New law takes effect
Cayman’s employees now have a new set of rights at work outlined in the Gender Equality Law that took effect earlier this week (Tuesday, 31 January). The law seeks to eliminate sex and gender discrimination in employment, training and recruitment, and to…
LOWEST OF THE LOW
Gang threaten elderly couple in their house Fed up after four robberies, Sam vowed yesterday to get a gun “and shoot ‘em in the gut. A gut shot is better ‘cause it hurts more.“ Angry, if composed, Sam, a bluff…
Customs boosts inspection capability
With a new non-intrusive inspection system (NIIS) days away from going operational, the Customs Department will soon put into action its long standing goal of inspecting every container that arrives on, or leaves, Grand Cayman. The new equipment will pave…
$2m gallery opening is extraordinary achievement
After years of waiting, hoping and fundraising, the new Esterley Tibbetts Highway home of the National Gallery opened at last on Wednesday night. Set on four acres donated by Harquail Theatre benefactor Helen Harquail, the $2 million two-storey, two-building purpose-built,…
“Facing down the Big Challenge” seminar
Funds services providers in the financial and legal fraternity in the Cayman Islands are gearing up for a seminar organised by Mourant Ozannes in collaboration with international law firm Shearman & Sterling. The seminar, Facing Down the Big Challenge: SEC…
Celebrate Our Youth Day showcases 40 organisations
Celebrate Our Youth Day, at the Mary Miller Hall was a chance for 40 different youth organisations to showcase what they have to offer. There were performances by talented young musicians and dancers, a karate demonstration and a fashion show….
BUSH IN TAX TALKS
Premier McKeeva Bush hopes to meet US tax authorities in March to discuss Washington’s efforts to elicit account information from local banks and tap thousands of island residents for money. Opening a seminar on US tax compliance on Tuesday evening…
Moxie Whitney update
In response to my article under the title “Movie about Canada’s Big Band leader – Moxie Whitney” in our Jan. 28th edition of iNews Cayman, I received a very nice email from Paul Whitney who is making the movie called…
Jamaican jailed for 12 years for $454 robbery
An illegal immigrant from Jamaica has been jailed for 12 years after an armed robbery at a gas station netted him just $454. That means Norval Barrett will spend a year behind bars for every $37 he stole during the…
BBBS Soup-er Bowl Prepares to Tantalise Taste Buds
Soup aficionados mark your calendars! Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Cayman Islands’ (BBBS) fourth annual Soup-er Bowl is back on the front burner. Scheduled for noon to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, 4 February 2012, at the Grand Cayman Marriott…
