Assistance with Employee Contracts
The Department of Labour and Pensions is reminding employers that employment contracts should be provided to each employee. Where contracts of employment have been issued, the employer should also furnish a written statement of working conditions within ten working days…
2012 Leadership Cayman Graduation
The 2012 Leadership Cayman (LC) class celebrated their graduation on June 27 at Ristorante Pappagallo with family and friends. Chamber president David Kirkaldy made welcoming remarks and each graduate was awarded a plaque that spoke to the significance of their…
“Money Basics for Kids” adapted to the high school curriculum in Grand Cayman.
A Belizean author is having success with a book she wrote in Belize in another country in the Caribbean. Sharryn Dawson’s book Money Basics for Kids which was launched in Belize in 2011 – has now been adapted to the…
UK Government Publishes White Paper on the Overseas Territories
The United Kingdom (UK) will be keeping a much more close watch on its UK territories than it has done in the past especially on finances, good governance and the potential for corruption across the last remnants of empire. In…
Safety on Worksites Comes First
Building sites in the Cayman Islands are regularly inspected to ensure that employees and employers are complying with the law and keeping work sites safe and productive. The Department of Labour and Pensions is aware of the many risks people…
Barclays hit with $US453m fine in lending probe
British bank Barclays will pay $US453 million to US and British authorities to settle allegations that it manipulated key interbank lending rates known as Libor, ramping up pressure on other banks to cooperate in a probe that could cost the…
Cayman Islands deals within more deals
What connects an acquisition in the Cayman Islands, falling sales of Honda City cars and a new airport in the Delhi metropolitan area? That may resemble a Freakonomics question, but is actually revealing of a fundamental ailment of the Indian…
Overcoming the problem of corruption in Jamaica
Guest Speaker Address by Greg Christie, Contractor General to the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, on Monday, June 25, 2012 Mr. Master of Ceremonies, the President and Officers of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, the incoming President…
New App for iPhone Launched in Cayman Islands
Posted on the www.topix.com site it says the LOLpipe app is getting a lot of mentions around the Cayman’s, and it’s FREE. LOLpipe is a fun and subversive new app for iPhone for adding text captions and artwork to photos….
From the Minutes of the Deputy Governor of the Cayman Islands, Franz Manderson, 11th June 2012
Attendees:- Deputy Governor; Mr. Leonard Dilbert; Ms. Jennifer Ahearn; Mr. Stran Bodden; Mr. Eric Bush; Ms. Dorine Whittaker; Mr. Orrett Connor; Dr. Dax Basdeo; Ms. Gloria McField-Nixon Apologies:- Ms. Mary Rodrigues; Mr. Kenneth Jefferson; Mr. Alan Jones; Ms. Sonia McLaughlin;…