Caribbean reefs are eroding
From The University of Queensland Australia Evidence highlights threat to Caribbean coral reef growth Many Caribbean coral reefs have either stopped growing or are on the threshold of starting to erode with potential impacts to people, according to research from…
It should be over for the rollover says Bush
Despite being a member of the Legislative Assembly for many years, including being the premier, and not implementing any policy for doing away with the rollover policy, McKeeva Bush at his United Democratic Party last week (12) now says it…
The Editor Speaks: Will Cayman ever get an environmental minster who actually cares?
Seemingly, every Cayman Islands Minister for the Environment taking that responsible position for a long time now has been dragging their feet on every proposal put forward by the Department of the Environment (DoE). What is worse, the present minister,…
Cayman Finance statement regarding U.S. Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing of Mr. Jack Lew
15 February 2013 · At the recent United States (US) Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing Mr Jack Lew, President Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, was asked about his investment in a Cayman Islands (“Cayman”) investment fund domiciled in Ugland House….
UCCI Kicks Off Voter Education
The University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) is kicking off the voter education and empowerment efforts by hosting the first of a two part series called “The People’s Forum- A Dialogue with Voters” on Wednesday, February 20th, 6:30pm at…
Cuban Mother & Child Still Sought
A Cuban mother and her teenage son are still being sought by the Department of Immigration. The two, Nelvis Madeleinis Rodriguez and Adriano Aldana Rodriguez, did not turn in by 10pm Saturday night, in keeping with their curfew conditions. The…
The Editor Speaks: The new thieves’ code
After a week or so of sympathy at the chronic conditions prisoners have been enduring at our police cells and Northward Prison, it has been tempered by the spate of robberies and some make me sick to my stomach. The…
Cayman news in brief
Prisoners suffocating in police van From the RCIPS An incident of a prisoner fainting due to claustrophobia while waiting in a prison transport vehicle yesterday (Friday, 15 February 2013), led to some confusion outside the courts building. At about…
Cayman Islands: Fiction And Fact: The Financial Times And Cayman Islands Hedge Fund Transparency
15 February 2013 Article by Anthony Travers The Financial Times Fact 1. “The Cayman Islands thanks to a light touch some would say no touch-tax and regulation regime”. 1. 80% of Cayman Islands assets under…
Report: Cayman Islands is owed $20M in uncollected debt
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The government of the Cayman Islands claims more than $20 million in uncollected debt, the majority for overseas medical expenses. Public documents show the British territory is owed more than $15 million for medical procedures…
