Missing Person – Chully Chambers – Found alive and well
From RCIPS Thu Apr 3 2014 at 2:33pm Today, Mr. Chully Chambers was located by officers of the RCIPS in the Eastern Avenue area in good health. The RCIPS would like to thank members of the public who assisted in…
Jessica clocks up 65.987%, for CAC
Earlier this month, Cayman’s elite dressage rider, Jessica McTaggart-Giuzio, entered the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation’s CDN/National Dressage Show, aiming to achieve a score of 62% or more in the Prix St Georges Test and take one step closer to qualifying…
The Editor Speaks: Electricity. Is it really fuel costs why we pay so much?
Electricity costs are staggeringly high here on Grand Cayman and the blame is laid squarely on the cost of diesel that our electrical supplier, Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC), uses to run the electrical generators. However, is that the whole story?…
Human Rights Commission gets four new members
Cayman Islands Governor, Helen Kilpatrick has appointed four new people to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) along with Alistair Walters, the remaining member who has been appointed as chair until his term on the commission expires next January. James Austin-Smith),…
Strategic alliance between Qunar.com and Hong Kong Airlines to develop the market for international flights
From Travel and Tour World The world’s largest Chinese online travel platform, Qunar.com, today announced a strategic alliance with Skytrax 4-star airline, Hong Kong Airlines. Qunar.com will collaborate with Hong Kong Airlines to become the first international flagship online platform…
iNews Briefs
Detention for criminal suspects reduced in Cayman Islands According to the Police (Amendment) Law, 2014, a police custody officer can only authorise the detention of a person without criminal charges for up to 48 hours from the time of the…
Lobbying row: Cayman Islands cut ties with Tory peer Lord Blencathra by mutual consent after revelations by The Independent
By Melanie Newman, Oliver Wright From The Independent UK Premier cites ‘negative publicity’ around the peer’s appointment as director of the Caymans’ Government Office in London as one of the reasons for ending the £12,000-a-month contract The government of the…
St Lucia latest Caribbean island to record a case of chikungunya disease
From Caribbean360 The first case of the disease in the Caribbean was reported in the French island of St. Martin last year. Since then it has spread to several countries including Dominica. CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Wednesday April 2, 2014, CMC…
Caribbean energy integration: From policy to business
From Global Business Reports An expert opinion on the Caribbean’s energy sector by Dr. Haydn I. Furlonge, Adjunct Lecturer at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, UWI The Caribbean shares many of the same energy market challenges faced…
New Endangered Cayman Rock Iguana Exhibit opens at Cayman Turtle Farm
A new terrestrial exhibit at the Cayman Turtle Farm: Island Wildlife Encounter featuring the Sister Islands Rock Iguana, Cyclura nubila caymanensis (otherwise known as the Cayman Rock Iguana/Sister Islands Iguana) opened in March. This species of iguana – a cousin…
