Cayman Islands Government approves order for implementation of Minimum Wage
From The Cayman Islands Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Government has approved the Labour (National Minimum Basic Wage) Order, 2016 which details how the minimum wage will be implemented starting 1 March…
Update on Cuban migrant situation in Cayman Islands
(GIS) On Tuesday 9 February 2016 the Immigration Department took back into custody the last of seven migrants who had escaped from the East End Civic Centre the previous Friday night (6 February). At present only two migrants who went…
Cayman Islands appoints new Court Administrator
Bothwell Named Court Administrator The Deputy Governor and Head of the Civil Service, Mr. Franz Manderson is pleased to announce the appointment of Suzanne Bothwell as Court Administrator Designate. Mrs. Bothwell was named the successful candidate after an open recruitment…
Cayman Islands’ Ready2Work KY off to a positive start
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Work initiative Ready2Work KY launched on Monday and on Tuesday members of the Ready2Work KY Task Force that will ensure meaningful dialogue is held between the private sector and unemployed Caymanians had their inaugural meeting….
Cayman Islands approve use of tyres on proposed Arnold Palmer Golf Course
Developers of Ironwood, the $1.1 billion community lined up for East End and North Side, have received approval from Department of Environment (DOE) to take recycled shredded tyre material for use in the development of the Arnold Palmer designed championship…
iNews Briefs & Community Events (From BIG FISH 95.5)
Identification: Water related death in Cayman Islands From RCIPS “On Tuesday 26th January 2016 shortly before 2pm, The 911 Emergency Communication Centre received a call of a diver experiencing difficulties while diving off North West Point, West Bay. “Police and…
Cayman Islands’ senior officials attend U.N. Regional Consultation on Migration
From Ministry of Home Affairs Representatives of the Cayman Islands Government traveled to Belize City, Belize last week and joined other senior officials to form a group of 8 Caribbean countries as part of the United Nations Regional Consultative Process…
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Zika virus: Airlines are refunding tickets to Latin America By Jim Boulden From CNN Airlines are starting to offer refunds to passengers who have booked flights to countries in central and south America caught up in the Zika virus outbreak….
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Billionaire Paul Allen’s boat destroys Cayman Islands reef The Cayman Islands Department of Environment has confirmed an anchor chain on the billionaire Paul Allen’s 300-foot mega-yacht, the MV Tatoosh, has destroyed approx. 14,000 sq.ft of reef in the West Bay…
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Cayman Islands will NOT be introducing Daylight Saving Time anytime soon Premier Alden McLaughlin has confirmed that his government’s plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time this year will not happen. He gave the reason that there had been considerable…