Elections announce voters’ registration cards available at Ag Show
3000 VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE ELECTIONS OFFICE’S TABLE AT THE AGRICULTURE SHOW. MORE TO COME Some 3000 voter registration cards have been printed, and will be available for collection from the Elections Office booth…
The Editor Speaks: Teen fire case opens up another fire
Hot on the heels of the damning report by the UK’s prison inspectorate that looked at the police custody cells in George Town and West Bay and found the conditions appalling and barely fit for human habitation, on Thursday (7)…
Public Service Review to investigate duplicated, obsolete, misplaced entities
The Deputy Governor and Chief Officer’s Minutes from 21st January revealed that a Public Service Review team consisting of Eric Bush, Dax Basdeo and Alan Jones, with support staff, would be strategically reviewing the government civil service entities of 13…
Frederick leaves Coalition to run in General Election (for UDP?)
Frederick leaves Coalition to run in General Election (for UDP?) Coalition to Keep BT Dump Free consolidates its leadershipThe Coordinating Committee of the Coalition met on February 8th to discuss plans for upcoming Coalition action against the plan to put…
Axiom hearing decision will not be delivered until Tuesday (12)
A decision on whether to place Axiom Legal Financing Fund into Receivership or allow it to be restructured by a group associated with those responsible for its insolvency and fraudulent activity will not be delivered until next Tuesday at the…
The Editor Speaks: Maths passes amaze
It is amazing the revelation that 70% of Cayman Islands students fail the mathematics examinations. It is amazing that only now, Minister of Education, Rolston Anglin, who has been in the job for 3 ½ years, has said he now…
Cease and Desist notices being served on vendors
The attached Cease and Desist notice is in the process of being handed to all vendors operating on Crown Land without a valid Trade and Business License. The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is handing out these letters, and has…
FATCA Pushes Cayman Islands To Unveil Financial Secrets
by Lisa Smith, iExpats.com* The veil of secrecy over financial dealings of the wealthy in the Cayman Islands is lifting for the first time. In a bid to give the Caribbean islands a makeover to attract foreign investment, the authorities…
Swindon Town FC Under 14s to return in February
In February 2013, for the second year running, the West Bay Sports Foundation (WBSF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture, the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA), Pepsi, Aquafina and a number of local companies,…
The Editor Speaks: Diplomacy is dead in the water
Roger Cohen writing in the New York Times said last month “DIPLOMACY is dead”. He says, “This is an age of impatience, changeableness, palaver, small-mindedness and an unwillingness to talk to bad guys. Human rights are in fashion, a good…
