HUMAN RIGHTS BLOW: All cases must go back to the very beginning
Dozens of human rights cases, including 18 lifetime prisoners at HMP Northward, will have to wait until at least November 2012 to gain a review of their cases under Cayman’s Human Rights Commission. The cases include a longstanding plea by…
Crime and community safety
Police are only recording 4 out of 10 burglaries and only 9% of attempted burglaries Many crimes go unreported by the police because they do not record all the offences about which they are informed. Only 40% of burglaries with…
Illegal power is the best
Nuclear energy is the best form of renewable power for Cayman, but is currently illegal, meaning that new 2012 policies supporting alternatives to diesel fuel will focus on solar, wind and geothermal generation. Still, the National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC)…
Something spooky going on
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS – 26 October 2011 – This Monday, October 31st, children disguised as ghosts, goblins, superheroes and princesses will go door-to-door to collect more than candy. With their signature orange UNICEF boxes around their necks they will…
Planning advises about electrical equipment
Non-listed and labelled electrical equipment are a growing concern in the Cayman Islands. The Department of Planning would like to inform suppliers of electrical equipment, contractors, and the general public that electrical equipment being imported or installed in the Cayman…
Surf’s up in George Town
Yellow “Caution” tape prevented sightseers from getting too close as huge waves battered the waterfront around George Town Harbour. Despite the relative lack of wind, the waves were large enough to shut down a number of waterfront bars. Click here…
THE HUNT GOES ON: Case for missing women still very much “active”
Police have interviewed — and re-interviewed – dozens of people in their hunt for gangland killers and armed robbers, while keeping an ”active investigation” of missing women Kerran Baker and Anna Evans open. “No one has been arrested, however in…
Immigration chief steps down
The Department of Immigration is looking for a new Director of Boards and Work Permits, as the first person to hold the position, Mrs. Sherryl Miller, has decided to retire from the civil service. “It has been a great honour…
New Maritime fee in place
The Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) is introducing a new Annual Tonnage Fee (ATF) structure, which will come into effect on January 1, 2012. In a bid to remain competitive with other territories, MACI has carried out a…
No Shanghai surprises for McKeeva
Premier McKeeva Bush led a Cayman delegation to yesterday’s opening of the two-day “China Offshore Summit in Shanghai, and will travel tomorrow to Hong Kong, meet inginvestment managers and a series of private companies. The seven-member delegation left on Saturday…
