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Month: February 2013

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The Security Centre Limited Youth Flag Football league prepares for the start of 2013 season

Entering its fifth season, The Security Centre Youth Flag Football League is organized by the Cayman Islands Flag Football Association (CIFFA), a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding the sport of flag football in the Cayman Islands.  The league and its team sponsors,…

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Super Bowl blackout in New Orleans traced to power company’s preventive equipment

By Kevin McGill, NEW ORLEANS — An electrical device that had been installed expressly to prevent a power outage caused the Super Bowl blackout, the stadium’s power company said Friday as it took the blame for the outage that brought…

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Jacqueline Haynes looks for George Town seat

Local attorney and fourteen-year veteran of the Cayman Islands public service, Jacqueline ‘Jackee’ Haynes has declared her candidacy for one of the six George Town seats in this year’s general election. Disheartened by Cayman’s failing economy and deteriorating social conditions,…

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The Editor Speaks: Teen fire case opens up another fire

Hot on the heels of the damning report by the UK’s prison inspectorate that looked at the police custody cells in George Town and West Bay and found the conditions appalling and barely fit for human habitation, on Thursday (7)…

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Letter to the Editor – From Charles E. Clifford, JP

From Charles E. Clifford, JP – Former Minister of Tourism, Environment, Investment & Commerce ONE PERSON ONE VOTE – THE SOLUTION I have listened with interest to the renewed debate concerning one person one vote and single member constituencies (OPOV…

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Letter to Editor – Re iexpats.com story in iNews Cayman

Please see letter below from Cayman Finance CEO, Gonzalo Jalles, that was submitted to Ms Smith, author of the iepxats.com article on FATCA and the Cayman Islands and that you also published today.  I was not able to submit directly…

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Letter to the Editor – Anon

NOT EVERY TEACHER IS QUALIFIED TO TEACH MATH OR EVERYTHING ELSE, HERE’S THE LIVING PROOF This morning on Rooster I heard a discussion of the FOI findings that were filed by Mr. Woody Foster. I was so disappointed that The…

Cayman Prep High School Cyber Rays LEGO Robotics Team advance to FL State Tournament

Cyber Rays, the Cayman Prep High School robotics club, won the coveted Core Values trophy at the regional First Lego League tournament in Orlando, FL, on February 2, and advance to Florida State Championship to be held at the University…

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Leslie resigns from the UDP to go it alone in his run for a GT seat

Relying mainly on social networking like Facebook, Mathew Leslie, announced his intention to campaign in the May General Election for the District of George Town. Instead of sending out a Press Release he announced his bid to stand in a…

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4 More positive dengue cases confirmed

From the Cayman Islands Public Health Department Dengue Update as of 2 February 2013 1. Total cases investigated for dengue in 2012 is 94 and 31 for 2013. 2.  Since the last update as of 26 January 2013, there had…