SCHOOLS SHAKE UP: Kids must pass before graduation
A major shake up in the schools system was announced by Minister of Education, the Hon. Rolston Anglin. It will mean an end to the current “diplomas for all” factory which allows all students to graduate regardless of academic ability….
Cuban migrants found
A boat load of Cuban immigrants has ran aground off Cayman Brac – the second time in a matter weeks. On Saturday, 17 migrants, 16 men and one woman, were picked up in good health and are due to be…
Police issue scam warning
The RCIPS is warning people to keep an eye on their e-mail accounts and to immediately report any suspicious activity. The latest warning comes after a man reported that his e-mail account had been hacked into and that people had…
NO DRUGS FOUND: Mystery over double fatal plane crash
Police said yesterday they had found no drugs at the site of the Cayman Brac light-plane crash on Sunday night, but were treating the accident as ‘a suspicious incident”. Investigations were continuing as officers trace the next-of-kin of the two…
London’s calling for Premier Bush
Premier McKeeva Bush returned yesterday evening from weekend financial talks in London, but will leave again on Saturday for next week’s Wednesday and Thursday Overseas Territories conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The weekend talks, sought by Mr Bush…
Cayman’s new green team
The Corporate Green Team Network was set up in June 2009 after representatives from the Sustainable Development Unit of the Department of Environment (DoE) met with accountancy firm, Deloitte, to discuss ways of making Cayman a greener place to life….
Miss Festival Queen kicks off Pirates Week
The Cayman Islands Miss Festival Queen competition got the Pirates Week festivities off to a colourful and glamourous start. That was followed by the Steel Pan competition, divided into Junior and Senior steel bands. The Juniors represented schools St Ignatius…
Rumours buzzing around North Sound golf course
Members of the North Sound Club that use the 18 hole championship golf course situated on SafeHaven Drive just east of the bypass behind the Ritz Carlton received some unwelcome news recently. General Manager of the Club, Davy Ebanks sent…
Al Sanea legal battle heats up
A month after a UK court lifted a $9.2 billion freeze on the assets of Maan Al Sanea, mirroring a judgement by a Cayman Islands court a fortnight before that, the legal battle between Saudi Arabia’s Algosaibis and Maan Al…
New flights to Calgary, Dallas and Brazil
Cayman Airways may soon be flying direct to Calgary, Dallas and even Brazil as part of a new drive to boost tourism. Premier McKeeva Bush made the announcement at Wednesday’s Tourism Awareness Meeting. Mr Bush said that although the industry…
