Cayman Islands wants cruise lines to fund $150 million port
From Travel Pulse A new cruise ship port recently approved by the Cayman Islands government will cost more than $150 million, but that doesn’t mean the Caribbean nation will be paying for its construction. Moses Kirkconnell, the country’s tourism minister,…
Cayman Islands Police Reports: 2 men charged with Conspiracy to Defraud/Imitation firearm charge/Shots fired GT/Construction materials stolen/Boat smuggling ganja intercepted
Boat Smuggling Ganja Intercepted; Three Charged with Trafficking From RCIPS Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:59 AM The Joint Marine Unit vessel Guardian, while at sea, came upon a vessel drifting approximately twenty miles off East End. JMU officers discovered three…
Indecent assault on Walkers Road Monday Morning/ UPDATE: Cayman Islands: Man arrested on suspicion of rape in George Town
Indecent Assault on Walkers Road Yesterday (Mon 8) Morning From RCIPS Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 10:50 AM The RCIPS has received another report of a female jogger being indecently assaulted in George Town. This latest incident occurred on Walkers road…
Cayman Islands police request public assistance in investigation into burglary of electronics store
From RCIPS Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 3:43 PM Just before 8AM on Tuesday, 2 February officers responded to a report of a burglary at Brandsource located at 209 Dorcy Drive in George Town. The burglary had taken place sometime the…
What free roaming chickens and accounting tricks have in common
By Matt Gardner, Executive Director at ITEP From Tax Justice Blog Is offshore tax avoidance a victimless crime? That was the question underlying my recent visit to the Cayman Islands, where I spent a whirlwind weekend helping to film a…
The Editor Speaks: And the real reason I will not caucus with the Progressives is….?
Winston Connolly after a week ago saying he was staying with the Progressives issued a Press Release saying the opposite. Winston Connolly Press Release in full: “Ensuring opportunities for current and future generations of Caymanians is one of the platforms…
The Cayman Islands – home to 100,000 companies and the £8.50 packet of fish fingers
From Nigeria News Pro In the last year, global inequality has widened alarmingly; 62 people now own the same as the poorest half of the world’s population, with an estimated £7.6tn of global wealth held in offshore accounts. It’s been…
Cayman Islands: Gov’t’s first electric car to deliver mails
From Petrol Plaza The Cayman Islands Postal Service will be starting to use a Nissan NV-200e, the government’s first electric car, to deliver packages to George Town offices in 2016, reported Cayman Compass. This serves as a pilot test for…
Santa lands in George Town
Santa Claus landed in George Town to give gifts to children at a family fun day on Saturday (19th December 2015). After arriving with his little helpers by helicopter, Santa sat down to hand out the presents and give each…
Caribbean Sea earthquake: Strong quake between Honduras and the Cayman Islands
From BNO News A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 has struck the Caribbean Sea between Honduras and the Cayman Islands, seismologists say. The earthquake, which struck at 6:39 p.m. local time in Honduras or 7:39 p.m. local…
