Families benefit from Ernst & Young food drive
Ernst & Young Ltd. teamed up with Cayman ARK (Acts of Random Kindness) to help make the holiday season a little brighter. The professional services firm organised a food drive on December 14 for the local charity to assist families…
No to Conflict at JGHS
More and more John Gray High School students are saying No to Conflict, the name of a brand new campaign inspired from last year’s five fatal shootings in one week. The campaign, shortened to N2C was being introduced by teacher…
New computer courses at Northward prison
HM Prison Northward announced two new partners who are helping provide two new courses in computing, as part of their prisoner rehabilitation programme. The courses, one in computer literacy and the other in computer support and maintenance, are designed to…
Prawn to be wild!
Scientists discover a new species of shrimp here Scientists from a UK university have discovered a new species of shrimp off the coast of Cayman. The find was made by a team from Southampton University who also discovered the world’s…
WEBB FAVOURITE
Soccer boss tipped to land CONCACAF President’s position Cayman Islands football supremo Jeff Webb has emerged as favourite to take over from controversial former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner. Webb, current President of CIFA, is being lined up as the next President of…
Injury blow for Dean
Young Caymanian skier Dean Travers has been dealt a cruel injury blow ahead of the Youth Winter Olympics. Dean should have been flying the flag for the islands at the Inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsburck, Austria next week….
New Chief Magistrate marks opening
Marking the opening of the new judicial year, Chief Justice Anthony Smellie yesterday appointed Nova Hall as Chief Magistrate, replacing the departed Margaret Ramsay-Hale. In a speech from the bench celebrating the start of the 2012 judicial year, the Chef…
Grouper ban extended for eight more years
The Nassau Grouper fishing ban in the Cayman Islands has been extended for eight more years. The ban on fishing Nassau grouper from aggregate sites around the Cayman Islands has been extended another eight years. “Currently the fishing of spawning…
CNCF awards grants to artists and organisations
The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) presented grants to help several local organisations and individual artists pursue their work. The monetary awards, in the range of up to CI$1000 for individuals or CI$3000 for organisations, are presented twice a year,…
Arrears continue to plague accounts
The Auditor General, in a report released yesterday, says that arrears in government financial reporting continue to plague official accounts, although the backlog has been significantly reduced, while questions linger about current statements. Of the government’s 12 ministries and portfolios,…
