Cayman Islands Customs arrests three for drug offences
From Cayman Islands Customs Department The Customs Department has announced the arrests of a 24-year-old and a 43-year-old Cayman nationals as well as a 22-year-old American national for various drug offences. Acting Assistant Collector of Customs Mr. Trevor Tummings of…
First and Second Round results for Cayman Islands team at CAC Games
Cayman’s first athlete to compete at the 23rd Central American and Caribbean (CAC) games was Allena Rankine in the Women’s Single Handed Laser division. Sailing out of Puerto Velero, Barranquilla – Columbia, 18-year-old Rankine competed against 10 other women in…
Cayman Islands Red Cross launches new fund raising Shelter from the Storm
Last Thursday 18th July, the Cayman Islands Red Cross (CIRC) launched Shelter from the Storm, a national fundraising campaign seeking financial support from the community to assist with renovations to the Red Cross headquarters building. The CIRC building is a…
The Editor Speaks: Bingo. Up came Ringo.
I was reminiscing this morning and thinking back to my early life here in the Cayman Islands and some of the celebrities I met that I would never have done if I’d stayed in England. The most famous was Ringo…
Cayman Islands athletes attend Central American and Caribbean Games
The 23rd annual Central American and Caribbean Games got underway with a captivating opening ceremony at the Estadio Metropolitan in Barranquilla, Columbia Thursday, July 19, 2018. The nearly 100,000 spectators who poured into the stadium to support the various teams…
OECS partners with IRENA on two key initiatives
Monday, July 23, 2018 — The OECS Commission is pleased to partner with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on two key initiatives, the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA) and the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative (LHI) understanding the importance of partnerships in…
2018 Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference focusing on “Managing Your Health; The Empowered Patient.”
This year’s Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference will take place on 18 to 20 October, and will focus on ways that the general public can help manage and maintain their own health and wellbeing under the theme “Managing Your Health: The…
Cayman Islands WORC meets with community leaders
The first of a series of roadshows between the new department Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC), and industry stakeholders was completed last week. Invited to the meetings were leaders of local business and industry associations; including the Cayman Islands…
Grant Thornton in the Cayman Islands launch new Graduate Programme for young Caymanians
Grant Thornton are delighted to announce the launch of their brand new graduate programme for their ever-growing audit, tax and advisory practice in the Cayman Islands. The program is aimed at attracting young Caymanian students looking to develop their career…
Russia is testing a new drone similar to the CIA’s stealthy RQ-170, and wants to turn it into a sixth-generation fighter
By DANIEL BROWN From Business Insider Russia says that it will turn its new Okhotnik drone, which is about to make its maiden flight, into a sixth-generation aircraft. Popular Mechanics also published a supposed picture above of the Okhotnik, which…