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Cayman Islands: Enterprise City’s Google/ICCI Selfie Contest winner announced

Student with a Simple Smile and Winning Ways Wins! 29th November, George Town, Grand Cayman – Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) has announced that ICCI student Enyer Rivers is the winner of their CEC/Google/ICCI Selfie Photo Contest. Dr. David Marshall, the…

Cayman Islands Fire Service recruitment process begins

Prospective firefighters put their knowledge to the test last week (Tuesday, 22 November 2016), hoping to score high enough to snag one of 15 openings at the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS). A total of 79 Caymanian applicants took the…

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Ministry of Education launches PWD/CIFEC Apprenticeship Programme

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) has partnered with the Public Works Department (PWD) to offer an apprenticeship programme for Year 12 students, the first of its kind. Eight young men from CIFEC will…

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NWDA and Marriott Resort work together to offer hospitality experiences

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA) continues to partner with businesses in the community to provide training and vocational opportunities for Caymanians. The most recent initiative was a five-week workshop series called Soft Skills in…

Media Statement on Cayman Islands National Training Council

When this administration came to office there had been public concerns expressed about government policy on unemployment and about the adequacy of the existing government structures to respond to the needs of unemployed Caymanians as well as the needs of…

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Cayman Islands university partners with overseas university to host a unique Christmas concert

Two universities… two performing groups… two stages… two countries… one globally accessible show. The University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI), Cayman’s premier provider of tertiary education, is partnering with West Chester University (WCU, the largest of 14 universities in…

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Trump taps Michigan Republican DeVos for Education Secretary

From Newsmac President-elect Donald Trump has selected Betsy DeVos, a charter school advocate and GOP donor from Michigan, to be education secretary. DeVos becomes the second woman chosen to fill a spot in Trump’s Cabinet. Earlier Wednesday, Trump named South…

The Insurtech Report

By Sarah Kocianski From Business Insider How financial technology firms are helping — and disrupting — the nearly $5 trillion insurance industry The global insurance industry is worth nearly $5 trillion, and insurance companies are at risk of losing a share…

iNews Briefs & Community Events

Cayman Islands Seafarers Association year-end Social Gathering The Cayman Islands Seafarers Association wishes to inform all Members that there will be a year-end Social Gathering, on Saturday December 3rd 2016 at 7:00 PM. in the Seafarer’s Hall, 11 Victory Ave….

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Revolutionary Cuba trains 80k international doctors—for free

From telesur Cuba began awarding free scholarships to students from across the Global South in the 1960s, many of whom had been affected by conflict and war. Cuba has trained more than 80,000 doctors from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa,…