IEyeNews

iLocal News Archives

Day: August 16, 2016

Caribbean News iBusiness iCommunity iEnvironment iHealth iLocal News iScience iTech iTravel iWorld News News Publisher's Choice

Caribbean hoteliers, tourism officials seek Zika antidote

By BRIAN MAJOR From Travel Pulse With the 2016 summer travel season waning, Caribbean tourism officials hope for some moderation in the Zika virus’ increasingly apparent toll on visitor arrivals. But with infection numbers continuing to grow in regional destinations,…

Caribbean News iBusiness iCommunity iCrime iFinance iLocal News iWorld News Manager's Choice News

Cayman Islands: Mr. Robert Berry appointed FRA Head

Her Excellency the Governor, Ms Helen Kilpatrick, CB, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Robert James Berry as the Director of the Financial Reporting Authority (FRA). Mr. Berry has a long and distinguished career in financial services regulation…

iNews Briefs & Community Events

US Convicted Pa. AG says she’ll resign on Wednesday Pennsylvania’s embattled attorney general said she will step down from her post effective Wednesday afternoon following her conviction earlier this week on charges that she leaked confidential investigative material to a…

Caribbean News iBusiness iCommunity iHealth iLocal News News Publisher's Choice

Cayman Islands health services honours staff for long service

Over 80 per cent of the Health Services Authority (HSA) staff, including Faith Hospital in Cayman Brac and all district health centres, were honoured in July for their years of service. The HSA celebrated all its staff members in its…

Caribbean News iBusiness iCommunity iCrime iCulture iEnvironment iHealth iKids iLocal News iWorld News Manager's Choice News

Cayman Islands Youth ACT to hold youth crime prevention workshops

Members of the Youth Anti-Crime Trust (ACT) will be hosting a series of workshops where they hope to get some much needed support for a programme they want to introduce in the Cayman Islands which has proven to be very…

Editorial Editors Choice iLocal News iOpinion News Our Eye

The Editor Speaks: When kindness is rewarded with jail

The incident I am about to describe happened in the USA but could equally apply here. A good friend of mine in the USA has a daughter who is, to use her words, too kind for her own sake. The…

Caribbean News iBusiness iCommunity iFinance iLocal News iTeenz News Publisher's Choice

Cayman Islands students spend the summer with HSM

The HSM Group opened its doors over the summer to four talented students from the Cayman Islands Education Centre (CIFEC). Dwight Lawrence, Shantell Ritch Anisha Ritch and Victoria Whittaker, joined HSM’s summer internship programme for a unique learning experience. Each…

Caribbean News iBusiness iCommunity iEnvironment iHealth iLocal News iWorld News News Publisher's Choice

Cayman Islands: Signing of Waste Tyre Shredding Contract

In an effort to dispose of the large amount of waste tyres that have accumulated at the George Town Landfill, the Ministry of Health and successful contractors met on Monday, 15 August 2016 to sign the official waste tyre shredding…

Caribbean News iCommunity iEnvironment iLocal News ISports iWorld News Manager's Choice News Sports Local Sports World

Volunteer Divers prep restored Grand Cayman coral reef for upcoming hot date

By John Liang From Deeper Blue Some restored coral off Grand Cayman is getting primped and beautified for an upcoming hot date. Dive volunteers are carefully combing and brushing a section of restored coral reef in George Town Harbour, trying…

Caribbean News Editors Choice iBusiness iLocal News iWorld News News

eBay Partners with CaribShopper and expands into Caribbean

MIAMI, Aug. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — CaribShopper, the Caribbean’s only e-commerce solution which provides Caribbean consumers access to billions of items, announced today an official partnership with eBay, the global online marketplace giant for the Caribbean market. The e-commerce platform…