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…
WestStar sale: company requests ICTA to transfer 100% of its shares to BOTCAT
Further to our two stories relating to WestStar TV being sold (see www.ieyenews.com/2012/07/weststar-in-agreement-with-outside-company-to-sell-majority-stock/ and www.ieyenews.com/2012/03/weststar-no-sale/) the latest edition of the Cayman Islands Gazette has published a “notice of proposed Transfer of Shares of an ICTA Licensee”. The Notice states “WestStar…
“Responsible Governance in Challenging Times”
2012-2013 Budget Address Delivered by The Premier and Minister of Finance, Tourism and Development Hon. W. McKeeva Bush OBE, JP, Hon. MSc. To the Legislative Assembly on Monday, 20th August 2012 The FCO wanted an initial level of $528 million…
Bush’s budget speech shouts more soda than specifics. Manderson’s throne speech speaks of serious social concerns
Listening to a 3 ½ hour budget speech plus a half hour throne speech was heavy going on Monday (20) but it was required. The most exciting part of the whole proceedings was whether it was going to happen at…
2012 THRONE SPEECH
Delivered by His Excellency the Acting Governor, Mr. Franz Manderson CERT HON JP Monday, 20 August 2012 / Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly Building Madam Speaker, Members of the Legislative Assembly, it is a great honour for me, in my capacity…
Bush delivers a budget, unapproved because he had to
Although the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Minister Henry Bellingham has not approved the Cayman islands 2012/13 Budget, Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush, presented it anyway because he said he had to and he was confident it would be approved….
Invest 94L needs watching closely
From Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather Originally written Sat Aug 18th, 2012* See update Invest 94L: Invest 94L, a tropical wave which is located about 250 miles or so to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, is of significant concern…
Putting a Stop to Heart Attacks discussed at Cayman Islands conference
New developments to help beat a deadly disease couldn’t have come at a better time. At a conference last Friday (10 August), a group of local and international healthcare professionals met with Dr Michael Ozner to discuss a Six Week…
