PRISON SHAKE-UP
Canadian justice experts carry out Northward study A Canadian-led team of justice-system experts and local officials will next week recommend solutions to chronic problems in Cayman’s prisons. Two Canadian officials, Alberta’s Provincial Deputy Chief Judge Alan Lefever and Assistant Deputy Minister of…
Guard fights off armed thief
A security guard refused to hand over a cash bag to an armed thief who escaped empty handed. The guard was leaving Fosters Food Fair in Countryside Shopping Centre, Savannah, around 7.30pm Friday. A man approached with what appeared to…
Fosters remove all shark products
Fosters Food fair has removed all shark products from its shelves which has been hailed a major boost to the marine environment. Trading in shark products damages shark populations but now a growing number of countries in the Caribbean are…
MLAs to meet dump protestors
The coalition opposing relocation of the George Town Landfill to Bodden Town has gained the support of area opposition MLA Anthony Eden, and will meet government representatives Mark Scotland and Dwayne Seymour. The invitation to meet Bodden Town’s UDP representatives…
Christmas Cracker – Personal Safety Week
Personal Safety is this week’s theme in the RCIPS holiday safety initiative – Operation Christmas Cracker. Throughout the week officers from the RCIPS will be visiting community groups to provide personal safety tips and advice to help people stay safe…
Students develop computer skills
Four students are taking advantage of the opportunity to develop their computer technology skills this term, thanks to a partnership involving the Ministry of Education, University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) and the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC)….
2011 Atlantic Hurricane season closes
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season was a busy one, as predicted by forecasters, but for the Cayman Islands it was generally quiet and free from threats. Between June 1, 2011 and November 30, 2011 there were nineteen tropical cyclones. Two…
Remarks for Minister of Health, the Hon. Mark Scotland Opening Ceremony: Choose to be a Positive Trendsetter
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” As you are about to embark on today’s workshop, I want you to seriously consider this simple yet powerful phrase, as coined by the Alice in Wonderland…
Enterprise City grows its local team
1st December 2012 – George Town, Grand Cayman – With the recent vote in the Legislative Assembly that passed the Special Economic Zones Law, Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) is once again expanding its local team by hiring local Attorney Ms…
Doubts raised on Chinese contracts
Construction industry leaders and community figures are deeply skeptical of Chinese contracts for the George Town cruise-ship port, fearing foreign ownership and crippling economic damage. “What are we going to sacrifice for cheap money?” asked an audience member at a…
