Diggers tackle smouldering dump: No it’s not Cayman Islands!
The following story is not about the Cayman Islands George Town waste fill Mount Trashmore Dump. The similarities are obvious. Read on. Diggers tackle giant ‘smouldering’ waste mountain in cul-de-sac From msn news A team of diggers have begun clearing…
Cayman Islands future leaders invited to apply for Chevening Scholarship
Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The programme makes awards to outstanding scholars with leadership potential from around the world to study postgraduate courses at universities…
Cayman Axiom Fund fraud: Lawyer struck off as solicitor in UK
British attorney Tim Schools struck off for ‘serious misconduct’ From OffshoreAlert Timothy Schools, who masterminded the £100 million-plus, Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund fraud, was struck off as a solicitor in England and Wales on June 27th for professional…
New Ofsted Chair ‘restructured’ £200M business via tax haven [Cayman Islands]
From Political Scrapbook With David Hoare taken on as the new chair of Ofsted, it wasn’t for his involvement with a successful group of schools (the academy chain he works for is one of 14 banned from expanding). Apparently it’s…
The Editor Speaks: Corrupt police officers will be prosecuted to the fullest
Following the conviction of former RCIPS officer Elvis Kelsey Ebanks the police issued the following statement: “The objective of the RCIPS is to uphold the law without fear or favour; to prevent and detect crime and bring to justice those…
Sister ships meet in the Caribbean
From Royal Navy Two Plymouth based Type 23 frigates have met up in the Caribbean while deployed on operations. HMS Argyll and HMS Portland met off the coast of Puerto Rico to transfer essential stores and took the opportunity to…
UK territories reaffirm commitment to economic development at Cayman meeting
From Caribbean News Now GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Elected leaders of the UK’s Overseas Territories, met in the Cayman Islands on 15-17 July 2014 to discuss the forthcoming Joint Ministerial Council Meeting (JMC), scheduled for December in London. The…
Sex-on-beach trial Britons guilty
From BBC A British man and woman have been sentenced to three months in jail in Dubai after being found guilty of having sex on a beach. Michelle Palmer, 36, of Oakham, Rutland, and Vince Acors, 34, of Bromley, south-east…
Tobago scores among 10 best destinations for eco-travel
From Caribbean360 LONDON, England, Wednesday July 16, 2014 – Tobago has secured a listing for the Caribbean on responsibletravel.com’s roundup of 10 award-winning destinations promising memorable holidays that will also “make a real, positive difference to local people and conservation…
The Editor Speaks: With our public schools’ examination results improving why change the system?
I have already written a recent editorial on our present school woes but at no time have I thought it is the present system that is to blame. It is the administration and the red tape that is stopping our…