The Editor speaks: Poor and the poorer
The Auditor General Alastair Swarbrick issued another report yesterday (7) this time on persons requiring social assistant. It was not good – in fact the report “Government programmes supporting those in need” is a damning statement on how the poor…
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Community Events THU JULY 9 National Gallery Summer Arts Drop Ins The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands is thrilled to be hosting a Summer of Art, free programming that allows kids to utilise their creativity by participating in a…
The Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference 2015
Organizers of the sixth annual Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference have confirmed that this year’s event will take place from 29 to 31 October at The Ritz Carlton, and will be Embracing Emerging Trends in healthcare, especially on mental health, palliative…
Cayman Islands: Brac Reef Beach Resort to undergo extensive transformation
Award-Winning Cayman Brac Dive Resort to Provide the Ultimate Resort Experience for Divers CAYMAN BRAC, Cayman Islands, July 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Brac Reef Beach Resort is Cayman Brac’s most exclusive resort diving destination where world-class diving is complemented by…
Cayman Islands rugby boys trade grass for yoga mats!
By Kate Mac From KATE MAC NET I thought I would through back to about a year ago when I was getting the Cayman National Rugby ready for their season which was their most successful season yet. Here is the…
Georgia defends right to deny KKK group a highway cleanup sign
By Alyson Palmer, From Daily Report As last month’s deadly shooting at a predominantly black Charleston church places pressure on state and local governments to release their embrace of Confederate symbols, the state of Georgia is defending its attempt to…
Broward’s Eleanor Sobel chastises Alan Grayson for ’embarrassing my party and my state’
By Anthony Man From Sun Sentinel Eleanor Sobel skewers fellow Democrat Alan Grayson as embarrassment to her party and state. State Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood, issued a sharply critical critique of potential Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alan Grayson on Tuesday,…
Bishop Tutu is definitely not a scumbag and neither is Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
By Peter Binose, Kingstown SVG Wednesday, July 08, 2015 – Prime Minister Gonsalves leader of the Gonsalves dynasty family government group, owners of the ULP and the plantation known as Saint Vincent has aligned our pretty adorable little country with…
Cayman Islands Auditor General says social assistance programmes are poorly managed
Government programmes supporting those in need EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This audit examined the management of programmes that deliver financial and other forms of social assistance to Caymanians. The programmes require the application of criteria to assess clients’ eligibility, and in some…
Airlines face antitrust class actions over price-fixing claims
By Zoe Tillman, From The National Law Journal Consumers filed cases in federal district courts in Washington, New York, Chicago and San Francisco. As the U.S. Department of Justice investigates whether airlines conspired to keep ticket prices high, consumers are…
