The Editor speaks: Call for the Commissioner to resign?
The media houses – well some – are baying like hounds at the heels of Cayman Islands Police Commissioner to get rid of him. Am I going to join them? I have certainly had my reservations about Commissioner David Baines…
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Derek Haines achieves his six4hospice challenge in Cayman Islands Marathon Cayman Islands veteran marathon man, Derek Haines (66) was applauded loudly as he crossed the line in 34th place overall in a time of 3:58:25 at the Intertrust Cayman Islands…
MaplesFS donates to NCVO record-breaking Radio/telethon
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (8 December 2014): MaplesFS joined the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (“NCVO”) for its 35th annual radio/telethon, which took place on Saturday 25 October at the Prospect Playhouse. Hosted by on-air personalities and broadcast live on…
Cayman Islands Premier statement to LA re revelations on immigration officials, police officer, prison officer and his own political assistant
Statement to the Legislative Assembly By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 8 December, 2014 Madam Speaker, We will all have seen, read or heard in the media recently of unfortunate circumstances surrounding the Department of Immigration, the Prison…
Cayman Islands Premier gives statement to LA regarding his JMC meeting in London
Statement by Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA to the House concerning the 2014 Joint Ministerial Council [JMC] meeting 8 December, 2014 Madame Speaker, This past week, from December 1st through the 4th, I led a small delegation to…
Grunewald wins Cayman Islands Marathon for 3rd time
Thousands watched the Intertrust Cayman Islands 2014 Marathon last Sunday (7) that saw not only the full marathon, but the half marathon, the wheelchair marathon and the four person relay. See the attachments for the placing of the first 40…
Still lovely isle, Grand Cayman awash in change
By Bella English From The Boston Globe The globe warms, the water stays blue, the coral dies. GRAND CAYMAN — When I recently fished some honeymoon photos out of a battered scrapbook, I barely recognized the girl in the red…
Judge this country [Cayman Islands] by its enemies
By Nick Giambruno from SafeHaven Pop quiz: can you name this free-market jurisdiction in the Western hemisphere? Here are some of its attributes: Personal income tax: NONE Corporate income tax: NONE Capital gains tax: NONE Taxation of dividends: NONE Taxation…
Head of Consultancy group calls on Caribbean states to work together on CIP
From The OBSERVER ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The head of a trade consultancy group is warning Antigua & Barbuda and other states against a race to the bottom as they seek to cash in on lucrative economic citizenship programmes. Writing…
Alia Atkinson becomes 1st black woman to win world title in swimming
By Yesha Callahan From The Root The Jamaican swimmer made history with a world record time in the women’s 100 breaststroke. Alia Atkinson made swimming history by becoming the first black woman to win a world swimming title, the women’s…