Red Bay Primary School receives support through private/public partnership
Thanks to the generous support of Rotary Central and Maples and Calder, Red Bay Primary School (RBPS) has raised enough funds to expand its literacy support programming this calendar year. The funds raised will go to the purchase of an…
New e-Government Director focuses on customer experience
The Cabinet Office’s new Director of e-Government Ian Tibbetts brings a uniquely people-centred approach to his role. Mr Tibbetts who began work at the start of December, is set to take on the weighty task of overseeing the Cayman Islands…
Gidget Powell is October’s best Cayman Islands government employee
The special attention that Assistant Collector of Customs Gidget Powell pays to serving the public has earned her the Deputy Governor’s Award for Employee of the Month for October 2014. Her superiors describe the model civil servant of more than…
Human Rights 365
From Human Rights Commission The 10th of December commemorates the date on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; a declaration which recognises equality and dignity for all individuals. Today is referred to as…
Food vendors sought for Cayman Islands Heroes Day 2015
National Heroes Day 2015 organisers are seeking vendors from across the Islands to provide samples of Caymanian food items at the ceremony in Heroes Square, George Town, on Monday, 26 January 2015. Interested vendors have until Friday, 19 December 2014,…
Cayman Islands Property & Construction Conference
From RCIS This conference brings together all professionals across the Caribbean with an interest in Property and Construction in the Cayman Islands. “The theme “Building Sustainable Communities” ties in with the recent decision of the Cayman Islands Government to set…
Cayman Islands Finance Minister delivers the government’s Strategic Policy Statement for financial year ending 2016
Government of the Cayman Islands Strategic Policy Statement for the Financial Year Ending 30th June 2016 Address by the Hon Minister for Finance & Economic Development, Hon. Marco Archer 26th November 2014 Introduction Madam Speaker, the Government’s 2015/16 Strategic Policy…
Cayman Surveyor’s chapter is prominent in end of year update
An end-of-year update from Sanjay Amin FRICS, Caribbean Board Chair 20 Nov 2014 With the end of the year on the horizon, Sanjay Amin gives a special update to fellow Caribbean members on all that we’ve accomplished in 2014 and…
Ebola preparedness in Cayman Islands Update
Although there are no current reported cases here in the Cayman Islands, local medical personnel and government officials are continuing preparations for the unlikely event of an Ebola (EVD) patient requiring care. In preparation for any threat of Ebola, a…
The Editor Speaks: Cayman lawyer does finally get a positive response to FOI requests
Further to my Editorial yesterday “Is there really Freedom of Information in Cayman Islands?” at: http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/the-editor-speaks-is-there-really-freedom-of-information-in-cayman-islands/ The original request was: Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 9:37 AM Subject: FOI Request – DUI FOI request: Number of persons employed by Cayman…