September 6, 2013
Tropical storm disorganised, heads to Puerto Rico
Tropical Storm Gabrielle, which formed South of Puerto Rico late last night, poses no threat to the Cayman Islands, weather officials have said, but the storm and other weather systems are being closely monitored. At 8am Thursday morning the centre…
September 6, 2013
FATCA could affect 6,000 people living in Cayman
A seminar focusing on how the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) will impact individuals has been set for early next month, and everyone who was born in the US, holds a US passport or a green card, or who has a US address is encouraged to…
September 6, 2013
Crofty-bomb injures Academy-student
A student at the St. Maarten Academy PSVE sustained injuries yesterday morning from a homemade plastic bottle bomb, commonly known as a Crofty-bomb. According to a police report, a fellow student probably threw the bomb. The victim suffered…
September 6, 2013
Surplus $18M short of goal
Although the UK appears to have fewer concerns about the current budget situation in the Cayman Islands than last year, the government has wound up around $18.7 million short of the predicted target. Finance Minister Marco Archer confirmed this…
August 26, 2013
Five dead from ‘La Bestia’ accident in Mexico train crash
At least five people are dead after a cargo train notorious for transporting Central American migrants hoping to reach the US derailed in southern Mexico, authorities have said. Officials said at least 35 people were injured, 16 gravely. It is…
August 26, 2013
Fitch revises Aruba’s sovereign credit outlook to negative
Fitch Ratings on Thursday revised its sovereign credit outlook on Aruba to negative from stable citing a sluggish economy, large fiscal imbalances, rising government debt and increased vulnerability because of a halt in fuel exports. The Caribbean…
August 26, 2013
Jamaican woman arrested on US healthcare fraud charges
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says special agents from the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have arrested a Jamaican woman for health care fraud, identity theft and unauthorised use of social…
August 26, 2013
Colombian soldiers killed in ambush in Arauca province
At least 13 Colombian soldiers have been killed in an ambush by Farc left-wing rebels in the east of the country, the army says. Last month, 15 soldiers were killed by the rebel group in the same region. Even though Farc rebels and the government…
August 26, 2013
Bolivia prison riot death toll rises
The number of people killed as a result of a riot at a prison in eastern Bolivia on Friday has risen to 31. Another 37 inmates were seriously injured when fighting broke out between rival gangs inside the jail. Most of the victims burned to death…
August 19, 2013
Snowden case: Brazil ‘concerned’ after UK detention
Brazil says the detention under British terror laws of one of its citizens at London's Heathrow airport caused "grave concern" and was "unjustified". David Miranda, the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald who published documents leaked by…