Immigration chief steps down
The Department of Immigration is looking for a new Director of Boards and Work Permits, as the first person to hold the position, Mrs. Sherryl Miller, has decided to retire from the civil service. “It has been a great honour…
Cayman wins an ‘Oscar’ but no nomination in Leading Cruise Destination
The Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman won The Leading Suite award at this year’s World Travel Awards for the Caribbean. The Wall Street Journal called the event the Oscars of the travel industry. Jamaica dominated the awards and it surely must…
New Maritime fee in place
The Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) is introducing a new Annual Tonnage Fee (ATF) structure, which will come into effect on January 1, 2012. In a bid to remain competitive with other territories, MACI has carried out a…
Immigration goes pink
The women and men employed in the Department of Immigration continued their traditional support of breast cancer awareness (Friday, 21 October), by going ‘pink’ as part of the widespread dress-down campaign. Of the 160 Immigration officers and administrative staff, most…
Hurricane Rina and Invest 97L
Hurricane Rina yesterday morning (25) was at Cat. 2 strength and struggling a little bit. It’s path is uncertain. Both Crown Weather and Weather Underground mention various scenarios and few of the models agree. There are so many ‘ifs’ the…
The Editor Speaks: Business interests, lost evidence and the Chief Justice
North Side MLA Ezzard Miller hit the nail well and truly on the head when he said recently, “The mixing of politicians’ business interests with their role as public servants is becoming increasingly problematic.” He called on elected government members…
Two week old baby rescued after Turkish quake
ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — A two-week-old baby girl, her mother and grandmother were pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building in a dramatic rescue Tuesday, 48 hours after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake toppled some 2,000 buildings in eastern Turkey….
The Editor Speaks: New Government talk show to air on Government radio station
Officially iNews knows absolutely nothing about the new talk show to be aired on Radio Cayman by the Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) as we weren’t sent the release. This may be because we aren’t on their radar or…
Hurricane Rina means wet weather for Cayman
Hazard Management is sending Advisories on Hurricane Rina that is producing a lot of rainfall over our area. The general direction which is forecast for this storm steers it away from the Cayman Islands but severe weather associated with this…
Ministry names new Housing Trust Board
The Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender and Housing has appointed a new Board of Directors to the National Housing Development Trust (NHDT). Members include: Rayal Bodden; Chairman Allan Bush; Director Michael Godfrey; Director Ann-Marie Powell; Director Jaron Jackson; Director Terry-Ann…