Cayman Islands Budget Address by Minister of Finance
Securing Cayman’s Future Introduction Madam Speaker, I thank God for the privilege to rise today to speak to The Appropriation (July 2016 to December 2017) Bill, 2016 and for the success that He has bestowed upon us. The 2016/17 Budget…
Cayman Islands Budget Policy Statement
2016-2017 Budget Policy Statement By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA Monday, 30 May, 2016 Madam Speaker, I deliver this final budget policy statement of this term with a sense of fulfilment and pride that this Government has done…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Cayman Islands: Public Voting Open for Young Image Makers The public is invited take part in Young Image Makers (YIM) Competition by voting online for their favourite films. Eleven student videos have been posted online and the student with the…
Cayman Islands Throne Speech delivered by Governor
Throne Speech delivered by Governor of the Cayman Islands, Her Excellency, Mrs Helen Kilpatrick, to the Legislative Assembly, Monday 30th May, 2016 Good morning, Honourable Speaker, Premier, Honourable Ministers, Leader of the Opposition, Members of the Legislative Assembly, ladies and gentlemen, it…
TCI: Government lost $55m in revenue in one year
From Turks and Caicos Weekly News FROM April 1, 2007, to March 2008, the Turks and Caicos Islands Government, headed at the time by Michael Misick, lost $55 million in revenue due to duty that was foregone in several areas….
The View from Europe: The urgency of now
By David Jessop From The Barbados Advocate There is no shortage of astute advice, or practical thinking about the region’s future. In the last two weeks alone, speeches from significant regional figures have again made clear what practically is required…
The Editor Speaks: Tobacco
Tuesday May 31st is No Tobacco Day. Please see Premier Alden McLaughlin’s Message for World No Tobacco Day Message 2016 we published at: http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/cayman-islands-marks-world-no-tobacco-day-may-31st/ The Premier said: “Smoking remains one of the leading causes of preventable illness and premature death…
The CCJ: an example to Latin America
By Sir Ronald Sanders From CARIBBEAN360 WASHINGTON, United States, Friday May 27, 2016 – Two events at the Organization of American States (OAS) in recent months have underscored the soundness of the system by which the Caribbean Court of Justice…
Star Wars’ C-3PO confirmed for Cayman Islands Film Festival
Organisers of the CayFilm Cayman International Film Festival have announced that Anthony Daniels, better known as C-3PO to Star Wars aficionados, will be in Cayman for the Festival which takes place over the long holiday weekend in July. Daniels will…
Cannabis use linked to gene mutation
From Medical Express Scientists from The University of Western Australia have identified how using cannabis can alter a person’s DNA structure, causing mutations which can expose them to serious illnesses, and be passed on to their children and several future…