Official: Cayman Rodeo in play
It feels a bit like Texas here in the Cayman Islands. The weather is super hot and the only difference from Texas is, it is steamy and not dry. But we are having a rodeo and the cattle being roped…
Travel Advisory: Cholera Outbreak in Cuba
Following a cholera outbreak in Cuba, Cayman’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar has issued a travel advisory recommending travel to that country on an essential basis only. According to media reports Cuba is facing a cholera outbreak 130…
Dart announces first recipients of The Minds Inspired Scholarship Programme
Dart Cayman Islands is delighted to announce that the first recipients of the Minds Inspired Scholarships for high school students in the Cayman Islands are: David Forbes and Ethan Whittaker. Minds Inspired is a comprehensive scholarship programme promoting academic excellence…
One Man, One Vote: Why does nearly ALL the world embrace it? WHY?
The One Man, One Vote (OMOV) referendum looms nearer. Wednesday, 18th. What will a “Yes” vote mean to Cayman? What will a “NO” vote mean? There is one indisputable fact. “Democracies the world over have always embraced the universal principle…
New Auditor General report says Government has “lack of sound financial management practices”
The Auditor General, Alastair Swarbrick, made public today his performance audit report on the Government’s “Management of Major Capital Projects”. In his report, Mr. Swarbrick assesses how well the Government manages approximately 25% or about $150 million of annual spending…
Cayman Court upholds restructuring arrangements and delineation of legal and beneficial interests
The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands last week handed down judgment in the closely followed case of Medley Opportunity Fund Ltd v Fintan Master Fund Ltd and Nautical Nominees Limited, says Peter Cockhill and Rachael Reynolds of Ogier. Medley…
Popular TV host on social issues takes reins of ICCI
Best known as a TV host and producer for her work on “Let’s Talk to the Experts” on Cayman 27, Dr. Tasha Ebanks Garcia will become the new president of the International College of the Cayman Islands starting in mid-July….
Lost: Missing evidence
It was not surprising that Justice Alex Henderson overturned defendant, Eduardo Swaby-Gutierrez conviction on October 2011 of possessing 21 grams of cocaine with intent to supply. At the Summary Court trial, chief magistrate Margaret Ramsey Hale had sentenced Swaby-Gutierrez to…
McLaughlin hits back and Miller is embarrassed
Leader of the opposition party, People’s Progressive Movement (PPM), Hon. Alden McLaughlin has come back fighting in reply to Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush’s presentation of a government motion for an emergency spending plan instead of a budget last week. McLaughlin…
Mosquito control is everyone’s business
If you think you saw mosquitoes in your house, or outside, earlier this month, you were probably right. But with the diligent work of the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU), the situation is mostly under control. “They are the…
