Rollover will stay but term limit extended
The ghastly rollover policy is here to stay but in a new form and a new title – “Term Limit”. Despite the promise of extending term limits for non-Caymanian workers to 10 years the Progressives (PPM) are now the…
Liquor stores can now stay open until 10pm
Further to our story published 16th September “Embattled battered booze board” where iNews Cayman revealed the board were unable to consider 12 applications from five different George Town retail liquor license holders who had applied to extend their opening hours…
Cayman Island July Tourism figures: cruise down air up
The July figures for tourist arrivals to the Cayman Islands do not make good reading. Although air arrivals are up by almost 4% from 32,581 in 2012 to 33,880 in 2013 it is the cruise ship arrivals that make…
The Editor Speaks: No work permit for CIAA appointment of HR Chief
The controversial decision to appoint an ex-pat, Jan Peters, by the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) to the position of Chief Human Resource (HR) Officer has rebounded back into their laps. With no political interference whatsoever (Heaven forbid) in…
Pirates Week findings indicative of fraud and misappropriation
At the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting on Thursday (19) Cayman Islands Auditor General, Alastair Swarbrick, corrected a statement made by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gilbert Connolly of the Tourism Attraction Board, that although the Auditor General’s Office (AGO) had…
CEC outgrows – leases Flagship building in George Town
The Flagship Building that has just been vacated by Dart owned Island Companies will have a new tenant. Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), the knowledge-based and technology focused Special Economic Zone, is leasing the George Town waterfront building. CEC…
The Editor Speaks: How did we get into this mess?
The Editor Speaks: How did we get into this mess? The mess I am speaking about is the Port Authority who has failed to address “major losses”. James Parsons, the financial controller at the Port Authority, says his…
Catron files lawsuit against government
Local activist, Sandra Catron, last Tuesday (17) filed a lawsuit against the Cayman Islands government, claiming she is owed CI$13,400 from a paralegal instruction course that she taught online from her company, Micro Matrix, under the auspices of the Nation…
Ex-premier faces another investigation
Following enquiries by CNS the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) have confirmed Cayman Islands ex-premier McKeeva Bush is under investigation by the Financial Crimes Unit. The RCIPS confirmed Bush had attended at the RCIPS Financial Crime Unit on Tuesday,…
The Editor Speaks: How can Meals on Wheels be lacking in funds?
Even in these times of hardship how can Grand Cayman’s Meals on Wheels be lacking in funds that it has had to close its services to the Eastern Districts? By many countries standards we are still living in an affluent…
