PFL Coaches Training Course
DOUBLE CLICK ON EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE In keeping with their commitment to improving the level of the CUC Primary Football League (PFL), sponsors Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) and the PFL Committee recently teamed with the Cayman Islands Football…
NRA Chairman denies compulsory layoffs
National Roads Authority (NRA) Chairman Colford Scott and Members of the Board invited Deputy Premier and Minister of District Administration, Works, Lands and Agriculture (DAWLA) Hon Juliana O’Connor-Connolly and her staff, including Chief Officer Alan Jones, to a meeting with…
The Editor Speaks: Freedom of speech or news from the bush
In a recent poll appearing on the Rasmussen Reports Internet site it states 72% put freedom of speech ahead of not offending other cultures “Voters overwhelmingly rate protecting freedom of speech as more important than not offending other nations and…
Immigration Supports a Good Cause
Staff of the Department of Immigration gave monetary contributions and dressed in purple on Friday, 21 September, as a show of support for the local Alzheimer’s and Dementia Association (ADA). ADA Founder/Chairperson Dorothy Davis thanked the immigration staff for their…
Discovery of tagged captive stingrays sparks DOE call for legislation
Gina Ebanks-Petrie, Director of the Cayman Islands Department of Environment (DOE), has called for amending the marine conservation law or passing the national conservation law and adding stingrays as a protected species to prevent people from taking these marine creatures,…
Get to know the new Traffic Law: The Road Code
The public will be able to purchase the Road Code of the Cayman Islands -2012 edition at all Department of Vehicle & Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) locations on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac . “In addition to being bigger, the new…
The Editor Speaks: More gas less sense
I was astonished to hear some of the answers to questions that were asked at the recent meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) concerning the abuse by a number of civil servants of the gas card (Gasboy) system. The…
Esterley Tibbetts Highway Extension Update
Construction work on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway Extension continues to progress under the supervision of the NRA. This week Jairam Building Contractors will install arch units for a bridge on the section of highway between Raleigh Quay and Yacht Drive. …
DEH issues safety and course certification releases
1. Keeping Lunchbox Meals Safe After the long summer holiday, parents and students are now getting back into the school routine – which also means getting back into the daily lunch-making routine. Parents are therefore reminded by Department of Environmental…
Peace Day Pledge Makers
Deputy Governor the Hon. Franz Manderson, Cert.Hon., JP, led Peace Day observance by civil service personnel by signing the pledge and demonstrating his support along with Chief Officer Mr. Eric Bush and staff representatives at the Portfolio of Internal and…