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Grand Cayman utility company to replace DT GT lines – outages planned Sunday (7) PLEASE NOTE Caribbean Utility Company (CUC) Grand Cayman’s electrical power supplier have announced they will be replacing lines in downtown George Town this Sunday September 7th…
Cayman Islands monsters ready to party at the Monster Bash
Z-99.9’s The Monster Bash 2014 will be held at Treasure Island Lobby Bar, West Bay Road on Saturday October 31st from 6PM to ….. very dark!! Residents from all districts are invited to dress up in your scariest of costumes…
The Editor Speaks: Disturbing trend: police having to deal with social needs
It was revealed at a public meeting last week in West Bay that police officers from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service are being called out to deal with persons who are in real mental distress and others who are…
Young Caymanian recruits bolster Cayman’s marketing industry
GRAND CAYMAN (September 3, 2014) – Tower, one of Cayman’s leading strategic communications agencies, has shown its commitment to the training and employment of young Caymanians in the marketing and communications industry with the addition of two new recruits. Ms…
Whopping $700 media fee creates controversy
By Vinette K. Pryce From Caribbean Life After 46 years of coverage of the annual West Indian American Day Associations annual festivities in Brooklyn, in an un-precedented action, the organizers required media individuals to pay a whopping $700 in order…
Will Caribbean immigrants finally be able to self-identify on U.S. census forms?
Op/Ed by Dr. Linda Marc Cléris From LaVoz After a battle waged since 2008, the United States government may finally be prepared to recognize Caribbean immigrants and Caribbean Americans in the United States as what they are – a district…
United Nations photo competition for Caribbean small island developing states
From Caribbean News Now PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — The United Nations will launch a Caribbean SIDS (Small Island Developing States) photography competition. The UN Photo Competition for Caribbean SIDS will seek to raise awareness of the UN values in relation to…
Cayman Islands makes history with 1st bronze medal at Youth Olympics
YOUTH OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALLIST From CIEF The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (“CIEF”) is delighted to announce that Polly Serpell made history last month in the 2014 Youth Olympics Games (“YOG”) in Nanjing, China, by winning a Bronze medal in the…
It’s great to see the Caribbean on the rise
From TTG Digital With APD reformed and visitor numbers up, this has been a strong year for the region, says the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s Carol Hay This year has been a remarkable one for the Caribbean so far. Starting with…
To deter inversions, overhaul corporate taxes
From Daily Word Individual taxpayers who think rates are too high can’t just stay in the USA and send their payments to another country, one where they have relatives, that offers lower rates. But corporations can and, increasingly, they do….