Golf Course and marina for Bodden Town?
Without an Environmental Impact Study, the proposed Bodden Town Golf Course and marina is going to have problems with the Department of Environment (DoE) and the Water Authority-Cayman. That is unless the government ministers get involved. The Central Planning Authority…
Criteria for discretionary waivers not clear
North Side Independent MLA for North Side has released a copy of Import Waivers that were processed between 1st July, 2012 and 30th June, 2012. See attached. Mr. Miller wonders why discretionary waivers are applied to selected people and not…
International Microfinance Conference Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Microfinance has become a powerful tool in the fight to eradicate poverty, micro banking reaches people in remote areas, people who do not qualify for traditional bank loans and those who do not have bank accounts. In addition, the profits…
West Bay food drive hailed a success
A recent Hurricane season food drive, by students of the Wesleyan Christian Academy, has been a huge success. The bags of non-perishable food, collected between June and September, were recently presented to representatives of the Department of Children and Family…
Shots fired in one incident. Man arrested for rape in second incident
Incident 1 Shot fired, gun and ammunition recovered, man in custody A man has been arrested and is in police custody after a shot was discharged in the West Bay area on Saturday morning and a gun and ammunition were…
Man in hospital, one in custody following stabbing
A man is in hospital and another is in police custody following a stabbing on Friday morning (19 October 2012). About 10.15 am on Friday, police received a report that a man had been stabbed in Kingbird Drive, George Town….
Update: T.D. now TS Sandy. Forecast to hit Jamaica
TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA STRENGTHENS INTO TROPICAL STORM SANDY… …TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR JAMAICA TROPICAL STORM SANDY DISCUSSION NUMBER 2 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012 500 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 THE AIR…
Fraser Brothers lead the pack … Alex McCallum not to be denied!
The 24th Annual CUC 800m Sea Swim; 2 current and 2 past Olympian, 142 swimmers and countless volunteers … those are the numbers from last weekend’s Sea Swim and the times are just as impressive. Leading the pack from the…
Suspended sentence for wounding offence
A man was given a sentence of two years imprisonment, but suspended for two years, because of his guilty plea and other factors in wounding Jeff Naldy Welcome. In the Cayman Islands Grand Court, on 18th October 2012, Justice Charles…
RCIPS Equips Responders
The week starting Monday, 22 October, GIS Spotlight revisits RCIPS’ diversified role, youth engagement and a peace initiative. Ensuring adequate and proper first response in emergencies is a priority for every nation’s health services. Delivery of such care, which can…
