Richlands native sets record in freediving
After years of training and dedication, Richlands native Ashley Futral Chapman is preparing to make a deep splash in the sport of freediving. On May 7, Chapman earned her second women’s world record with a dive to 63 meters and…
Mobile voting for OMOV on Little Cayman and Cayman Brac
Mobile voting commenced on Little Cayman on Friday 6th July and continues this week on Cayman Brac, North Side, East End, Bodden Town, George Town and West Bay. A total of 344 applications have been received. All voters who have…
Youth Sailors to compete in the Premier’s Cup, Tortola BVI
Five youth sailors will be representing Cayman in the Premier’s Cup regatta in Tortola, BVI. The regatta runs from July 13th to the 15th 2012. The Premier’s Cup event was started in 1998 and was the first Youth Team Sailing…
“Play Me, I’m Yours” puts 41 pianos across city of Toronto
If you come across a piano in Toronto during the next few weeks where there wasn’t one before, you can play it. It’s yours. Pianos will be spread across the city as part of an art installation celebrating the start…
Managing Director Leaves NRA
The National Roads Authority (NRA) Board of Directors have announced that Mr. Brian Tomlinson is no longer employed with the NRA effective 29 June 2012. Mr. Tomlinson served the NRA in his capacity as the Managing Director for almost five…
Hedge Funds Are Not Like Banks (and That’s Okay!)
By Kevin Roose writing in The New York I can’t decide what the funniest thing is about Azam Ahmed’s Times story* (which expands on a FT story last year) on the ludicrous world of Cayman Islands–domiciled hedge funds and their…
Understanding accountability in OMOV and SMC
As we draw nearer to the Referendum on 18 July 2012, much has been said concerning one man, one vote (“OMOV”) in single-member constituencies (“SMC”) and the attendant equality of voters. Therefore, by now, everyone with an open mind probably…
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…
Which way is up?
Garnett Roper, GUEST COLUMNIST for The Jamaican Gleaner As Jamaica celebrates 50 years of political Independence, the question of the adequacy and appropriateness of its political-economic system is a moot one. It is clear that since Independence, the political economy…
