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Man accused of attempted murder of wife in Cayman court George Washington Vaughan, 42, who is accused of attempting unlawfully to cause the death of his wife, Lois Hall-Vaughan, appeared in Summary Court on Monday (92). The incident happened on…
It’s great to see the Caribbean on the rise
From TTG Digital With APD reformed and visitor numbers up, this has been a strong year for the region, says the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s Carol Hay This year has been a remarkable one for the Caribbean so far. Starting with…
New drug makes strides in heart failure treatment, study says
By Kari Paul From Mashable Researchers announced on Saturday an experimental drug that significantly reduces the negative effects of heart failure. Some are calling it “one of the biggest potential advances” against the disease in more than 10 years. Currently…
All the world’s an island: Correspondent Carol-Ann covers the Globe with only a back pack Part Two
By Carol-Ann Rudy Two Days—and a Lifetime—to Granada Saturday morning, Paris, July 5. The rest of the Spartanburg Festival Chorus left for the airport while I headed for the train at Montparnasse station and ultimately Granada, Spain in a state…
These are the companies abandoning the U.S. to dodge taxes
By Danielle Douglas From the Washington Post It is a tax trick that has been around for years, but the pace of companies moving their headquarters overseas to lower their tax rate has sped up in the last decade. American…
Egypt plans to dig new Suez Canal
From Otago Daily Times Egypt plans to build a new Suez Canal alongside the existing 145-year-old historic waterway in a multi-billion dollar project to expand trade along the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia. The project, to be run…
Cayman Islands well placed as AIFMD transitional period expires
From Cayman Funds Magazine With the transitional period for the implementation of the European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) having recently expired, the Cayman Islands is well placed to navigate the new regulatory landscape in Europe. That is according…
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Cayman unemployed civil servant has received full pay since 1999 Cayman Islands Member of the Legislative Assembly raised a question at the recent Finance Committee meeting concerning the continuing payment of a salary to a civil servant who has not…
It’s clear that the future of Bitcoin is not in the US
By Rob Wile From Business Insider If you’re reading this story in the U.S., you’re probably someone who’s heard a lot about Bitcoin, but doesn’t know anyone who actually owns any. If you’re a European reading this story outside the…
How many Allied/US forces died on ‘’D-Day?”/What does it really mean?
By Carol-Ann Rudy, iNews columnist It is the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings on the German controlled Normandy beaches where so many people lost their lives. I have been checking numbers and they are horrifying. Courtesy of Wikipedia: US…
