IEyeNews

iLocal News Archives

Day: July 19, 2018

Caribbean News Education Events iBusiness iCommunity iEntertainment iKids iLocal News ISports Manager's Choice News Sports Local

Astroturf: Cayman Islands’ Edna M. Moyle Primary School

The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture and Lands as well as the Department of Education Services collaborates with a range of stakeholders to help ensure that all government schools are provided with the necessary resources within the approved budget….

Caribbean News Events iBusiness iCommunity iFinance iLocal News News Publisher's Choice

Cayman Islands: South Sound boardwalk construction progresses

The boardwalk will provide the public with a continuous area to enjoy views of the sea. The project is expected to be completed at the end of August. The public can get updates on the project by visiting the Ministry’s…

Caribbean News Events iBusiness iCommunity iEntertainment iLocal News News Publisher's Choice

Batabano, Braccanal, and the Mas Band Association, stand united

The Cayman Carnival Batabano Committee (CCBC), the Cayman Islands Mas Band Association (CIMBA), and the Braccanal Committee, stand unified in full agreement with the public’s call for the return to “One Carnival” on Grand Cayman, like it had been since Batabano’s inception in 1983 until 2016 when…

Caribbean News Events iBusiness iCommunity iEntertainment iLocal News iTravel iWorld News Manager's Choice News

Regulation of tourism accommodations: necessary and positive for Cayman Islands tourism industyr

Statement from the Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) Regulation of Tourist Accommodations: Necessary & Positive for Tourism Industry It is always heartening whenever the local media reports in a positive light on the Cayman Islands tourism industry particularly when Caymanians…

Editorial Editors Choice iCommunity iLocal News iOpinion News Our Eye

The Editor Speaks: Astroturf waste!

I spoke only this week about how our government doesn’t seem to care how much money they waste on our behalf. The shocking disclosure from North Side MLA, Ezzard Miller, how the government have allowed the Astroturf that was purchased…

Caribbean News Events iBusiness iCommunity iEntertainment iHealth iKids iLocal News iNotices ISports iWorld News Manager's Choice News

Special Olympics Cayman Islands marks 30 years with “Light Up” Red for Inclusion

Special Olympics announced today that major landmarks, stadia and iconic buildings around the world, including Camana Bay will turn RED in a global display of unity on July 20 as part of the Special Olympics 50th Anniversary Celebration. The act…

Editors Choice iCommunity iLocal News News Your View

Letter to the Editor From Barbara Conolly, MLA,

George Town South Following a 10 July community meeting regarding the redevelopment of Smith Bacadere at South Sound Community Centre and the ensuring comments made through the various forms of media, I want to assure the people of the Cayman…

Caribbean News Events iCommunity iEnvironment iLocal News iScience iTech iWorld News News Publisher's Choice

Groupers on the comeback in the Cayman Islands

By Ben Shouse, Brice Semmens, Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Scott Heppell, Bradley Johnson, Croy McCoy, Gina Ebanks-Petrie From Scientific American July 19, 2018 The mating ritual of the Nassau grouper is an attention-grabber. Every year, prompted by a winter full moon, these…

Editors Choice iBusiness iCommunity iLocal News News

Cayman Islands WORC accepting bids to build new tech platform

The Cayman Islands Government’s new department, Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC), has announced that the tender process is open for the technology platform that will underpin the new business processes. “It is fundamental to our new business processes to…

Caribbean News iBusiness iFinance iLocal News iWorld News Manager's Choice News

Cayman Islands: The use of Cayman Islands structures in Islamic finance

By Jonathan Caulton, Maples and Calder From Mondaq Expertise in the ever-growing Islamic finance market Maples and Calder’s Islamic finance team has been involved in many of the most innovative Islamic finance transactions, including the largest Sukuk issuance to date,…