Cayman Islands community unites for childhood cancer research
George Town, Grand Cayman, September 24, 2016 More than 1000 people packed The Wicket Bar in Cricket Square on Friday evening for the 4th annual Hannah’s Heroes Big Shave to raise funds for the St Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest private…
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Cayman Islands ORIA Construction at Immigration Arrival Hall Commencing Monday, 26th September, the Immigration Arrival Hall at Owen Roberts International Airport will be experiencing construction works. It is likely this construction, which is expected to last for eight weeks, will…
The Editor Speaks: Stats show improvements but backbench MLA’s doubt
When there is an election on the horizon and the government of the day, hoping to be re-elected, produce good news, you are not to give them any congratulations. In fact you are going to cast as much doubt as…
Sample letter you should have got from Yahoo re data breach
[received today pertaining to an email account — John R.] NOTICE OF DATA BREACH Dear John, We are writing to inform you about a data security issue that may involve your Yahoo account information. What Happened? A copy of certain…
Cayman Islands Progressives: Falsehoods vs Truth Part 2
By The Progressives GET THE FACTS AIRPORT STOPPED FALSEHOOD McKeeva Bush claims the Progressives stopped work on the proposed UDP airport expansion. TRUTH The awful track record of McKeeva Bush around procurement contracts, including not following correct process, caused the…
Peter Binose: Police behaving badly in SVG
By Peter Binose Police act badly. The public loses confidence in police. Police behave worse. The public’s trust in police drops to an all-time low. It’s a dangerous, vicious cycle. Police need to understand if whilst they are anywhere in…
[Cayman Islands’] Liquidator targeting Govt’S $720k oil fee
By Neil Hartnell From Tribune 242 Some $720,000 in oil exploration license fees that were paid to the Bahamas Government are being targeted by a Cayman-based liquidator, who has written to two Cabinet ministers seeking their assistance in recovering the…
Cayman Islands: The Fall 2016 Labour Force Survey kicks-off on Sunday October 2nd
The Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will commence the Fall Labour Force Survey (LFS) for 2016 on Sunday (October 2nd). The LFS seeks to collect data on the employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Islands, as well as those…
BREXIT creates EU-Britain nightmare for the CaribbeanBREXIT creates EU-Britain nightmare for the Caribbean
By: Sir Ronald Sanders From Business Focus Antigua Barbados The 12 English-speaking independent countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have at the most two years to formulate a plan for dealing with the serious consequences of the British Exit (BREXIT)…
The Island of Saint Lucia is making a big commitment to solar power
The Government of Saint Lucia has a target of generating 35% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020. This pristine island currently depends on dirty diesel generators for power, but h as ambitious goals to revolutionize its economy with…