Dep Gov and CO Minutes 24th June show need to improve performance management
In the minutes dated 24th June 2013 (received July 15) from the Deputy Governor and Chief Officers’ Meeting, the Deputy Governor, Franz Manderson: “emphasized the need to improve performance management throughout the Civil Service and the need to continue to …
UPDATE: Tyson Gay (USA) and FIVE Jamaican athletes fail drug tests
From Caribbean 360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday July 15, 2013 – The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) has confirmed that five Jamaican athletes have tested positive for banned substances. JADCO’s Chairman Dr Herb Elliott said that he has received reports of adverse…
CONCACAF U-15 Tournament could attract 3,000
At a press briefing last Thursday (11) Cayman Islands Football Association Vice-President Bruce Blake, Sports Minister Osbourne Bodden, Tourism Minster Moses Kirkconnell and former sports minister Mark Scotland praised the hard work that had gone into preparing for the CONCACAF…
Dishin’ with Dody
Summer camp…first stop of the Summer By Dody Denman The temperature is nearing 100 degrees in the Big Thicket Woods of East Texas. Normal people would be seeking refuge from the heat; sippin’ a tall glass of iced tea, finding…
Chantal is gone but remains will bring rain
Chantal dissipated Wednesday afternoon into a tropical rainstorm (wave). Though the threat for damaging winds has decreased, heavy, flooding downpours will continue from Hispaniola to the Bahamas and here in Cayman we will feel its effects too. From the Cayman…
10 election candidates fail to submit expenses
Although ten candidates in the May general elections failed to comply with the law and did not submit their accounts to the Elections Office by the 28 June deadline, they will not face sanctions. The new Supervisor of Elections, Wesley…
British mother locked in squalid Caribbean jail for a YEAR without charge
By MARK DUELL From The Daily Mail UK Plight of British mother locked in squalid Caribbean jail for a YEAR without charge after ‘she killed husband in a road accident’ Nicole Reyes, 37, originally from Rumney, Cardiff, locked up last…
Silver for Cayman thrower
Caymanian teenager, Alex Pascall, won the silver medal for his javelin throw at the Central American and Caribbean Games. He missed the gold medal throw by only 64 centimetres! He broke his own Cayman national record to 71.85 metres at…
Coutts says goodbye to Cayman
Coutts, a private bank and a wealth manager with three centuries of experience, is saying goodbye to its presence in the Cayman Islands. From Wikipedia: Coutts is one of the world’s oldest banks and is wholly owned by Royal Bank…
New members appointed to Cayman Airways Board
The Cayman Airways Board of Directors has some new members. Former MLA, Norman Bodden, has been appointed Deputy Chairman and other directors include James Tibbetts, Chris Kirkconnell, Andre Ebanks, Eric Bush and Stran Bodden. Previous chairman of the board, Philip…
