Spotts signing planned for autumn
Government hopes to sign a comprehensive late-autumn agreement with infrastructure giant China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to develop cruse-ship berths in George Town, Spotts Landing and the Cayman Turtle Farm. Answering a question in the Legislative Assembly from the opposition…
Hacker group draws increased scrutiny from feds
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Anonymous is not so anonymous anymore. The computer hackers, chat room denizens and young people who comprise the loosely affiliated Internet collective have increasingly turned to questionable tactics, drawing the attention of the FBI, the…
WestStar Offers local radio stations on cable
WestStar TV is adding four local radio stations to the cable line-up. WestStar is committed to giving customers more choice when it comes to home entertainment, adding ZEE TV and Extreme Sports to the Premiere Packages this summer. Now WestStar…
Chopping for charity
Seven-year-old Sarah Bush (above) has kindly donated 10-inches of her own hair to “Locks of Love,” a charity that specialises in providing wigs and hairpieces for children who have lost their hair due to a medical condition. It was the…
$15,000 stolen in raid: Burglaries strike just yards from WB Police station
Daring thieves smashed their way into a store just yards from West Bay police station – stripping the business of about $15,000 in cash and goods. An employee who turned up to open Vidette’s Grocery at 6am yesterday discovered the…
UK’s Cameron meets Medvedev, Putin in rare visit
MOSCOW (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Monday that Russia and Britain can overcome the sharp differences in their relations — even the 2006 poisoning death of a Kremlin critic in London — to seal new trading ties…
David Boyd joins Appleby Fund Services
Appleby is pleased to announce the appointment of David Boyd as Head of Fund Services to manage this growing part of its Cayman operations. David specialises in providing fund administration services and directorships to investment funds and special purpose vehicles…
Police yet to move on alleged tax fugitive
Neither the Director of Public Prosecutions nor local police have received a request from US authorities to help find alleged tax fugitive and Grand Cayman resident William Millard, said to owe more than $100 million. According to US news reports,…
Pink Ladies volunteer as trolley dollies
Several students took time out of their school and university holidays this summer to volunteer with the Pink Ladies Trolley Service at the Cayman Islands Hospital. Eilidh Bridgeman, Ann Kinch, Courtenay Moon, Kia Macfee and Amy Whicker all took their…
Restaurant sues over ‘Carcass Removal’ listing
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana restaurant listed in the phone book under “Animal Carcass Removal” became the butt of a Jay Leno joke earlier this year, but it’s no laughing matter to the owner now suing the publishing company…
