Format set for CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Draw to be held November 21, 12:10pm (Cst) in Puebla, Mx
NEW YORK (Tuesday, November 20, 2012) – CONCACAF, in conjunction with the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and the government of the state of Puebla will host the official draw for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship on Wednesday, November 21 (12:10pm CST/ 1:10pm…
Sacking plan to speed up Public Servants in UK
A plan to sack one in four Public Servants in the United Kingdom Department of Education has been proposed as a way of making its processes work faster. The suggestion came in an internal review by the Department which criticised…
Sao Paulo ex-mayor guilty of stealing public funds
The former mayor of Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo, has been found guilty of stealing millions of dollars from public funds and diverting them to his offshore accounts in Jersey. A court in Jersey ordered Paulo Maluf, 81, to pay…
US Gulf Coast dolphin mutilations investigated
US wildlife officials are investigating a spate of killings and mutilations of dolphins along the Gulf Coast over the past year. A number of the mammals have washed ashore with bullet wounds, hacked-off fins and in one case a missing…
UPDATE: Loaded gun recovered – man now charged
UPDATE Friday 23 Nov 2012: Loaded gun recovered – Man due in court The 41-year-old man who was arrested on Monday in relation to the recovery of a loaded revolver in the Breakers area has now been charged. He has…
State Street Corporation Appointed Custodian for Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Pension Plan
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) today announced that it has been appointed by the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Pension Plan to provide custody services to its USD$270 million plan. “Global financial events that have occurred in the past several…
Nudity ban eyed in San Francisco
San Francisco lawmakers are set to vote on whether to ban nudity in public places, in an escalating fight against a group of nudists. The proposal would make it illegal for anyone over five to “expose his or her genitals,…
Girl Guides – Feminists and Quite Cool
By Jan Shure We were a fairly high-powered group of five media women (and one man, father-in-law to Conde Nast MD Nicholas Coleridge, as it happens) sipping strawberry daiquiris at a beach bar on Grand Cayman in 1992 when, in…
Gaza crisis: ‘More than 100’ killed in Israeli strikes
More than 100 people have died in the Gaza Strip in six days of violence, Hamas officials say, as Israeli forces continue a bombardment they say aims to stop rocket attacks into Israel. Monday’s fatalities include a commander of the…
5 Romney Ideas Obama Should Steal
By Rick Newman US News So President Obama won. Liberals are jubilant, moderates are relieved, and Mitt Romney is headed to the Cayman Islands for a consolation tour with his money. But Obama’s narrow margin of victory—he won just 50…
