Table Top Exercise Concludes Successfully
A brief yet intense table-top exercise took place this morning (Thursday, 5 June 2014) at the Government Administration Building. Organised by the British Government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the exercise tested the emergency preparedness of FCO representatives in the…
Steel Pannist is Cayman Islands Young Musician of the Year
Budding steel pan virtuoso Ethan Whittaker waltzed away with first place in the seventh annual Butterfield Young Musician of the Year competition, held at Harquail Theatre Thursday, 5 June 2014. Ethan represented Cayman School for Pan and Cayman Prep and…
Operators of small unmanned aircraft in Cayman warned
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) is warning the general public about the unauthorised operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft (SUA), as it poses a threat to the safety of air transport and aerial work operations. Recent reports…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Beach football takes off in Cayman
George Town, Grand Cayman, 6-June 2014: Football fans of the Cayman Islands, as well as the general public bore witness to the launch of the 2014 Pirates Week Beach Soccer Open Cup on the weekend of May 31st. This was…
Cuba embargo under pressure as Obama urged to lower barriers
By Bill Faries and David Lerman, Bloomberg News MIAMI — A political consensus against trade with communist Cuba that has prevailed in Washington for half a century is showing signs of cracking. As the head of the U.S. Chamber of…
Partners in Print
LIFE successfully concludes Partners in Print literacy workshops at Cayman primary schools In honour of Child Month (May), local charitable organization LIFE (Literacy Is For Everyone) ran three one-off Partners in Print (PIP) workshops at Sir John A. Cumber, George…
Caribbean InTransit and IDB host art exhibition
From Repeating Islands Caribbean InTransit is producing and partnering with significant and high impact entities in creating access to a chain of arts festivals. Join them for their first festival of the year, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Creatives of the…
No gay weddings! – Methodist Church forbids pastors from performing services
By Barrington Flemming, From Jamaican Gleaner WESTERN BUREAU: The Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas will not be allowing gay marriage in its churches in the region, neither will any of its ministers be allowed to conduct same-sex…
Cabinet Appoints Minimum Wage Advisory Committee
Cabinet has confirmed the members of the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee (MWAC) and the Committee has begun its work to present recommendations on minimum wage for the Cayman Islands. The Ministry of Education, Employment & Gender Affairs invited key organisations,…
