Cayman Islands Financial Secretary absent from Deputy Governor and Chief Officer’s Meetings
We received copies of Minutes from the meetings of 30th July, 6th Aug, and 13th Aug, 2012 headed “Deputy Governor and Chief Officers’ Meeting. These Minutes can be seen at the end of this story. They have been notable for…
Tragic death of off duty Cayman Islands police officer whilst diving
In a tragic diving occurrence a 54-year-old off duty RCIPS police officer died after getting into difficulty whilst diving off Sunset House. Just after 3.00pm on Monday (10), Chris Devereux, an officer with the Drugs and Serious Crime Task Force…
CITN Cayman 27 celebrates 20 years on Daybreak
Yesterday (10) was the 20th anniversary of Cayman International Television (Caribbean) Network’s (CITN) first live broadcast of a television signal on UHF Channel 27. Daybreak, the television station’s morning show, did a trip down memory lane with footage showing the…
Cayman corals in crises, elsewhere catastrophic
“Crunch time for Caribbean corals” Time is running out for corals on Caribbean reefs. Urgent measures must be taken to limit pollution and regulate aggressive fishing practices that threaten the existence of Caribbean coral reef ecosystems, according to a new…
Simmonds IN, Bellingham OUT. But who is Mark Simmonds?
Through a series of news stories and his own website, we have found this out about our new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Mark Simmonds who has replaced Henry Bellingham THE FOREIGN Office released on Fri 6 details of Mark…
Cease cell phone calling in cars and other traffic law changes
The Cayman Islands has reached another milestone in its development with the passing of the new Traffic Laws and Regulations. Mobile (Cell) Telephones The new law and regulations are in step with advances in technology, and Clause 78 introduces a…
The Multi Layered Costs of Addiction [in the Cayman Islands]
By Lynn Robinson Programme Coordinator Caribbean Haven Residential Cente This year’s theme for Recovery Month is It’s Worth It. When you think about the cost of addiction, you may be forced to think about the amount of money people spend…
Mental Health patients jailed for no crime
In one of the most deplorable reports I have ever seen, Complaints Commissioner Nicola Williams Special Report detailed failures by the Cayman Islands government to meet the requirements of its own law in regard to the treatment of mental health…
More DVITP Graduates
Thirteen graduates recently received certificates upon completing the Domestic Violence Intervention Training Programme (DVITP). Drawn from the Department of Community Rehabilitation, Postal Services, Public Libraries, Crisis Centre, and including retired police officers from the United Kingdom, the latest group…
More red tape for all Cayman companies:
[This] “amendment is the most ill drafted and ill conceived one that I have seen in over forty years” says prominent Cayman accountant, “Should this amendment come to pass the islands Financial Industry will collapse over night.” Georgina Wilcox In…
