Children & Family Services Offices to Remain Open
The Department of Children and Family Services wishes to advise the public that their annual staff retreat has been postponed. Consequently all offices will remain open on Friday, 4 April 2014 during normal business hours. The department apologizes for any…
Raziel Jeffers GUILTY!
The 12 member jury at the trial of Raziel Jeffers have found him GUILTY of murdering Damion King 4 years ago. Ming had been hit by two bullets in a yard in Birch Tree Hill Road on the night of…
World’s top athletes to star in Cayman Invitational
Some of the top figures in the world of athletics will be heading to Cayman next month to compete in the third Cayman Invitational athletics track meet and organisers are particularly excited about the incredibly strong female contingent participating this…
Missing Person – Chully Chambers – Found alive and well
From RCIPS Thu Apr 3 2014 at 2:33pm Today, Mr. Chully Chambers was located by officers of the RCIPS in the Eastern Avenue area in good health. The RCIPS would like to thank members of the public who assisted in…
Jessica clocks up 65.987%, for CAC
Earlier this month, Cayman’s elite dressage rider, Jessica McTaggart-Giuzio, entered the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation’s CDN/National Dressage Show, aiming to achieve a score of 62% or more in the Prix St Georges Test and take one step closer to qualifying…
The Editor Speaks: Electricity. Is it really fuel costs why we pay so much?
Electricity costs are staggeringly high here on Grand Cayman and the blame is laid squarely on the cost of diesel that our electrical supplier, Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC), uses to run the electrical generators. However, is that the whole story?…
Human Rights Commission gets four new members
Cayman Islands Governor, Helen Kilpatrick has appointed four new people to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) along with Alistair Walters, the remaining member who has been appointed as chair until his term on the commission expires next January. James Austin-Smith),…
Strategic alliance between Qunar.com and Hong Kong Airlines to develop the market for international flights
From Travel and Tour World The world’s largest Chinese online travel platform, Qunar.com, today announced a strategic alliance with Skytrax 4-star airline, Hong Kong Airlines. Qunar.com will collaborate with Hong Kong Airlines to become the first international flagship online platform…
iNews Briefs
Detention for criminal suspects reduced in Cayman Islands According to the Police (Amendment) Law, 2014, a police custody officer can only authorise the detention of a person without criminal charges for up to 48 hours from the time of the…
Lobbying row: Cayman Islands cut ties with Tory peer Lord Blencathra by mutual consent after revelations by The Independent
By Melanie Newman, Oliver Wright From The Independent UK Premier cites ‘negative publicity’ around the peer’s appointment as director of the Caymans’ Government Office in London as one of the reasons for ending the £12,000-a-month contract The government of the…