Powerful earthquake rocks Costa Rican capital San Jose
A powerful earthquake of 7.6 magnitude has rocked the north-western part of Costa Rica, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning is in effect for Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua. The quake was centred about 50 miles (80km) south…
Industry reaction to UK cabinet shake-up – Bellingham loses job
From The Financial Times Reaction to David Cameron’s first reshuffle has been swift. FT reporters round-up comments from health professionals, the media industry, transport campaigners and politicians in Northern Ireland to the new political appointments. The decision to remove Andrew…
Wife sues husband, says he hid assets from her in the Cayman Islands
By Erik Shilling of lohud.com The estranged wife of a hedge-fund executive is suing her husband in federal court after, she says, he hid assets from her in the Cayman Islands and engaged in a wide-ranging fraud to destroy a…
With Lax Regulation, a Risky Industry Flourishes in the Cayman Islands
By STEVEN M. DAVIDOFF dealbook. New York Times The hedge fund industry has been rushing headlong to open Bermuda or Cayman-based reinsurers. Reinsurance, already something of a murky business, may become even more complicated as a result. And while the…
Atrial fibrillation (AF)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart beat). It may cause no symptoms, but it is often associated with palpitations, fainting, chest pain, or congestive heart failure. However, in…
Romney’s Cayman cronies!
Romney’s Cayman cronies. Now this is a new one, I think. In an article, mainly attacking the Republicans and Mitt Romney in The Walton Tribune, with the interesting title “Who put the U.S. government up for sale?”, the Cayman Islands…
New edition of Tracing Your Caribbean [and Cayman Islands] Ancestors
By Chris Paton, British GENES (British Genealogy News and Events) A new edition of Guy Crannum’s “Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors”, which deals with ancestral research in the British West Indies, has been published by Bloomsbury. The National Archives (TNA) has…
WRAPmail Launches New Hosting Center In Grand Cayman For Enterprise Clients
WRAPmail, Inc. (OTC: WRAP) reports it has launched its new hosting center in Grand Cayman. The Company has recently added 4 Enterprise clients (its highest level of business service) in this new center. This new hosting center will only host…
Tropical Storm Development Possible In The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico Next Couple Of Days; Leslie Is Expected To Impact Bermuda As A Category 2 or 3 Hurricane On Saturday Night & Sunday Morning & Then Possibly Impact Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island & Newfoundland As A Hurricane On Monday
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 5:41 am by Rob Lightbown Crown Weather HURRICANE LESLIE DISCUSSION NUMBER 26 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122012 500 PM AST WED SEP 05 2012 THE CIRRUS OUTFLOW OF LESLIE HAS EXPANDED BY MORE THAN…
Allegation of Thwarted Threat of Execution on the Life of OCG Staff-Member
Kingston; September 5, 2012 – The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has received a report of an alleged failed attempt at the execution of one of its staff-members by a Government contractor. The report, which was conveyed to the…
