Malala Yousafzai: Pakistan’s Taliban policy in spotlight
By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Islamabad The attack on 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai underlines the ambivalence of Pakistani state institutions towards Islamist militants. It is also one of those rare incidents that seems to be galvanising public opinion against the…
Cayman to Celebrate Caribbean Statistics Day
The Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will lead observance of CARICOM-designated Caribbean Statistics Day in the Cayman Islands on Monday, 15 October, with a slew of activities. This year’s theme, Working together to improve statistics in the 21st century and…
Chinese author Mo Yan wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Chinese author Mo Yan has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature. A prolific author, Mo has published dozens of short stories, with his first work published in 1981. The Swedish Academy praised his work which “with hallucinatory realism…
CISPA Annual Gala accounts itself well at gala
Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants (CISPA) hosted their 2012 Annual Gala Dinner at the Ritz-Carlton in the Grand Cayman Ballroom. 15 Newly qualified Caymanian Accountants received awards for their achievements comprising certified Professional Accountant (CPA) or attaining their bachelors…
Establishing Roots for STEM
By: Bradley Kovach, STEM Carib 2012 Steering Committee With STEM Carib 2012 Conference being just a few days away, I realized that many people may not be familiar with this acronym. STEM (Science, Technology Engineering, Mathematics) is a term that…
Female Attacked by Male with Knife
At approximately 5.45pm Wed (10) a 24 year old female was walking from Courts Road to the rear of Lakeside Apartments on Esterley Tibbets Highway, George Town. The victim was then approached by the suspect who was in possession of…
AM Best affirms Greenlight’s A rating
From Royal gazette Ratings firm AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Cayman-based, hedge fund-backed Greenlight Reinsurance, Ltd. Concurrently, the company has affirmed the ICR of “bbb” of Greenlight…
Jeff Webb hospitalised
CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb has been taken to hospital in London after falling ill on his way to the UK to speak at a conference. Webb was due to speak at the Leaders in Football event at Stamford Bridge, home…
Cayman Islands Stock Exchange : O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Cayman Islands Stock Exchange : O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Announces Third Quarter 2012 Results on October 31, 2012 10/09/2012| 06:51pm US/Eastern GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Oct. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O2Micro(R) International Limited, ( OIIM), a global leader in…
Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Turkey
Turkish fighter jets have forced a Syrian passenger plane suspected of carrying weapons to land in Ankara. Military communications devices were confiscated, and the Airbus A320 was given permission to leave, reports say. Turkey’s foreign minister said Ankara was determined…
