Stingrays to be slaughtered for shoes
No it isn’t happening here and it must not ever happen. This is why we have highlighted it as our lead story today. Our Stingray City is one of our top tourist attractions and stingrays are easy to catch, as…
Cayman Celebrates Queen’s Birthday
To the reverberating booms of 21 guns in salute and hats and voices raised in three cheers, the Cayman Islands celebrated Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 86th birthday this morning (Saturday, 16 June). The centre of George Town rejoiced to…
Statement by Honourable Premier and Minister for Finance on the Proposed 2012/13 Budget 14 June 2012
The purpose of the Statement is to inform as to where we are at with the Budget. Introduction The Government has a fiscal year that starts on the 1st of July each calendar year and ends on the 30th of June in…
Celebrating the Queen’s Birthday
The public, government officials and award recipients will gather in front of the Legislative Assembly to officially celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 86th birthday, this Saturday, 16 June. Members of the public are invited to attend the 9:00 a.m….
Lost! The budget!
The financial year is almost here and government is out of time. Government’s earning and spending plans must go to the UK three weeks before they are presented to the public and the Legislative Assembly (LA) but the 2012/13 budget…
Electric cars now part of the Cayman Islands new Traffic Bill regulations
Everyone agrees that the Traffic Law needed to be changed and it has been. But with any new law comes Regulations, which are the linchpin in enforcing the laws. The Regulations involved have brought about very complex legal issues that…
Not one man one vote – Ellio wants one man 18 votes!
George Town United Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (LA) Back-bencher Ellio Solomon came forward with a novel idea on CITN/Cayman 27’s “27 Tonight” show. With the Referendum on the One Man, One Vote (OMOV) getting ever nearer, (July…
Cayman Island investors in Grand Island Funds fraud to receive dividend
Investors who were defrauded out of approximately US$19 million by four Cayman Islands-based hedge funds known as the Grand Island Funds received an initial dividend of 57 cents in the dollar last month from the liquidators, with the prospect of…
“CJ” Guilty of murder
Justice Alex Henderson found 19 year old Chakane Jamelle “CJ” Scott guilty of shooting his friend 21-year-old Asher McGaw in East End in the early hours of 22nd September. The body of Asher McGaw was discovered by police on routine patrol…
Dry day for referendum voters
One man, one vote (OMOV), and not one alcoholic beverage. From 7am until 7pm the Cayman Islands will be dry. You cannot drink it in a public place, restaurant or bar and you cannot purchase it. They cannot even give…
