Bush bashes “Compass” and “CNS”
We publish below in its entirety a Statement by the Premier and Minister of Finance that was made in Finance Committee on 27th Aug 2012 and sent to us on Tue 28th. The statement concerns a front page article in…
The “paperless” Shetty Hospital breaks ground
With well over a hundred invited guests the well publicised Cayman Islands ‘Shetty’ hospital/health city finally broke ground on Monday (27). MC and spokesperson for the project, David Legge, welcomed everybody and described the US$2B facility as (once completed) “the…
CITA happy with improvements at Grand Cayman Airport
The Cayman Islands Tourist Authority (CITA) is happy with the new improvements that have just been completed at the Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman. CITA said, via a news release that, “one of its stated Tourism Issues and…
Willow Glass: ultra-thin glass can ‘wrap’ around devices
By Katia Moskvitch Technology reporter, BBC News A new type of flexible ultra-thin glass has been unveiled by the firm that developed Gorilla Glass, currently used to make screens of many mobile devices. Dubbed Willow Glass, the product can be…
Red Sail Sports Grand Cayman Launches New Website
Red Sail Sports has launched a new website in conjunction with the celebration of its 25th Anniversary. The site at http://www.redsailcayman.com/ is the place where visitors can go to find the latest on the wide range of services offered by the…
[Cayman Islands,] Gawker, Pots, and Kettles
By Charles C. W. Cooke of National Review Online I sent a few e-mails yesterday inquiring of Gawker’s staff how it felt about working for a company whose Cayman Islands–based finances are, as John Cassidy of The New Yorker put it,…
Cayman Islands up for awards at WTA Caribbean & The Americas Ceremony in Turks & Caicos
The paradise islands of Turks & Caicos will become the focus of the travel and tourism industry when they host World Travel Awards (WTA), the “Oscars of the travel industry”, on 14th September 2012. WTA’s Caribbean & The Americas Ceremony…
Cayman Islands SFA donate laparoscopic tower to HSA
On Wednesday 22nd Aug Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town received a hundred thousand dollar laparoscopic tower that will enable patients there to undergo minimally invasive surgery. John Douglas, President of the Cayman Islands Seafarers Association (SFA) who presented the…
Chamber Pension Plan elect new Board Chair
The Chamber Pension Plan Board of Trustees recently welcomed Lynn Roffey as their newly elected Chair, an accounting and finance professional who has 19 years of experience in her field of expertise. As the Financial Controller for Androgroup Ltd and…
Safehaven not a haven as sea captains told to get out now!
The remaining owners of vessels operating still on the Grand Cayman Safehaven site have been issued with an eviction notice from the Cayman Islands Port Authority. The Port Authority says if they do not remove their boats they will face…
