Visa scrapping is just “foolish”
Former Honorary Jamaican Consul Robert Hamaty, longtime advocate for the island nation, has rejected Governor Duncan Taylor’s scrapping of a new visa scheme for visitors, calling it “foolishness.” Simultaneously, current Honorary Consul Dr Jospeh Marzouca, said the governor should embrace…
iNews continues to grow and grow
As we pass our 100 issue milestone and look back how iNews has grown and grown, it is thrilling to see the tremendous support we have received through our comments blog, social media and direct contacts from all the businesses…
Bush: “a ‘dark hand’ undermining C.I.’s”
Concerned citizens at West Bay meeting. In a broad appeal to the West Bay community on Wednesday night, Premier McKeeva Bush called for cooperation with police to stem a wave of violence in the district, and detailed recent additions to…
Chilling similarities between Cayman and Liverpool crime gangs
iNews reporter Paul Kennedy spent more than 20 years working as a journalist for regional and national newspapers on Merseyside. Here he looks at what the people of Cayman can expect if officers from his home city come to help…
iEvents
Lion Fish Culling Course The Department of Environment (DoE) is hosting a lion fish culling course on Cayman Brac next Tuesday, 28 September. Anyone interested in helping control this invasive fish species should attend this free course to earn their…
HELP! We need somebody RCIPS to ask Merseyside cops for aid
Police Commissioner David Baines has written to a top UK force asking for help to curb the recent spate of senseless violence that yesterday claimed its fifth life. Asher McGaw was shot dead in the early hours of Thursday morning…
Godspell brings the good news to Cayman
The Cayman Drama Society is performing a new version of the long-running Broadway musical, Godspell, at the Prospect Playhouse. The musical consists of a series of Jesus’ parables, as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew plus three parables found in…
Gang’s “shotgun”boast
West Bay gang members pose with what appears to be a shotgun on Facebook. Detectives say they are keeping a close eye on the social networking site as part of the effort to identify crooks and prevent further mayhem. Today,…
NO EASY RIDE: Rollover plans won’t count for residency
Caymans’s new rollover policy does not mean an easy ride to residency for work-permit holders, but only postpones the end of their term limit, iNews has learned. Cabinet, on Tuesday, approved a set of new regulations to enable suspension of…
Talking wireless, celebrating radio
Radio Cayman’s Deputy Director, Paulette Conolly-Bailey recently attended the NAB/RAB Radio Show in Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Conolly-Bailey joined Radio Broadcaster delegates from the US and all over the world for a four day conference 13-16 September. This annual show provided…
