ELECTRIC SHOCKER: Bush calls for major CUC audit
Premier McKeeva Bush will ask an overseas auditor to examine the books at Caribbean Utilities Company, seeking to determine why monthly electricity bills are so high. He proposed bringing to Cayman “a company out of the US or out of…
Lighthouse School gets new wheels
Early yesterday morning the Lighthouse School received a brand new bus for their physically challenged students. The receipt of their new bus couldn’t come at a better time as their current bus is in the garage. The Principal of the…
Keys to East End homes handed over
Although his new home was being visited by government leaders, six-year-old Raseah Bodden was more impressed with having “windows that I can look out of”. He is the first boy to move into the cozy subdivision of twelve new National…
East End seniors enjoy fellowship, fun and food
East End Civic Centre was filled with seniors for a special East End Seniors Fellowship meal, in order to celebrate October as ‘Senior Citizens Month.’ Community Development Officer for the District of East End, Delmira Kirchman-Bodden, helped organise the event…
Patience needed for Shetty hospital
Groundbreaking on Dr Devi Shetty’s Narayana Cayman health complex has been delayed indefinitely, pending completion of regulations to effect legal changes and submission of building applications to the Planning Department. The start of the $2 billion, 15-year project had been…
Teen in court on murder charge
A teenager has appeared in court accused of the murder of Asher McGaw. Chakane Jameile Scott is accused of murder, possession of an illegal firearm and possession of ammunition. Mr McGaw, 21, died on 22nd September in East End. His…
Estella Scott-Roberts Foundation to launch October campaign
The Estella Scott-Roberts Foundation will launch its third annual awareness campaign on Sunday, 16 October in a public ceremony at the Harquail Theatre from 5:00-6:30pm with special dramatic performance from Jamaica’s Women’s Media Watch. This year, the Foundation is focusing…
Cuban migrants run aground
A boat that ran aground off Cayman Brac had 19 Cuban migrants onboard. The men have been intercepted by the Department of Immigration after the boat was found last Friday. The migrants are being temporarily housed under immigration control, and…
Immigration embraces change
Internal “change facilitation” is the focus of an ongoing Department of Immigration training exercise aimed at boosting the skills of all uniformed and administrative staff in this area. A top corporate trainer recently prepared over 100 staff members to anticipate,…
No luxury for Brit Bobbies
The police officers here from the UK to fight crime will not be living in five-star luxury – but instead will stay in low-cost accommodation, the governor has revealed. Around 20 detectives from Merseyside and the North West of England…
