RCIPS helicopter Medevacs pregnant woman in Cayman Brac, 14 June
From RCIPS This morning (Thu), 14 June, the RCIPS Air Operations Unit deployed to conduct an emergency air lift of a pregnant woman from Faith Hospital in Cayman Brac to Grand Cayman. The woman, a local resident, had entered premature…
Cayman Islands Premier hosts Political Engagement Dinner at House of Commons
LONDON, England – Premier Hon Alden McLaughlin hosted a dinner at the House of Commons organised by the Cayman Islands Government Office in the UK (CIGOUK) on Tuesday 12 June. The delegation from Cayman, including Minister Tara Rivers, was also…
Cayman Islands Chamber’s “Growth Matters” campaign nominated for CIMPA Award
The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Growth Matters’ campaign has been nominated for the ‘Community Impact Award’ at the upcoming [Cayman Islands Marketing Professionals Association] CIMPA Awards. The Growth Matters campaign is a series of 10 educational, animated videos that…
First-ever Cayman Islands student volunteer fair launches thismonth
GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The Youth Services Unit (YSU) is hosting the Cayman Islands’ inaugural Student Volunteer Fair on Friday, 22 June 2018. Twenty-three charities and non-profit organisations have signed up to display booths at the event. The fair will…
The Editor Speaks: My glasses are tinted
Am I breaking some obscure law? My eye glasses are tinted. 171 tickets were given out for having too dark a tint on their automobile’s windscreen. The RCIPS have proudly blazed that figure along with the very serious 283 speeding…
Cayman Islands observes World Sickle Cell Day 2018
From Cayman Islands Public Health Department The Cayman Islands joins the United Nations in observing World Sickle Cell Day on 19 June 2018. In December 2008, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that recognizes sickle cell disease as…
Cayman Islands: CyDEC 2018
Date: Thursday 21st June, 2018 Time: 8.30am – 5.30pm, followed by a cocktail reception Location: Aurea Ballroom, Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa What: Cayman Islands Digital Economy Conference, CyDEC 2018 Who: Hon Alden McLaughlin, Premier of the Cayman Islands &…
CCRIF welcomes two new members: British Virgin Islands and Montserrat
Thursday, June 14, 2018 — The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) is pleased to announce that the British Virgin Islands and Montserrat have joined the facility and purchased coverage for the 2018/19 policy year beginning June 1st. Both…
Caribbean Netherlands educators in The Hague
From The Daily Herald St. Maarten SABA/ST. EUSTATIUS–Last week, board members and directors of the educational institutes of the Caribbean Netherlands visited The Hague. The purpose of their visit was to speak with various policy advisers about the further improvement…
Statement from Cayman Islands DG finding on Jennifer Ahearn
From the Office of the Deputy Governor. Statement from Deputy Governor Franz Manderson following the request by the Public Accounts Committee for disciplinary action to be taken against Chief Officer Jennifer Ahearn. I have carefully reviewed the correspondence from the…