Senior Appointments to PIE Team
Top Posts Filled in Portfolio of Internal and External Affairs Two key positions have been filled in the Portfolio of Internal and External Affairs (PIE). PIE Chief Officer Eric Bush announced earlier this month that career public officer Mr. Wesley…
Solutions vs Politics
By: Charles E. Clifford, JP – Former Minister of Tourism, Environment, Investment & Commerce I write to discuss the acute political, financial and reputational issues facing our country and the need for our collective behavior and decisions to reflect the…
Shark and Dolphin Findings Are In!
The Department of Environment (DoE) reported research findings on sharks, rays, whales and dolphins in Cayman waters at a press conference yesterday morning (Thursday, August 16). DoE had help with the research from Marine Conservation International, the Save Our Seas…
US woman Diana Nyad attempts Cuba to Florida swim
A 62-year-old American woman is making her fourth attempt to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without the protection of a shark cage. Diana Nyad has already been stung several times by jellyfish but is…
Speak Off for Tourism
The week starting Monday, 20 August, GIS Spotlight focuses on youth and tourism, and revisits Grand Cayman’s own Blue Iguanas and an innovative workshop. A Department of Tourism led initiative strives annually to involve more of Cayman’s youth in the…
40th Wedding Anniversary Catherine (Alex) & Ronald O’Neil
I can honestly say I’ve been to some parties in my life but have never witnessed one so well deserving and so elegantly prepared and performed as the renewal of vows between Alex and Ronald O’Neil’s was on Saturday 11th…
Government warning to all Business Owners
From Marketing and Communications Unit Ministry of Finance (Financial Services) Government Administration Building Trade & Business Licensing Unit The Department of Commerce and Investment advises all companies and individuals that they must have a valid Trade and Business License…
Pregnant Dominican teen at center of abortion debate dies
From Rafael Romo, Senior Latin American Affairs Editor – CNN A pregnant leukemia patient who became a flashpoint in the abortion debate in the Dominican Republic died Friday morning, a hospital official told CNN. The 16-year-old, who had been undergoing…
Invest 94L needs watching closely
From Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather Originally written Sat Aug 18th, 2012* See update Invest 94L: Invest 94L, a tropical wave which is located about 250 miles or so to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, is of significant concern…
Putting a Stop to Heart Attacks discussed at Cayman Islands conference
New developments to help beat a deadly disease couldn’t have come at a better time. At a conference last Friday (10 August), a group of local and international healthcare professionals met with Dr Michael Ozner to discuss a Six Week…
