Another disturbance in the Atlantic to watch
Whilst all eyes are on Hurricane Isaac and we in the Cayman Islands breathed a sigh of relief at its passing way North of us and suffering only some minor flooding, there is another Tropical Storm out there. I am…
Explosive trial ends. Midland Acres fined $1,300 for violations
There were no loud explosions in the dynamite materials case involving Suresh Bhemsein Prasad, Managing Director of Midland Acres Ltd, on Wednesday (29) after Prasad changed his plea to guilty to four counts of importing explosive materials without the correct…
Bush bashes “Compass” and “CNS”
We publish below in its entirety a Statement by the Premier and Minister of Finance that was made in Finance Committee on 27th Aug 2012 and sent to us on Tue 28th. The statement concerns a front page article in…
The “paperless” Shetty Hospital breaks ground
With well over a hundred invited guests the well publicised Cayman Islands ‘Shetty’ hospital/health city finally broke ground on Monday (27). MC and spokesperson for the project, David Legge, welcomed everybody and described the US$2B facility as (once completed) “the…
Cayman Islands SFA donate laparoscopic tower to HSA
On Wednesday 22nd Aug Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town received a hundred thousand dollar laparoscopic tower that will enable patients there to undergo minimally invasive surgery. John Douglas, President of the Cayman Islands Seafarers Association (SFA) who presented the…
Safehaven not a haven as sea captains told to get out now!
The remaining owners of vessels operating still on the Grand Cayman Safehaven site have been issued with an eviction notice from the Cayman Islands Port Authority. The Port Authority says if they do not remove their boats they will face…
Camana Bay Set To Open One Of The Islands’ First Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Environmentally-conscious residents will soon get a charge out of Camana Bay as the Town Centre’s two public electric vehicle charging stations near completion. Powered by five kilowatts of solar panels fitted atop the Forum Lane Parking Garage, the stations are…
UK’s nod has conditions
The Government has confirmed the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has given its ‘nod of approval’ to the $567M spending plan in the Cayman Islands 2012/13 Budget. However, there are conditions: The *Passage of the UK-Cayman agreement known…
McLaughlin comes out fighting but McLean has to retire
Alden McLaughlin, leader of the Opposition and People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) came out with a fighting speech in the Legislative Assembly (LA) on Wednesday (22). McLaughlin was giving his reply to the premier’s nearly 31/2 hour budget presentation saying it…
Dive Pirates take injured Pasco veteran on scuba adventure to the Cayman Islands
By Lorie Jewell, Times Correspondent WESLEY CHAPEL Matt Richardson lives life from a mostly seated position, thanks to an encounter with friendly fire four years ago in Baghdad that left the infantry sergeant a quadriplegic. This summer, a group of…
