Internal Audit Findings in Cayman Islands DEH Overtime Enquiry
In November 2017 Ministry of Health Chief Officer Jennifer Ahearn requested that the Internal Audit Service review the circumstances that led the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) to exhaust its personnel budget more than three months before the end of…
Carey Olsen adds aviation finance partner in Cayman Islands
Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has appointed corporate and finance lawyer Richard Munden as a partner in its Cayman Islands office. Munden advises on a wide range of corporate and finance transactions with particular expertise in aviation finance and other…
Cayman Islands: UCCI offers Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management
The University College of the Cayman Islands announces its Master’s degree in Human Resource Management (MHRM), a graduate programme that enhances the skills of current and aspiring HR professionals. It is designed through collaboration with the Cayman Islands Society of…
The Editor Speaks: Blinkered
Horses wear blinkers to keep the horse focused on the path ahead of him/her and limit his/her peripheral vision to avoid distractions. This would also seem to apply to our politicians when it comes to the Cruise Ship Piers and…
Cayman Islands Premier meets ship owners in Athens
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Following on from a very successful visit to Monaco to support the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) at the annual yacht show, The Premier, Hon Alden McLaughlin, accompanied by the Chairman and the…
Treaty pushes for environmental justice in Latin America and the Caribbean
By: Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah From Open Global Rights Despite closing space for civil society, the new Escazú Agreement—which offers protection measures for environmental groups and defenders—is a shining example of citizens organizing in creative ways to fight for social justice. After…
Tropical storm may brew next week as it spreads downpours from Caribbean to Bahamas, southeastern US
By Alex Sosnowski, From AccuWeather A broad area of showers and thunderstorms may lead to flash flooding over the part of the Caribbean this week and has the potential to culminate into a tropical depression or storm as it drifts…
Cayman Islands Book Fair 2018
To All Authors Are you registered for the BOOK FAIR? If not, please remember that the deadline for registration is this Friday, 5 October. You will need to complete a registration form and submit it via email or in person…
Cayman Islands: School buses and other road safety tips
Schools across the Cayman Islands have just completed their first month of the fall term; most motorists have noticed a tremendous increase in traffic around the island, especially in the before- and after-school hours. Police have noticed and received reports…
Disturbance likely to develop below Cayman Islands
From Mike’s Weather Page Our western Caribbean spot is highlighted by the NHC this AM at 20%. Shear expected to relax as it heads generally northward. Conditions could be favorable for development with high ocean heat content (warm deep water),…