The Editor Speaks: When government doesn’t execute its own rules
1. “Lead by example as anything less lacks credibility and respect”. 2. “Don’t do as I do – do as I say”. It’s a sad reflection on our country when one of the Civil Service Departments in the Cayman Islands…
Olympic Park is pure gold
By Ron Shillingford DOUBLE CLICK ON EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE The Olympic Park at the London Games is always a teeming mass of humanity, no matter how bad the notorious changeable English weather. Chirpy guides, fans in national colours, athletes…
CUC Announces Second Quarter Results for the Period Ended June 30th, 2012
Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. is listed for trading in United States dollars on the Toronto Stock Exchange. GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, July 31, 2012 /CNW/ – Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (TSX: CUP.U) (“CUC” or “the Company”) announced today its unaudited…
Local Charities Benefit from Maples and Calder’s Casual Fridays
Dressing casually for work on Fridays may be an added perk that many take for granted. However the staff at Maples and Calder have the opportunity to take it one step further and regularly contribute to various charities on a…
Lord Ashcroft will have to publicly counter accusations that he made loans to corrupt Caribbean politician
Hon Mr Justice Eady’s decision is the latest development in a “long and tortuous” legal battle between the Tory’s former deputy chairman and the former owners of The Independent. The billionaire Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft will have to publicly counter…
Breast Feeding Awareness Week
Issued by Public Health Department: The Cayman Islands will join the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) in celebrating their annual Breastfeeding Awareness Week from Wednesday August 1- Tuesday, August 7, 2012. World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) celebrates its twentieth anniversary…
London Olympics: Badminton scandal rocks sport; 8 players expelled
Eight female badminton players were kicked out of Olympic Games over twin charges of “not using one’s best efforts to win a match” and “conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport.” Not words…
Tropical depression Five may be heading for the Cayman Islands
Tropical Depression #5 Will Affect Barbados & The Lesser Antilles Tonight Through Friday Thursday, August 2, 2012 5:28 am by Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather Tropical Depression #5: Invest 99L was upgraded to Tropical Depression # 5 late yesterday afternoon…
Second Civil Service Orientation Held
A group of civil service recruits recently attended mandatory orientation training to familiarise them with them with organisational structure and legal principles which exist in government. The 32 participants ranged from the Clerk of Courts to other recent hires in…
Ignition and Fiderus form strategic alliance to deliver local IT services and support in Cayman
Leading IT providers in Cayman collaborate to deliver disaster recovery, private cloud, on-site support, 24/7 service desk and data storage in Cayman. Ignition and Fiderus are delighted to announce they have entered into a strategic alliance to deliver local solutions…
