The Editor Speaks: Why civil servants should be politically neutral
In the latest minutes from the Deputy Governor and Chief Officer’s Meeting on the 28th October it revealed HE Governor Helen Kilpatrick had met with COs present there. She emphasised the importance of being politically neutral and that she expected…
Team Diabetes from Canada will be here again for Cayman’s Marathon
Team Diabetes is a fundraising programme for the Canadian Diabetes Association where people can walk, run, hike, or bike in events in British Columbia, across Canada or around the world. And around the world includes the Cayman Islands. Team Diabetes…
Last chance to register for Goats Workshops
This month (November 2013) the Department of Agriculture will host a series of workshops that will focus on the different facets of owning and raising goats in the Cayman Islands. The three part Goat Workshop series is targeting local livestock…
Bahamas Brass Band performs in Cayman Islands for Remembrance Service
From The Bahamas Weekly Bahamas Brass band performed in the Cayman Islands on Sunday November 10th. Photos seen here were provided by Leon R. Williams. The Bahama Brass Band of the Church of God of Prophecy [COGOP] played at the…
Corey Smith’s hat trick seals win for St. Ignatius’ Under 11s
The 2013/2014 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) resumed this past weekend following the mid- term break with a number of games played at various venues across the Island. In the feature game in Group A, St. Ignatius Prep travelled to…
iNews Briefs
Cabinet receives report from ICTA regulator Kurt Tibbetts, Minister for Planning, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure, ordered a report into the circumstances surrounding the alleged manipulation by the Information and Technology Authority (ICTA) to the recruitment process in two posts. One…
Switzerland retains top spot in financial secrecy index [Cayman is 4th]
From The Times of India Switzerland, retained its top spot in the financial secrecy index (FSI), unveiled by the Tax Justice Network on November 7. It was followed by Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Cayman Islands and Singapore. This ranking is based…
Establishing a Cayman Islands Open-Ended Investment Fund
By Janet Francis From Smeets Law (Cayman) Over eighty percent (80%) of the world’s investment funds are believed to be registered in the Cayman Islands. As at December 2010, there were 9,438 investment funds registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary…
Women’s Rugby Sevens NACRA North American & Caribbean Championship 2013
George Town (GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS) – 9 November – 10 November 2013 Participating Teams Bermuda Canada Cayman Islands Curacao Jamaica Mexico Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands Competition Format Preliminary Round November 9th, 2013 8 Teams, 2 Groups,…
Open verdict recorded in woman found hanging from door of her home
The body of Dr Lija Godenzi (43) whose body was found hanging from a door at her South Sound condominium during the 2012 Easter holiday (April 7-9) was concluded by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) then to be…
