The Editor Speaks: Why are THEY waiting?
There is something very wrong with a judicial system when two defendants have to wait in custody for nearly six month for their trial. IN CUSTODY!! And the defendants have already been in custody for months. And where is this…
The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands approves new Feed-in Tariffs for Consumer-Owned Renewable Energy Generation Programme
The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands (the “ERA”) has, effective August 30, 2012 approved revisions to the existing Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) which has been in place since February 1, 2011. The new FITs offer, developed in conjunction with…
Cayman Court lays down more guidelines for enforceability of side letters
After being a hot topic in the Cayman Islands for a number of years, the Grand Court has handed down two decisions in quick succession relating to side letters entered into by Cayman Islands corporate hedge funds. The first was…
T&T celebrates 50 years of Independence
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state[in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It shares maritime boundaries with other…
The Editor Speaks: Is bad publicity good?
Although we might like to think that when someone mentions the Cayman Islands it conjures up a picture of beauty, sunshine, clear skies, crystal blue seas, white sand, soft cool breezes and palm trees. This is precisely what our Islands…
Celebrating the Road to Recovery
The Department of Counselling Services (DCS) knows what it takes to encourage people in recovery and to educate their community supporters. September is Recovery Month. This year’s theme is It’s Worth It, and Recovery Month will promote and celebrate the…
2012 Gwen Bush Scholarship Awarded
The Ministry of Education, Training & Employment along with the Cayman Islands Seafarers Association and Cayman Maritime Heritage Foundation is proud to announce that the 2012 recipient of the Gwen Bush Memorial Scholarship is Christopher Delaney. Christopher has been accepted…
Our National Women’s Football Programme:
Our National Senior Goalkeeper Courtisha Ebanks just won the 2 games for SOUTH GEORGIA COLLEGE – USA. They beat first time ever one of the best College team Darton College and Courtisha Ebanks did a very good job. Please, See…
The Editor Speaks: CID Super reports carelessness contributes to burglaries
It was sobering words from CID Detective Superintendent Marlon Bodden on Wednesday (29) when he said there were 293 burglaries committed in the Cayman Islands over the first seven months of 2012. And this figure was actually decreasing! But he…
Cayman Acquires Search and Rescue Team
When 14 men and one woman successfully completed five weeks’ intensive training Monday, 27 August, on Grand Cayman, they created history by becoming the Islands’ first qualified urban search and rescue team. They now have both the necessary expertise and…
