Cayman Islands: Premier, delegation off to JMC meeting
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin travels this weekend to London with a delegation including Minister of Financial Services and Home Affairs Hon. Tara Rivers and Minister of Public Finance and Economic Development Hon. Roy McTaggart for…
The Editor speaks: Should we legalise non-lethal weapons for citizens with no violent convictions?
An online petition has been launched urging our government to legalise non-lethal weapons for citizens with no violent convictions. This is what the petition argues: “With a major spike in home invasion, burglary, assault, domestic abuse, and rape in Cayman…
Cayman Islands: Third Party claims against trustees: Resolving competing claims over trust assets
By Mark Chudleigh and Caitlin Conyers Sedgwick Chudleigh From Mondaq For professional trustees and their insurers, the ability to obtain an indemnity from trust assets in the face of a claim against a trustee by a third party is obviously…
RFA Mounts Bay visit to Cayman Islands Fri (7)
RFA Mounts Bay Visit WHO: His Excellency, Acting Governor Franz Manderson WHAT: The visit by the RFA Mounts Bay will include various training exercises, technical support, a ground clearance project and the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise….
Non-profits will avoid company fees in Cayman Islands under new law
As of Tuesday, 1 August, businesses that operate as charities can be categorised as non-profit organisations (NPOs), which will allow them to avoid substantial fees. The new Non-Profit Organisation Law, 2016, also forms part of Cayman’s preparations for the December…
Caribbean heritage month closes
Caribbean heritage month closes out with day long spectacular fest By Alexandra Simon From Caribbean Life Hundreds of people turned out to celebrate the end of Caribbean Heritage Month at Brooklyn Borough Hall on June 29. The indoor and outdoor…
Cayman Islands neighbourhood officers respond to traffic concerns raised in Prospect, 5 June
Wednesday morning, 5 June, officers from Neighborhood Police Department (NPD) responded to concerns voiced at a recent community meeting in the South Sound/Prospect area Re; traffic offences which included speeding, ignoring direction signs, no coupons and other minor traffic offences,…
Warning: Outbreak of Parvovirus in Cayman Islands
An outbreak of the parvovirus has killed four dogs on Grand Cayman recently. The Human Society’s shelter has been temporarily closed because of the disease that has killed two puppies there. Animal welfare charities and veterinarians are urging all pet…
HMCIPS achievement ceremony
HMCIPS Fresh Start Achievement Ceremony Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service celebrated the success of the Fresh Start Vocational Training Programme on Wednesday (28 June 2017), as phase one of the pilot project is complete. During the past eight weeks,…
Guyana: Opening ceremony DIGICEL’S 2017 JUNIOR CARIBBEAN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP
From DPI Guyana Georgetown, Wednesday, July 5, 2017 MINISTER’S REMARKS SALUTATIONS Director of Sport, Christopher Jones Representatives of the sponsors (and I’m happy to see that ExxonMobil is rooting for you too) Organizers of this Caribbean Squash tournament Players, coaches,…