Dart deal…What Dart deal?
Governor Duncan Taylor has neither seen nor signed any applications to allow elected officials to trade any crown land to Dart Realty for a multi-million-dollar series of infrastructure projects. While Premier McKeeva Bush has said government and Dart Realty have…
WE ARE SAILING!
As part of the preparations for Race Cayman 2012, the Cayman Islands Sailing Club held a week long Optimist sailing clinic. Six of our local sailors were joined by three sailors from Jamaica. Head Coach Raph Harvey ran the clinic…
X-RAY VISION! Customs will get $3m equipment to stop smugglers
One of the world’s leading suppliers of anti-nuclear army vehicles has signed a major deal to protect Cayman’s borders. Smiths Detection supplies military equipment that helps identify explosives, chemical and biological agents, radiological and nuclear threats and weapons. Now they…
Interns learn about Customs
The Customs Department participated in the Government’s Summer Intern Programme, which aimed to enhance and broaden each student’s educational background and give them a sense of teamwork which would further prepare them for the challenges of the working world. Those…
All Set for School
In preparation for the 2011-12 school year, public schools in the Cayman Islands are welcoming new students to their campuses with orientation days. The dates and times are shown in the table below. School Date Time PRIMARY SCHOOLS Bodden Town…
Man arrested after hit and run
A driver who fled after smashing into a motorcycle sending the rider and passenger flying into the air has been arrested. The driver of the black Nissan Skyliner sped off after the crash which left both people needing hospital treatment….
Mutant mosquitoes may fight tropical disease
Scientists have made a promising advance for controlling dengue fever, a tropical disease spread by mosquito bites. They’ve rapidly replaced mosquitoes in the wild with skeeters that don’t spread the dengue virus. More than 50 million people a year get…
STAR shines new light on airwaves
New radio station to hit the airwaves as soon as next month. World renowned DJ John “Selecta Renegade” Watler owns and heads the new station STAR 92.7 FM. The station will have a format on top urban hits, music from…
Bush speaks on the gov’t financial performance – see Premier Bush’s full statement below article
Edited statement by the Hon Premier and Minister for Finance on the results of the Government and the Public Sector for the Year Ended 30th June 2011: (Premier Bush’s statement in full follows below) Much has been said in the…
Red Carpet for New Teachers
A slate of new teachers were welcomed into the public education service during a special reception and orientation session yesterday (Tuesday, 23 August). Top officials welcomed the 29 educators, one of the largest tranches, who are assigned to primary and…
