Archive for January 11th, 2016
Stanford talks to BBC about appeal and life in jail
(CNS): In the first interview since he was charged with a catalogue of offences in 2009 relating to a massive Ponzi scheme, former billionaire Allen Stanford has spoken to the BBC, continuing to claim he is innocent of the fraud charges he is convicted of. Serving a 110 year sentence in a maximum security jail, […]
Cops stop suspicious boat, two arrested
(CNS): A West Bay man and a foreign national, believed to be an illegal immigrant, were arrested at the weekend by marine officers after a suspicious boat was spotted by the police chopper. Police said that at around 4pm Sunday afternoon, while the helicopter was on patrol, officers on board spotted a suspicious 35-ft ‘go-fast’ boat […]
George Town man arrested after early morning stabbing
(CNS) A 34-year-old man from George Town has been arrested on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) following an altercation in the early hours of Monday morning. Police said they were alerted by hospital staff after the victim arrived at the hospital emergency room in George Town by private car with stab wounds […]
The benefits of daylight savings time outweigh any inconvenience
Mario E. Ebanks writes: The Cayman Islands Government took the long overdue and wise decision to adopt Daylight Savings Time in March of 2016. What this means, simply, is that in the spring and summer months (beginning in March) we will migrate to an existing time zone, which will involve moving the clock forward by one […]
CONCACAF seeks firms to attract sponsors
(CNS): As the scandals concerning the world of football continue, the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has released a request for proposals (RFP) to find a company to deal with the sale of worldwide sponsorship rights of the Confederation. Against the backdrop of serious corruption allegations relating to FIFA, and […]
Webb asked PA to create company in hospital scandal case
(CNS): Miriam Rodrigues told police that she did the paperwork and local registration for AIS (Cayman) Ltd at the direction of Jeffrey Webb, not Canover Watson, while she was working as Watson’s PA because he had asked her to help Webb when he needed it. In her first interview with police regarding the CarePay case, in […]
Watson blamed PA for mistaken links to AIS
(CNS): In his interview with police following his arrest in the CarePay scandal, Canover Watson said it was mistakes on the part of his personal assistant, Miriam Rodrigues, that his name, telephone numbers and other things appeared to link him to AIS Cayman Ltd, but he was not a beneficial owner. Jurors heard Friday that […]
