Cayman Islands governor announcesIndependent Review of the RCIPS Search and Rescue Operation
The Governor’s Office is able to confirm that the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has agreed to conduct an independent review of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service response to reports of persons missing at sea from 6 March…
Cayman Islands premier’s message on Health Week
Message from Minister of Home Affairs, Health and Culture Hon. Alden McLaughlin, JP Vaccination Week in the Americas 2016 23-30 April, 2016 Commencing on Saturday 23 April, the Cayman Islands will join other countries in the Region of the Americas…
Two Cayman Islands police officers win prestigious regional policing awards
By Jacqueline Carpenter From RCIPS On Wednesday (20) the RCIPS was delighted to learn that two of its officers, Inspector Leo Anglin and PC Odale Mulgrave, have won top policing awards within the Regional Recognition Awards Programme sponsored by Amalgamated Security Services,…
Cayman Islands observes Vaccination Week
Observing Vaccination Week in the Americas The Cayman Islands joins other member states of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), i.e. North, Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, for the 14th anniversary of Vaccination Week in the Americas…
Cayman Islands: Small Business Association, Ministry of Commerce team up for Expo
The Cayman Islands Small Business Association (CISBA) will be working alongside the Ministry of Commerce to stage the 2016 Small Business Expo. The expo will take place on Saturday, 28 May, at the University College of the Cayman Islands Fellowship…
Australia: Corporate tax avoiders to be fast-tracked through courts, says ATO
By Heath Aston From The Sydney Morning Herald The Australian Tax Office is close to striking a deal with the Federal Court to fast-track large corporate tax cases that have dragged on for years. Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan said the ATO…
Cayman Islands: Youth Flex 39th Season Comes to a Close
The Youth Flex radio show will sign off on its 39th season on Wednesday, 27 April with a focus on the upcoming elections. Representatives from the Elections Office will join the panel to encourage young voters to register for the…
Cayman Islands Mosquito unit receives upgrade to fogging fleet
The Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) has recently upgraded its fleet of foggers with two new 2016 Toyota Hilux pick-up trucks, as part of their ongoing preventative mosquito control measures against the threat of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, vector…
Can ‘sweaty billboard’ help fight Zika virus?
From BBC A billboard that attracts and kills mosquitoes has been designed by marketing agencies in Brazil. The board releases a mixture of a lactic acid solution that mimics the smell of human sweat and carbon dioxide, which is in…
Could ‘actual innocence’ save the broken US justice system?
By Jessica Lussenhop From BBC News Magazine In St Clair County, Illinois, the local prosecutor is trying a radical new experiment: admitting his office has charged innocent people with crimes and clearing their names before they spend a day in prison….
