McLean family realises dream of home ownership
A Cayman Brac family realised a dream with the help of Sister Islands Affordable Housing Development Corporate (SIAHDC) recently. Mr and Mrs Ricardo McLean received keys to their three-bedroom homes located on the West End site. The McLeans say they…
Alumni-athletes do London Olympics 2012
A couple of FIU Panthers have been roaming around London, the home of the XXX Games of the Olympiad this summer, waiting for their turn to shine. FIU track & field star Ronald Forbes ’08 is in England representing his native Cayman Islands,…
Turtle Farm loses almost 300 turtles due to system failure
Cayman Islands Turtle Farm has been in operation for over 40 years but last month they had the first incident of its kind. The death of 229 young turtles. A break in a main pipe that supplies sea water broke…
Reducing Regional Risk -GIS Spotlight
The week starting Monday, 6 August, GIS Spotlight focuses on risk reduction, and then revisits farm production and genealogy in the Cayman Islands. Small islands are especially vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change impacts. Now efforts are underway to…
Olympics: Hyman injured in warmup. Usain Bolt wins 100m and Andrew Murray wins tennis
Hyman injured in warm up Cayman Islands sprinter Hyman felt an intense pain in his abdomen and core after warming up so decided to pull out of his 100 metres semi-final at the London Olympics just before he was due…
Kyle inspired by brotherly love
By Ron Shillingford The Fraser brothers Brett and Shaune did so well at the London Olympics that they have inspired someone very close to home – younger brother Kyle. Between them Shaune, 24, and Brett, 22, reached the semi-finals three…
ECHR leaves Northern Rock shareholders out in the cold
On August 1, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) dashed hopes of Northern Rock shareholders to obtain compensation from the UK for the collapse and nationalization of British bank Northern Rock. The Fourth Section of the ECHR unanimously dismissed…
Statement by the Cayman Islands Council of Associations
Statement by the Cayman Islands Council of Associations regarding government’s proposal to implement a payroll tax on work permit holders earning at least $36,000 per year. This statement has been endorsed by the following associations: Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce,…
Even more confusion re Community Enhancement Fee being withdrawn.
EVEN MORE CONFUSION: Press statement from group of Business People following Premier’s release at 7:04pm Sat (4) Following the release to the media Saturday morning of a statement authored by several prominent Caymanian business leaders declaring that the “Community Enhancement…
Government Prepares for Ernesto
In response to the possible threat of Tropical Storm Ernesto, government’s National Hazard Management Council (NHMC) today (Friday, 3 August) convened its first meeting of this year’s hurricane season – and the first such meeting to be chaired by Deputy…
