FGBMF leader Paramlall sues Cayman Islands hospital
Well known National President of the Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship (FGBMF) here in the Cayman Islands, 67 year old Christian preacher Rev. Harold Paramlall, is suing the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) after his wife died of cancer in…
Stingrays to be slaughtered for shoes
No it isn’t happening here and it must not ever happen. This is why we have highlighted it as our lead story today. Our Stingray City is one of our top tourist attractions and stingrays are easy to catch, as…
Register for Free Roof Installation Workshop and licensing of Fish Pots
Free roof installation workshop As part of its continuing public outreach efforts the Department of Planning will be hosting a lecture on trusses, roof framing and uplift connections. This seminar, the second in a series of three, deals with design…
Cayman Celebrates Queen’s Birthday
To the reverberating booms of 21 guns in salute and hats and voices raised in three cheers, the Cayman Islands celebrated Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 86th birthday this morning (Saturday, 16 June). The centre of George Town rejoiced to…
World Blood Donor Day has passed but that doesn’t stop you giving blood
On Thursday 14 June, countries worldwide celebrated World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) with events to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. The…
Junior Achievers honoured at gala dinner
Some of Cayman’s brightest high school students who took part in the Junior Achievement programme have been honoured at a special anniversary version of their annual awards dinner recently held at the Marriott Beach Resort. Around 350 people, including board…
Cayman Islands earns hurricane insurance rebate
As the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season kicks off, all 16 member governments of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) have committed for the sixth year in a row to renew their hurricane and earthquake insurance for 2012-2013 and earned…
“We still need the Cayman Islands”
In the Caribbean, says Claire Whitaker, “we’re down to the last six islands.” David Jones concurs: “Still need the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and (not to be confused) the Virgin Islands. Funny how we can sort the most remote…
Premier Presents Gift of Computers from CDB
Nine community organisations benefited from the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors that was hosted by the Cayman Islands in May. Today Premier McKeeva Bush, who served as CDB Chairman during the past year continued…
Statement by the Hon. Premier and Minister of Finance, Tourism & Development on Term Limit Review for Legislative Assembly on 15th June 2012
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to report that the Term Limit Review Committee has concluded their work and has prepared a report containing a number of recommendations on the way forward, as it relates to term limits on work permits. …
