Caring for the Future Now – Press Release from GIS
Starting the week of Monday, 19 November, GIS Spotlight repeats the future benefits of marine protection and the safeguards now in place to protect your rights and freedoms. The underwater world around all three of the Cayman Islands is renowned…
The Editor Speaks: What an exhibition and all on television
You didn’t have to be in the Legislative Assembly (LA) on Wednesday to witness an exhibition unbecoming of children let alone the leaders of our country. You could watch it yourselves on the Government’s own television channel CIGTV. Why the…
Idle thoughts of yesteryear
By Joan Wilson (from her book “Buried Treasures”) Sometimes I let my thoughts run wild when I’m sitting idle My mind just wanders and wanders going back in time And in the middle of my thoughts are my parents…
Cayman Islands investment manager fired by Axiom
In a letter to investors of Axiom Legal Financing Fund from the Fund’s directors it announced the termination of investment manager Tangerine Investment Management. The Tangerine Investment Management’s website is currently down saying “This website is currently undergoing an update….
Premier says Cohen’s proposed borrowing deal would have cost us less
Statement By the Premier, Honourable McKeeva Bush, OBE, JP In the Legislative Assembly November 15th 2012 Madam Speaker, In 2011 the Government proposed to borrow, but to not use the conventional way of taking a loan from a commercial bank…
The Editor Speaks: 3 different stories and a mysterious woman
In my much younger days my favourite crime author was Edgar Wallace.He was already dead by the time I was born – I am not THAT old! His most famous book series was The Three and the Four Just Men…
LIME TV Announced
Telecommunications LIME Cayman has announced the Information & Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) has awarded the company a TV license. The firm hopes to commence broadcasting mid-March 2013 and will be delivering the TV product via the Internet on dedicated bandwidth….
GIS Day
Statement by: Deputy Premier and Minister of District Administration, Works, Lands and Works Honourable Juliana, O’Connor-Connolly Today, 14 November, is National Geographic Information System (GIS) Day and as Minister responsible for Lands and Survey, I would like to take this…
Flowers has narrow lead in online voting
The 2012 World Open Water Swimming Association’s Performance of the Year nominees are (listed in alphabetical order of their first name): 1. Alina Warren (Scotland), Swimming Great Glen Way 2. Brenton Williams (South Africa), Deep Blue Flying 3. Dan Projansky…
The Editor Speaks: Will Cayman be forced to enact the NCL?
The Draft National Conservation Law (NCL) for the Cayman Islands has been gathering dust for a long time and has been “watered” down at every review by successive governments. The present government, especially with the Minister of Environment Mark Scotland…