IEyeNews

iLocal News Archives

Month: October 2013

iBusiness iCommunity iDrink iLocal News iNotices News

Liquor stores can now stay open until 10pm

Further to our story published 16th September “Embattled battered booze board” where iNews Cayman revealed the board were unable to consider 12 applications from five different George Town retail liquor license holders who had applied to extend their opening hours…

iBusiness iCommunity iFinance iLocal News iNotices iTravel iWorld News News

Cayman Island July Tourism figures: cruise down air up

The July figures for tourist arrivals to the Cayman Islands do not make good reading.   Although air arrivals are up by almost 4% from 32,581 in 2012 to 33,880 in 2013 it is the cruise ship arrivals that make…

iBusiness iCrime iLocal News iNotices iViews iWorld News News

Beneficial Ownership Registries – Action Plans by Offshore Jurisdictions

In June, the United Kingdom Government told its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to come up with plans to compile registers of beneficial ownership of companies domiciled in their jurisdictions.   The aim is to bring greater transparency to the…

iBusiness iCommunity iCulture iLocal News iTravel iWorld News News

World Tourism Day celebrated

DOT Celebrated World Tourism Day 2013   Tourism partners from around the globe, including those here in the Cayman Islands, joined together in a day of celebration to mark World Tourism Day on 27 September.  The theme for this year’s…

iBusiness iEntertainment iLocal News iWorld News News

HBO and WestStar TV cannot agree

Negotiations between HBO Latin America and Cayman Islands cable television operator WestStar TV have reached an impasse, after WestStar management did not accept HBO’s proposals that would have legalized WestStar’s rebroadcast of HBO programming under a licensing agreement with HBO…

Editorial Editors Choice iLocal News iOpinion News

The Editor Speaks: No work permit for CIAA appointment of HR Chief

The controversial decision to appoint an ex-pat, Jan Peters, by the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) to the position of Chief Human Resource (HR) Officer has rebounded back into their laps.   With no political interference whatsoever (Heaven forbid) in…

iBusiness iCommunity iFinance iLocal News News

Pirates Week findings indicative of fraud and misappropriation

At the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting on Thursday (19) Cayman Islands Auditor General, Alastair Swarbrick, corrected a statement made by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gilbert Connolly of the Tourism Attraction Board, that although the Auditor General’s Office (AGO) had…

iCommunity iHealth iLocal News iNotices iWorld News News

H1N1 influenza cases reported in Barbados and St. Vincent

CARPHA seeks to ease fears over outbreak of H1N1 virus in the Caribbean From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday September 30, 2013, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has sought to quell fears of an outbreak of the…

iBusiness iEnvironment iLocal News ISports iTravel News

Cycle Cayman’s West Bay Loop

Cycle Grand Cayman’s world famous West Bay Loop. The West Bay Loop winds through nine and a half miles of pristine beach trails and Caribbean farmland. Gliding effortlessly through this wild and beautiful part of the island is the ideal…

iEntertainment iHome iLocal News iTravel iWorld News News

Join Cayman Airways Virtual!

From Flight Sim Cayman Airways Virtual is a thriving virtual airline for users of FS2004, FSX and X-Plane. Simulating the operations of our Real World counterpart, Cayman Airways, our main philosophy is to ensure realism, professionalism and perfection in everything…