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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…