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Team Head To Cayman: Squash Championships
The 2015 Senior Caribbean Squash Championships [CASA] will kick off on Sunday August 16th in the Cayman Islands, with Bermuda sending a strong field of 18 competitors. Starting with the individual event, Micah Franklin is seeded 5/8 and will look to finish in the top ranks in the Men’s Open division. On the women’s side, Runa Reta is seeded 2nd... Read more of this article
UK Overseas Territories Meeting In Bermuda
Premier Michael Dunkley will host UK Overseas Territories [OT] Heads of Government in Bermuda this week for the Pre-Joint Ministerial Council [JMC] Meeting, the Cabinet Office advised. This is the second time Bermuda has hosted the Pre-JMC Meetings which take place at Rosewood Tucker’s Point from July 22- 24, 2015. Representation to the forum includes... Read more of this article
Governor Attends Meeting In The Cayman Islands
Bermuda’s Governor, along with Governors from other British Overseas Territories, recently attended a conference in the Cayman Islands to “discuss regional matters and issues of common interest,” according to the Cayman Government’s website. “The Conference, hosted at Government House on Friday 27 March, was attended by... Read more of this article
Travers: Miliband Is “Hopelessly Out Of Touch”
The chairman of the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange has accused UK Labour Party leader Ed Miliband of being “hopelessly out of touch in relation to international tax avoidance.” Chairman Anthony Travers’ comments follow a letter from Mr Miliband to the leaders of Britain’s Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. Mr Miliband’s... Read more of this article
“Mother England: What Can She Be Thinking?”
“It’s one thing for Britain to flirt with, or appease, the European Union’s bureaucratic bullies in Brussels, but it is quite another to attempt to export their toxic economic orthodoxy 4,800 miles west to their territories in the Caribbean,” a recent editorial from the Compass Cayman said. The editorial – titled “Mother... Read more of this article
UK Objected To CCC & Cayman Airport Deal
An agreement similar to the one Bermuda is planning with the Canadian Commercial Corporation [CCC] to redevelop our airport “collapsed” in the Cayman Islands “after the UK expressed concerns about a lack of open tendering,” according to a report from the Compass Cayman. MOU Signed Between Bermuda & CCC Last month the Government... Read more of this article
Former Cayman Premier Found Not Guilty
Former Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush was found not guilty yesterday [Oct 9] on all 11 criminal charges leveled against him, the Cayman Compass has reported. The jury took a day to find him not guilty on six counts of misconduct in a public office, contrary to Common Law and five counts of breach of trust by a Member of the Legislative Assembly, under... Read more of this article
MP Cole Simons Visits With Cayman Premier
According to the Cayman Islands Government website, MP Cole Simons recently visited with Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin. The post on their official website said, “Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin visited with Bermuda Government Leader in the House and Government Whip Mr. N.H. Cole Simons, JP, MP, left, at the Legislative Assembly on Monday.” Photo... Read more of this article
Report On Cayman Officers Death Released
The Cayman Coroner’s Jury has returned with a suicide verdict in an inquest about death of a former Cayman police officer who died shortly after being released on bail after being arrested. According to the Cayman Reporter, shortly after Raphael Williams’s death, Cayman Police Commissioner David Baines requested an independent review of the circumstances... Read more of this article
Premier Meets Bermuda Businesses In Cayman
Earlier this week Premier Michael Dunkley paid a courtesy visit to Bermuda companies based in Cayman. A spokesperson said, “The Premier is currently in Cayman participating in the UK Overseas Territories [OT] Heads of Government Pre-Joint Ministerial Council Meeting. Yesterday, Premier Dunkley stopped in at Cayman based Butterfield Bank, Conyers,... Read more of this article
Premier To Attend OT Meeting In Cayman Islands
The Cabinet Office advised today that Premier Michael Dunkley will travel to the Cayman Islands tomorrow [July 15] to participate in the UK Overseas Territories [OT] Heads of Government Pre-Joint Ministerial Council Meeting, which is set to take place from July 16 – 17. Areas of focus at this year’s meeting centre on security, economic development... Read more of this article
Rugby: Bermuda Lose To Cayman Islands
Bermuda went down in their Caribbean Championship match against Cayman Islands at the National Sports Center this weekend, losing 24-3 against their island rivals. Bermuda dominated most of the first half, but found themselves down 7-3 at the half. Bermuda created several chances near the Cayman Islands touch line, but constantly turned the ball over... Read more of this article
