Umno’s stealing binge hits pandemic levels: Mara thieves mimicked Najib’s 1MDB model – enough irrefutable paper trail to ‘hang’ culprits
From Malaysia Chronicle Mara corruption in Melbourne property market, assisted by Raine Horne valuers hits headlines in Australia Raine Horne KL embroiled in global corruption scandal prime Melbourne property, corrupt M’sian officials, Panama Papers leak scandal – vastly inflated valuation…
Final group of Cayman Islands’ officers returns from BVI as the RCIPS ends its deployments to the sister territory
From RCIPS The latest deployment of RCIPS officers to the British Virgin Islands returned to Cayman yesterday, 18 January. The return of this group of seven officers, who remained in BVI over the holiday period, marks the end of the…
Trump’s buyers may have laundered money: Investigation finds over a fifth of his US condominiums have been purchased by unidentified organizations in secret and in cash since the 1980s
By Michelle Ganney From Daily Mail UK More than a fifth of Trump’s condos in the US went to unidentified buyers who paid in secret and in cash, an investigation has found More than 1,300 Trump condominiums were bought by…
Stunning images captured by aircrew at RAF bases in Oxfordshire
By Katie Horsfall From The Herald UK An RAF Puma helicopter under lights and an A400M Atlas cruising over Belgium are among the stunning images captured by photographers in the armed forces during 2017. The Ministry of Defence’s ‘Best of…
UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Humanitarian Situation Report, 19 December 2017
Published on 19 Dec 2017 Situation in numbers 39,000 # affected children in need of assistance in Irma- and Maria-affected countries 19,800 # affected children in Dominica 169 # children in temporary shelters in Antigua, British Virgin Islands, Dominica Highlights…
Kenny Chesney is rescuing animals in the Caribbean
by Teddy McDonald From Country1025 Kenny Chesney is still heavily involved in recovery efforts in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, which experienced heavy damage in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria earlier this year. His focus these days…
Cayman Islands utility company sends second group of linepersons to assist with restoration efforts in the British Virgin Islands
CUC send second group of linepersons to assist with restoration efforts in the British Virgin Islands A second group of linepersons from CUC’s Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Operations department left Grand Cayman on Sunday, November 5th to assist the British…
Caribbean rum producers step up with hurricane relief donation
BY BOB CURLEY From Chilled Hurricanes Irma and Maria carved a path of destruction across the northern Caribbean, and the region’s legendary rum companies were not spared. On Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, the Callwood Distillery, which has been…
The Caribbean ‘Is Open’ for Fall and Winter Travel
by Laura Dannen Redman From Conde Nast Traveler Representatives of Turks and Caicos say they’re ready to welcome travelers. Following a brutal September, the hurricane-battered islands have banded together to as ‘One Caribbean Family’ to deliver a simple message: Come….
Mission to support devastated Caribbean nears end as aircraft returns to RAF Brize Norton
By Stuart Rust From Oxford Times A MISSION to support the Caribbean following the devastation of Hurricane Irma is nearing its end. One of the final aircraft involved in Operation Ruman returned to RAF Brize Norton tonight – with another due back in…