The Cayman Islands: A place that has sold its soul to finance, but where nothing much tends to happen
By Simon English, The Independent The Cayman Islands is a curious place. More than most islands it is insular and inward looking. Proud, but a little defensively so. And a little prone to paranoia, perhaps, that it is being got…
Children among 27 dead in Connecticut school shooting
Children among 27 dead in Connecticut school shooting From BBC Twenty children and six adults have been killed in a shooting attack at a primary school in the US state of Connecticut, police say. Lt Paul Vance said the gunman…
Guyanese National Hemerson Gonzalez 31yrs old is still missing
Update: Sunday 16 December Guyanese National Hemerson Gonzalez 31yrs old is still missing. Mr. Gonzalez was last seen on Tuesday December 11th. RCIPS officers along with Air Operation Unit carried out an extensive search for Mr. Gonzalez yesterday without success….
Comic Crime Author Tim Dorsey Presents New Serge Storms Novel
“The undisputed king of the comic crime novel” (Providence Journal) is coming back to Books & Books! After leaving everyone in stitches with his hilarious presentation at the Camana Bay bookstore last March, Tim Dorsey returns to share the sixteenth…
Susan Rice ends bid to succeed Hillary Clinton
UN Ambassador Susan Rice has withdrawn her name for consideration to succeed Hillary Clinton as US secretary of state, the White House says. In a letter to the president, Ms Rice said her confirmation process would be “disruptive and costly”,…
Probate and estate administration:
Probate and estate administration: the practicalities of dealing with Cayman assets after death (non-Cayman domiciliaries) By David Cooney of Ogier Introduction When a non-Cayman domiciliary dies owning Cayman Islands assets, the heirs want to access those assets as quickly and…
Jacintha Saldanha inquest: Kate hoax nurse found hanged
A nurse fooled by a hoax call to the London hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge was later found hanged, an inquest has heard. Jacintha Saldanha was found dead in her nurses’ quarters on Friday, three days after the call…
Letter to the Editor
From Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Cape Town, South Africa Colin, You may not know his name, but my friend Liu Xiaobo is a global icon for freedom. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 for his long and non-violent…
Tutu Petitions Chinese Leader Xi Jinping
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping: Release Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo and Wife Liu Xia Petition by Desmond Tutu South Africa Liu Xiaobo is a prominent Chinese intellectual, democracy activist, and the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Laureate….
Term limits should be placed on congress
Opinion by Joyce Pursley We need to place term limits on the US Congress just as the US President has term limits on him. Some congressional leaders have been re-elected time and time again for 20,30 & even 40-years. They…
