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Cayman Islands Auditor General attends regional conference in Jamaica

The Auditor General of the Cayman Islands, Alastair Swarbrick, recently attended a meeting of the Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (CAROSAI). The meeting was held in Kingston, Jamaica from May 7 to 9 with the other twenty-one Auditors General…

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Jamaica and Cayman Islands Bishop’s enthronement sermon

Bishop Howard Gregory’s sermon, (heavily edited) at his enthronement, as the 14th Lord Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, last Thursday (17). I want to use the opportunity to express my sincere thanks to the people of this Diocese…

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Jamaica urges region to continue with fiscal consolidation policies at CDB meeting in Cayman Islands

Jamaica says Caribbean countries must continue with fiscal consolidation policies despite the sluggish economic growth. Temporary Alternate Governor for Jamaica, Ambassador Sharon Saunders, addressing the annual board of governors meeting of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) here on yesterday,…

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St Andrew Prep Travelling Theatre taking J’can culture to Cayman

JAMAICA’S rich culture will be on show in the Cayman Islands this week when members of St Andrew Preparatory School’s Travelling Theatre participate in a week-long exchange programme there. The group of 40 students and 13 adults — among them…

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New Anglican bishop begs church to keep far from corruption

Newly installed Anglican Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Right Reverend Dr Howard Gregory, is urging the church to dissociate itself from tainted money, which continues to circulate in the society where corruption is rampant. Gregory said yesterday…

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Anglican Bishop balks at three-man contract panel just before his enthronement

Lord Bishop-elect of the Anglican Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Rt. Rev. Dr. Howard Kingsley Ainsworth Gregory has called on the People’s National Party Administration to rethink its decision to appoint an Independent Oversight Panel to expedite negotiation…

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St George’s Anglican Church to show live coverage of Bishop Gregory’s enthronement

Lord Bishop-elect of the Anglican Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Rt. Rev. Dr. Howard Kingsley Ainsworth Gregory will be enthroned on Thursday, May 17 as the 14th Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and the sixth native…

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FIFA goalkeeping course gets high marks

BRACO, Trelawny — The Regional Instructor’s Goalkeeping Course put on by FIFA last week has been described as informative by participants drawn from 19 CONCACAF nations, including Jamaica. “It is our duty as coaches now to go back to our…

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Claim says Jamaican crook funded political parties

(AP) — Jamaica’s two main political parties are investigating allegations a Jamaican fraudster gave them millions in 2007. A confiscation order by a Turks and Caicos court claims that convicted fraudster David Smith gave generously to both the Jamaica Labor…

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Rupert Christie hailed for generosity to ‘kith and kin’

It took a man the calibre of Rupert Lloyd Anderson Christie to spawn a one-time commercial airline pilot turned captain and flight instructor for one of the world’s leading five-star airlines; an international marketing communications and management consultant; an acclaimed…