Cayman Prepares for Ebola
Government officials from 13 agencies are working together robustly, to mitigate against the threat of the Ebola virus, which reached the United States at the end of September. Stakeholders have met regularly since mid-August to coordinate a joined up approach…
Tenet Healthcare helps Cayman win the war against chronic diseases
The countdown begins for one of the most important conferences of the year, the 5th annual Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference, held at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman from 20th to 22nd November 2014. Tenet Healthcare, a supporter of the conference since…
New manager to head up Solid Waste Management project
A veteran of the Canadian solid waste management industry has taken the helm of the Integrated Solid Waste Management System project. Jim Schubert brings 25 years of experience to his new role as a Senior Project Manager, in the Public…
Cayman Islands DG’s Employee of the Year chosen
Ms Venice Tatum, an Administrative Secretary at the Cayman Brac Police Station, walked away with the coveted Deputy Governor’s Award for Employee of the Year. The second annual award ceremony was held on Wednesday, 15 October 2014, and was hosted…
Humanitarian assistance in Review Latin America and the Caribbean
From Relief Web Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 – 2014 The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are highly vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including droughts, earthquakes, forest fires, floods, hurricanes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions. Between FY…
Cayman Islands Minimum Wage Advisory Committee formed
Minimum Wage Advisory Committee Membership As per Section 21 of the Labour Law (2011 Revision) Cabinet established the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee (MWAC) to carry out the necessary research and recommend a minimum wage or wages for the Cayman Islands….
$14,000 Raised for Cayman Crime Stoppers
Over eighty eager golfers signed up for this year’s Cayman Crime Stoppers Million Dollar Shootout Golf Tournament held 10 October at the North Sound Golf Club in Grand Cayman. The golf tournament is the organisation’s major fundraising initiative for the…
“FIFA 11 For Health” to be launched in Caribbean
From Boxscore CONCACAF: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – October 16, 2014 – The numerous benefits that football can bring to a region were the topics of discussion at a recent meeting in Puerto Rico hosted by FIFA Vice President and…
Doctors Chief: CDC curbs secondhand smoke more than Ebola
By Bill Hoffmann and Todd Beamon From Newsmax The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more safeguards against secondhand smoke than it does regarding Ebola, Dr. Jane Orient, director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, said on…
Franken’s attacks on ‘Fat Cat’ financiers backfire
By Lachlan Markay The Washington Free Beacon Minnesota Democrat invested in opponent’s tax-inverting company as son’s private equity firm opens shop in Caymans Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) is hoping to saddle his Republican challenger with Mitt Romney-esque charges of…