Customs Collector Retiring
After a distinguished career spanning 40 years, Collector of Customs, Mr. Carlon Powery, MBE, JP, will be retiring on 31 May 2012. Mr. Powery, who decided last year to retire after four decades in service, has seen revenue collected by…
Stormy weather …keeps rainin’ all the time
“Since my man and I ain’t together”. We’ll leave the middle bit out of the well-known “Stormy Weather” song made famous by Billie Holiday. I was humming it to myself as I got almost drowned trying to unblock a drain…
Cayman Islands banker Jeffrey Webb set to be elected leader of CONCACAF confederation
(AP) — Tackling corruption in football will again top FIFA’s agenda when the 208 member nations meet this week for a Congress that will also see the first woman appointed to the governing body’s executive committee. Continuing FIFA’s efforts to…
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Some tips on how Cayman should do business with the Chinese
With the China Harbour Engineering Company deal still on the table and awaiting the report from KPMG (one of the big four auditors) I thought I would share with you an article I read that contained comments from Janet Carmosky,…
First Quarter Crime Statistics and a warning
The good news: Robberies in Cayman have fallen by over 66% in the first quarter of this year compared to the beginning of 2011. There were eight robberies in the first three months of 2012 compared to 24 over the…
Camana Bay’s town centre transforms into a larger than life art exhibit at the first annual artisphere festival
Art enthusiasts headed to Camana Bay last weekend for two action packed days of art and creativity at Artisphere; the Town Centre’s newest event centred around The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands’ annual Chalkfest competition. Held on Friday 11…
Scouts Get Aall Donation
The Cayman Islands Scouts got a big push towards building their own home, thanks to the Aall Foundation, a Norwegian charitable trust. Operating through its trustee, Bridge PTC Ltd., a registered Cayman Islands private trust company, the foundation donated $100,000…
The Caring for Life Foundation receives donation from Foster’s Food Fair IGA
George Town, 14 May, 2012 – The Caring for Life Foundation, whose mission is to raise funds to help improve healthcare in the Cayman Islands, announces the receipt of a cheque for CI $1,189 from Foster’s Food Fair IGA. Foster’s…
Sister Islands Annual Hurricane Preparedness Exercise
District Administration held its Annual Hurricane Preparedness Exercise on Friday morning May 4th 2012 in Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. In attendance were the Deputy Premier and Minister for District Administration, Works, Lands, and Agriculture the Hon. Juliana O’Connor Connolly,…
