The Editor Speaks: When volunteers are “obstructive”
I was startled to hear Terrie Farrington from the Cayman Islands Humane Society Board say on CITN/Cayman27 that some volunteers who walk the Society’s dogs were “obstructive”. Unpaid volunteers who heeded the Society’s appeal for more dog walkers are being…
Cayman Enterprise City Chairwoman marks one year at the helm of Special Economic Zone
Caymanian Cindy O’Hara has overseen development of the knowledge based Zone in the Cayman Islands during the past 12 months to include 48 companies, with more than 120 more businesses in the sales pipeline. Among her proudest achievements is a…
Camana Bay paints the town green for St. Patrick’s Day
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman (13 March 2013): Green is the colour of the day at Camana Bay as the Town Centre transforms into a Celtic Quarter on the eve of the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. On Friday 15 March, Twisted…
“Bo Bo” Miller to run in George Town
Derrington “Bo Bo” Miller has announced he will be contesting the available seats in George Town in the Cayman Islands 2013 May elections. He will officially be starting his launch on Thursday (14) at the George Town Hall at 7:30pm….
West Bay Road closure gazetted
By Georgina Wilcox In an Extraordinary Gazette published on the Cayman Islands Lands & Survey Department’s website on Wednesday (13) (go to: http://www.caymanlandinfo.ky/RoadSchemes/tabid/186/Default.aspx) the government has officially closed the first portion of the West Bay Road. The road section remains…
UK welcomes election of new Pope
British Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed the election of a new Pope, saying it is a “momentous day” for Catholics around the world. Jorge Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pontiff on the fifth ballot on Wednesday…
Warning about the catastrophic impact on lowlands from sea level rises
Scientific evidence indicates that global warming could well lead to a sea-level rise of 1 meter or more in the 21st century. A rise in sea levels by a meter from climate change could destroy more than 60 percent of…
US private sector hopes to send older couple to Mars
By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News A team led by millionaire and former space tourist Dennis Tito plans to send a “tested couple” to Mars and back in a privately funded mission. The Inspiration Mars Foundation plans to start…
‘Anonymous’ hacker explains why he fled the US
By Michael Kelley Business Insider Anonymous is front and center these days: The amorphous hacktivist group has been publishing internal data of U.S. banks while prominent members are prosecuted on charges of stealing information and sharing links to stolen credit…
Anti-corruption law snags first victim
By Georgina Wilcox Patricia Webster, a young Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) civilian staffer, pleaded guilty to several counts relating to the misuse of information on Tuesday (12) under the new Cayman Islands anti-corruption law. Webster gains the dubious…
