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FINAL NOTICE OF IEYENEWS CLOSUREJanuary 17, 2026It is with deep regret that RackSpace who we have been with since our first publication im April 1 2012 will not extend to us any more credit and therefore we have had to make the hard decision to […]- Cayman: Water-Related DeathJanuary 16, 2026Frpm RCIPS From RCIPS On Saturday morning, 10 January, just after 8:50AM, the Cayman Islands Coast Guard duty team responded to a report of a person in distress in the waters off the West Bay Dock. […]
- Cayman: Police Investigate Robbery in George TownJanuary 12, 2026From RCIPS Shortly after 9:00PM on Sunday, 11 January, officers responded to a report of a robbery at an address on Whitman Seymour Road, George Town. It was reported that three men approached a […]
- Cayman: Police Investigate Hit & Run of Cyclist on Rex Crighton Blvd, 11 JanuaryJanuary 11, 2026From RCIPS At about 6:20AM on Saturday, 10 January, officers responded to a report of a collision involving a pedal cyclist and a white vehicle on Rex Crighton Boulevard, in the vicinity of Chime […]
- Cayman: Water-Related DeathJanuary 9, 2026From RCIPS On Saturday, 3 January, 2026 at approximately 4:05PM, the Cayman Islands Coast Guard Operations and Rescue Coordination Centre (ORCC) received a report of a person who had failed to […]
Cayman Islands judge ruling means problems for pension funds
Josh Barbanel and Steve Eder (online.wsj.com) A judge’s ruling in the battle between three Louisiana pension funds and New York hedge-fund firm Fletcher Asset Management shows the difficulties the funds may face in recovering their investments. After the three pension…
UK Minister in Cayman – GIS Spotlight
The week starting Monday, 30 April, GIS Spotlight follows the UK Overseas Territories minister’s first Cayman tour; delves into genealogy and revisits a milestone groundbreaking. Visiting Minister Mr. Henry Bellingham managed to pack a lot of activities into his short…
Update: Calling All Clubs and School Bands For Queen’s Jubilee Parade
All service clubs, government and private schools (primary and secondary), school bands and uniformed groups are invited to participate in a parade for Her Majesty the Queen to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee on Monday, 4 June. Starting from the Government…
Cruise ship “Disaster” exercise held
A mock major cruise ship ‘accident’ in George Town Harbour on Tuesday, 24 April saw top Cayman Islands’ officials, especially emergency responders, turn out in force to react to the planned exercise. The operation, code-named ‘Exercise Save Vessel’, was the…
Cayman Islands to take part in Softball World Games qualifier in Belize
The Belize Softball Federation and the entire country of Belize will play host to the Softball World Games Qualifier for the English speaking Caribbean countries from November 27-December 3, 2012. The World Games Qualifier will be played at Rogers Stadium,…
Ethics czar mulling probe into Fantino over alleged Cayman bank accounts
By: Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press The Canadian ethics watchdog is deciding whether to probe a Conservative cabinet minister over allegations he did not disclose bank accounts in the Cayman Islands. But a spokesman for Associate Defence Minister Julian Fantino…
Cayman Island hedge fund ruled “very doubtfully solvent”
Looks like the Louisiana Firefighters’ Retirement System, the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System and the New Orleans Firefighters’ Pension and Relief Fund may have lost almost $100 million that the three public funds invested in a New York hedge fund run…
Suicide bombing in Syrian capital kills 10
(AP) — Two weeks into a cease-fire agreement, there still was no peace in Syria: Security agents in Damascus collected the remains of 10 people killed in a suicide bombing. Activists reported troops firing on protesters. Video showed a crowd…
The Norwegian ‘Children of the Rainbow’
Tens of thousands of people have protested in Norway against the anti-immigration views of Anders Behring Breivik, as they sang a peace song derided by the mass killer. A crowd of around 40,000 in the capital Oslo chose ‘Children of…
David Cameron and the offshore connection
By Dan Hind Source: Al Jazeera Last weekend, the Guardian reported that the British prime minister’s father, Ian Cameron, held directorships in companies registered in tax havens. These companies were created soon after then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher relaxed capital controls…
