Doppler Moves Ahead
(GIS) — With two contracts now awarded to European companies and a construction tender going out locally, the Cayman Islands’ Doppler weather radar station will truly be an international effort, reflecting the project’s global significance. The contract to manufacture, supply…
Investigators arrive on the Brac
Two specialist accident investigators have arrived from the UK to look into the plane crash on Cayman Brac. A Columbian and a Mexican died when their Cessna got into difficulties late on Sunday night. Officials from their respective consulates are…
Johnson Bank to close CI branch
Johnson Bank is closing a branch in the Cayman Islands that opened in 1998 to facilitate overnight deposit transactions for what the bank called a limited number of large commercial customers. The Johnson Bank branch in Grand Cayman handles so-called…
New magazine is simply Bliss!
Bliss Caribbean, the newest and most exciting magazine to hit the Cayman Islands, is a haute living magazine that features décor & architecture, weddings, cuisine as well as breath-taking gardens of the awe-inspiring Caribbean, unlike other publications in and around…
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…
Why are they called pirates…? Because they ARGHHHH!
There was plenty of “Arghhh Me Hearties! “Yo-Yo –Hos” booms, bangs screams and other noises that let the world know the pirates had landed in George Town Harbour on Saturday. The Red Coats were there too, of course, fighting them…
Chelsea Clinton is hired by NBC News
NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Clinton began work at NBC News on Monday, the second daughter of a former president at the network. NBC said it had hired the 31-year-old Clinton to work on projects for “NBC Nightly News” and…
