Catboat club bouyant over Dart donation
Cayman Catboat Club has received a welcome donation from the Dart Foundation so they can carry on rebuilding and refurbishing an important part of Caymanian heritage. Catboat Club President, Jerris Miller and Vice President, Kem Jackson, received CI$100,000, and a…
Red Cross event has plenty of Red, Gold and Soul
For full slide show go to: www.caymanscene.com It has certainly been a ‘September to Remember’ for the Cayman Islands Red Cross (CIRC). The Red, Gold and Soul dinner dance was the culmination of CIRC half century celebrations and tributed the…
Tropical Storm Maria moves away from the Caribbean and new developments likely in western Caribbean
Tropical Storm Maria has moved away from the northeastern Caribbean thanks to a low-pressure trough now located over the eastern United States. This trough will track eastward and cause Maria to turn to the north today. A much stronger trough…
Justice Cooke is entitled to an apology, says QC.
Dear iNews, On the 31st August 2011, after a trial lasting 15 days, Mr. Justice Cooke delivered a reserved judgment consisting of 35 pages in which he found Devon Anglin not guilty of the murder of your year old Jeremiah…
Air arrivals are still up
Stay-over visitor arrivals in the Cayman Islands are up for the tenth month in a row. July figures show a significant increase of 7.5% over July 2010. Latest figures from the Department of Tourism (DOT) shows air passenger arrivals at…
Prep for Success Recipes: Dirt cake
Cayman Prep and High School have produced a book of multi-cultural family recipes that everyone can enjoy. It was made possible through the selfless efforts of the parents of Cayman Prep students who worked tirelessly to see the project through…
Spotts signing planned for autumn
Government hopes to sign a comprehensive late-autumn agreement with infrastructure giant China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to develop cruse-ship berths in George Town, Spotts Landing and the Cayman Turtle Farm. Answering a question in the Legislative Assembly from the opposition…
Tourism and the blame game
With cruise ship arrivals down for July (in a decade) and hotel occupancy rates not improving over last year’s dismal figures, the Cayman Island Government is celebrating the improvements in stay over tourism and air arrivals. Any crumbs that fall…
David Boyd joins Appleby Fund Services
Appleby is pleased to announce the appointment of David Boyd as Head of Fund Services to manage this growing part of its Cayman operations. David specialises in providing fund administration services and directorships to investment funds and special purpose vehicles…
