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Cayman Information Commissioner says IT failures are serious Acting Information Commission Jan Liebaers said the government needs to take steps to ensure the recent loss of trillions of bytes worth of police data following hard drive crashes in October and…
The Editor Speaks: Innocence lost
We have a lot to learn from children. I spoke about it indirectly in my Editorial yesterday (20) – “I heard music through the voices of anger and eyes full of tears”. The one thing they have we adults don’t…
Giant Ferris wheel for Grand Cayman Island
From Travel Trade Caribbean George Town.- A giant Ferris wheel known as the Cayman Eye, for panoramic views of the island, has been proposed as a possible new tourist attraction for George Town waterfront. The concept is a mini version…
New Little Cayman Museum ribbon cut
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – A lifetime of collecting and preserving the past for future generations was realised Friday morning with the opening of the newest Little Cayman Museum. Linton N. Tibbetts, OBE, believed it was important to save the…
Meeting with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Consultant
Ms Devora Kestel, PAHO/WHO, Mental Health Regional Advisor, arrived in the Cayman Islands on Monday, 14th July, to assist the Mental Health Commission (MHC) with the World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) survey. The meeting was…
Special report: Offshore – The Cayman Islands
By Joanne Harris From The Lawyer The Cayman Islands dominates the offshore world, but can it maintain its leading position? The Cayman Islands is the quintessential offshore jurisdiction. Tax-neutral, with a government and financial regulator keen to keep up with…
Tropical depression forms in the Atlantic
FOR LATEST ON THIS STORY GO TO iNEWS CAYMAN’S “LATEST CAYMAN WEATHER FORECAST” By Rob Duns, Meteorologist From ABC 7 The second tropical depression of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season has formed. As of the 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 21st…
UK territories reaffirm commitment to economic development at Cayman meeting
From Caribbean News Now GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Elected leaders of the UK’s Overseas Territories, met in the Cayman Islands on 15-17 July 2014 to discuss the forthcoming Joint Ministerial Council Meeting (JMC), scheduled for December in London. The…
Roll-Call for Duke of Edinburgh Award to Cayman Islands residents
All Cayman Islands residents who have been awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze awards (certificates and pins) from The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Programme should contact the organisation as soon as possible. Additionally, young people interested in participating should make contact…
Caribbean is 2nd in HIV infection
The Caribbean is second in the world to Sub-Saharan Africa in the rate of HIV infection. The primary mode of transmission in the region is heterosexual intercourse with high risk groups to include men who have sex with men (MSM)…