Christmas Day power outage causes cooking panic in Grand Cayman
When the power went out on Christmas Day at around 9am all over Grand Cayman there was panic from the hundreds of wives and girlfriends who were busy in the kitchen. Thoughts and cries of spoilt Christmas meals were rampant…
Report made on registrar appointment
The recent recruitment of a Registrar of Lands was “fundamentally robust, well-documented” and in compliance with requirements of the Public Sector Management Law (PSML) says a report by human resources (HR) auditors. Following concerns over the appointment that were raised…
2013 Christmas Messages
Message from Her Excellency, Governor Helen Kilpatrick, CB Christmas Message 2013 ________________________________ Christmas is a wonderful and exciting time of year. It is astonishing to think that my daughter and I arrived here just under four months ago and already Cayman…
Cayman Island Trade in Services continued to be the sole net Foreign Exchange Earner in 2012
The Cayman Islands’ Balance of Payments (Current Account) Report 2012 which summarizes the country’s economic and financial transactions on goods and services Grand Cayman, Dec. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Cayman’s Trade in Services Continued to be the Sole Net Foreign…
Dilbert’s final FOI ruling is a ““particularly difficult hearing”
The following is Jennifer Dilbert, the Freedom of Information Commissioner’s final ruling – her 32nd decision – published last Thursday (19). The case was intricate and the public authority, the National Pensions Office (NPO)., did not uphold the law when…
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Son of liquor board chief has licence refused Simon Welds of Cayman Mobile Bartending requested permission to sell liquor on Friday nights through to 2:30 a.m. on Saturdays. Mitchel Welds, Simon Welds’ father, is the Liquor Licensing Board Chairman and…
RCIPS “Stay Alive” road safety campaign is still alive
UPDATE: Since the launch of the RCIPS’ festive-road-safety-drive “Stay Alive” on 29th November 2013 which ends on 05th January 2014, thirty eight (38) persons have been arrested to date. Twenty five (25) of the thirty eight were arrested for driving…
Marina for the Brac planned but faces problems
The Alexander Hotel management is proposing to build a multimillion-dollar marina in Cayman Brac. Grand Cayman Architect Burns Connolly who is acting for the owners of the hotel has submitted the plans for the first phase. They include excavating part…
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Cayman’s Chamber gets new president Johann Moxam was confirmed as the new president of Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce last Tuesday (17) at the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting. In accepting the post Moxam announced the signing of an MOU with…
Import Duty Concessions Extended
In an effort to further stimulate economic activity the Government has extended the following import duty concessions for twelve months to 31 December 2014: • the import duty concessionary rate of 12.5 cents per gallon for the importation of motor…
