THE HUNT GOES ON: Case for missing women still very much “active”
Police have interviewed — and re-interviewed – dozens of people in their hunt for gangland killers and armed robbers, while keeping an ”active investigation” of missing women Kerran Baker and Anna Evans open. “No one has been arrested, however in…
New Jamaica PM appoints largely unchanged Cabinet
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s new prime minister appointed his government on Tuesday, leaving nearly all ministries unchanged while making relatively minor shifts that he said would accelerate administrative and economic reforms. Prime Minister Andrew Holness said his Cabinet represented a…
A very n-ICE event
Ice on Ice, an annual fundraising event for the Cayman Islands Cancer Society, is organised by radio station Z99 and 100 per cent of the ticket sales go directly to the Cancer Society. All funds raised will help cancer patients…
Greenlight upgraded to neutral rating
Greenlight Reinsuran (NASDAQ: GLRE) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Zacks Investment Research from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday. Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (Greenlight CapitalRe) is a holding…
Atlanta police arrest Wall Street protesters
ATLANTA (AP) — With helicopters hovering overhead, police moved into a downtown Atlanta park and arrested around 50 Occupy Wall Street protesters who had been encamped there for about two weeks early Wednesday. Like in many other cities, protesters had…
Immigration chief steps down
The Department of Immigration is looking for a new Director of Boards and Work Permits, as the first person to hold the position, Mrs. Sherryl Miller, has decided to retire from the civil service. “It has been a great honour…
Thousands leave flood-surrounded Thai capital
BANGKOK (AP) — Bangkok residents jammed bus stations and highways on Wednesday to flee the flood-threatened Thai capital, while others built cement walls to protect their shops or homes from advancing waters surging from the country’s flooded north. “The amount…
New Maritime fee in place
The Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) is introducing a new Annual Tonnage Fee (ATF) structure, which will come into effect on January 1, 2012. In a bid to remain competitive with other territories, MACI has carried out a…
Room to roam for Blues
The Blue Iguanas have now got double the room to roam- thanks to the purchase of a piece of privately owned land in the Salina Reserve. The sale was made possible by willing land owners and an EU grant to…
No Shanghai surprises for McKeeva
Premier McKeeva Bush led a Cayman delegation to yesterday’s opening of the two-day “China Offshore Summit in Shanghai, and will travel tomorrow to Hong Kong, meet inginvestment managers and a series of private companies. The seven-member delegation left on Saturday…
