staggering bonuses of nearly £3million every year to 60 investment bankers between 2002 and…
Cop assaults cop and cop arrested for offensive weapon
Two stories make headlines this weekend when we have had confirmation of two serious incidents relating to our own police force – the Royal Cayman islands Police Service (RCIPS). In the first story a RCIPS spokesperson said, “We can confirm…
World Health Day Message
Message from Minister of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture Hon. Mark Scotland, JP World Health Day 7 April 2013 World Health Day is being observed all across the world today, 7 April, 2013. With a focus on: High Blood…
