The Editor Speaks: Sunday trading: Will it really make a difference?
With a whopping 75% of the membership of the Cayman Islands who participated in the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Sunday Trading Survey executed in 2005 in favour of allowing all businesses the option of opening on Sundays, I do…
Beechwood re hires former Morgan Stanley executive
NEW YORK, July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Beechwood Re today announced that David Lessing, former Morgan Stanley Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Wealth Management Group, has joined the Beechwood family of companies. Beechwood provides both offshore reinsurance capacity to Life,…
Cayman’s crime statistics are out with mixed results
The crime statistics released by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service this week reveal that overall crime in the first six months is up by a staggering 27% compared to 2013! This is mainly due to the rise in petty…
Like something from ‘Star Trek” — what is that strange-looking vessel?
ON THE WATERFRONT By David G. Sellars From Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles — Galeocerdo — which is the genus name of the tiger shark — came into the Port Angeles Boat Haven for a load of fuel on Friday…
Sexual activity improved for most seniors after Total Hip Arthroplasty as shown in new clinical research
Miami, July 29th, 2014 – In the world of medicine, when real communication exists between patients and doctors, the good can be transformed into the excellent. This happened when specialists (implementing their expertise with passion) were able to talk about…
Trinidad journalist Bassant returns home despite death threats
From Caribbean360 Mark-BassantVIENNA, Austria, Thursday July 24, 2014, CMC – Investigative journalist Mark Bassant of Trinidad and Tobago has returned to home despite the continued existence of a threat against his life. Bassant told the International Press Institute (IPI) that…
Birmingham drug mule saved by cabin crew after cocaine pellet bursts in stomach
By Mike Lockley From Birmingham Mail Colmin Smith, 48, had swallowed 61 pellets before Virgin plane was forced to make emergency landing in Bermuda A Birmingham drugs mule carrying half a pound of cocaine in his stomach almost died when…
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Jamaican taxi operator gets life sentence for murder of Trinidad teacher From Caribbean360 CMC – A Jamaican taxi operator, Ivan Taylor was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Trinidadian teacher Michelle Coudray Greaves. Taylor, 46, who was…
How a 61-year-old granddad got life in prison for selling pot a few times
By Corey Adwar From Business Insider A new Indiegogo campaign is trying to raise money for a “media blitz” urging Missouri’s governor to release the state’s only inmate serving life without parole for nonviolent marijuana offenses, the Riverfront Times reports….
Historical surgical milestone achieved in the Cayman Islands
A key milestone in the history of medicine in the Cayman Islands was achieved last week with the country’s first ever coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) performed. The patient, a 65 year old woman with diabetes and high blood…
