The Editor Speaks: September 10th 2012 is World Suicide Prevention Day.
World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th, is an opportunity for all sectors of the community – the public, charitable organizations, communities, researchers, clinicians, practitioners, politicians and policy makers, volunteers, those bereaved by suicide, other interested groups and individuals – to…
JOAN WILSON IS A VERY YOUNG 78 TODAY (10th)
iNews Cayman sends a very happy birthday greeting to our co-founder and Publisher JOAN E. WILSON. We know she will have a very happy day and we thank her for her vision in bringing iNews into fruition. And here’s to…
Cayman Airways Pilots Upgrade to iPad as Electronic Flight Bags
As of Monday, 3rd September, Cayman Airways has begun the use of Apple’s iPad tablet by its pilots as an Electronic Flight Bag and a way of replacing unwieldy and hard-to update paper manuals. In the United States, many airlines…
Scouts Coming to George Town with a place to call home
The Cayman Islands Scout Association will soon have a place to call home, with a 33-year peppercorn land lease granted by Cabinet. The lease, which also comes with further long-term extension options, will allow the association to build its first…
Usain Bolt may play for Manchester United in charity game
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says sprint legend Usain Bolt could play for the club in a charity match next year. Six-time Olympic champion Bolt, 26, has joked he wants a trial at the club. “It’s interesting he says…
The Editor Speaks: Incredible and incomprehensible
Yesterday (6) our exclusive lead story “More red tape for all Cayman companies” has caused a stir in the financial world but it should have caused a stir in everyone who has a business. It should have caused a stir…
Reaction to Ashcroft’s Privy Council Appointment
The following two stories show some of the reaction to Lord Michael Ashcroft’s appointment by UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, to the Privy Council. Also see our story today, “PNP politicians try to shift blame for health care contract”. 1….
Walkers strengthens Asian insolvency practice with Cayman Islands’ transfer
By Kanishk Varghese Offshore law firm Walkers has boosted its insolvency, restructuring and litigation practice in Asia with the transfer of counsel Tim Haynes from Cayman Islands to Hong Kong. Haynes brings with him over 18 years of experience working…
The Editor Speaks: The rubber stamp of approval
Why should we be surprised that Premier McKeeva’s Bush’s $4.5M Nation Building Fund (NBF) passed through without any opposition? It’s an excellent idea. Opposition leader, Alden McLaughlin, said, “We are not opposed to the concept of nation building. We are…
Allegation of Thwarted Threat of Execution on the Life of OCG Staff-Member
Kingston; September 5, 2012 – The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has received a report of an alleged failed attempt at the execution of one of its staff-members by a Government contractor. The report, which was conveyed to the…
