Cayman Government cracks down on illegal public vending
Vendors who set up shop in public spaces – such as beaches – without a valid trade and business license are breaking the law and, as of 1 January 2013, they will be prosecuted under Section 163 of the Penal…
Indebted Bulgarians Sell Their Homes to [Cayman Islands and other] offshore companies
The new scheme is meant to save their property from foreclosure Indebted Bulgarians have invented a new scheme to save their property from their creditors. They transfer their homes to offshore companies registered in the Cayman Islands, the Seychelles islands,…
The Editor Speaks: Has Bush snubbed the FCO, again?
Has once again the Cayman Islands Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush, snubbed the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in failing to deliver on another of his promises? It has been confirmed by the Governor’s Office the Premier has told Mark…
Terry Fox Celebrations raise support for cancer research in the Cayman Islands
Celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving early this October by joining Camana Bay and the Cayman Islands Cancer Society to honour Canadian cancer amputee hero Terry Fox – who at 21 years-old, attempted to run across-country to raise funds for cancer research –…
PFL Coaches Training Course
DOUBLE CLICK ON EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE In keeping with their commitment to improving the level of the CUC Primary Football League (PFL), sponsors Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) and the PFL Committee recently teamed with the Cayman Islands Football…
NRA Chairman denies compulsory layoffs
National Roads Authority (NRA) Chairman Colford Scott and Members of the Board invited Deputy Premier and Minister of District Administration, Works, Lands and Agriculture (DAWLA) Hon Juliana O’Connor-Connolly and her staff, including Chief Officer Alan Jones, to a meeting with…
The Editor Speaks: Freedom of speech or news from the bush
In a recent poll appearing on the Rasmussen Reports Internet site it states 72% put freedom of speech ahead of not offending other cultures “Voters overwhelmingly rate protecting freedom of speech as more important than not offending other nations and…
Immigration Supports a Good Cause
Staff of the Department of Immigration gave monetary contributions and dressed in purple on Friday, 21 September, as a show of support for the local Alzheimer’s and Dementia Association (ADA). ADA Founder/Chairperson Dorothy Davis thanked the immigration staff for their…
Discovery of tagged captive stingrays sparks DOE call for legislation
Gina Ebanks-Petrie, Director of the Cayman Islands Department of Environment (DOE), has called for amending the marine conservation law or passing the national conservation law and adding stingrays as a protected species to prevent people from taking these marine creatures,…
Get to know the new Traffic Law: The Road Code
The public will be able to purchase the Road Code of the Cayman Islands -2012 edition at all Department of Vehicle & Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) locations on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac . “In addition to being bigger, the new…
