16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Message
By Minister for Community Affairs, Gender and Housing Hon. Mike Adam, MBE, JP Included among the issues that lie beneath the surface of our daily lives is the often-silent scourge of gender-based violence. This remains a significant problem affecting the…
Free HIV Screening
Next Thursday, 1 December 2011, marks the 22nd anniversary of World AIDS Day. First observed in 1988, World AIDS Day (WAD) has served to raise awareness about the epidemic, honour those who have died, focus attention on issues that are…
Pastor Al Ebanks Tribute
On behalf of the members of the Commission for Standards in Public Life, the Human Rights Commission, the Constitutional Commission, the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Commissions Secretariat, I would like to extend our deepest…
SHETTY HOSPITAL HOTEL PLAN
Hotels and residential developments will accompany the construction of the Shetty Hospital on the 600-acre High Rock site in East End, which, according to project director Gene Thompson, has been finally secured. Previous owner of the High Rock site and…
Gay Choir sail to Cayman
A Film & Theatre Cruise on the “Crystal Serenity” will be calling here next year on May 2nd. The ship will feature live performances and movie screenings on a trip from Los Angeles to New York. Members of the chorus…
Prestigious award for Shmona
A Caymanian student has joined a prestigious list that includes former US President Bill Clinton. Shmona Simpson is the 2012 winner of the Rhodes Scholarship – an international post-graduate award for study at Oxford University. As well President Clinton who…
We won’t accept new groups
Controversy continues to plague the new district councils as North Side and East End MLAs flatly decline to accept the groups. In the wake of Tuesday’s George Town Advisory District Council (ADC) nomination meeting, which confronted ongoing questions of qualifications…
Bush signs Fiscal Agreement in London
Premier McKeeva Bush has said he wants to leave Her Majesty’s Government and the rest of the world in no doubt about the propriety of his country’s Financial Services Industry. Premier Bush has presented a letter to David Gauke MP,…
Acting Governor’s tribute
Acting Governor Donny Ebanks has paid tribute to the late Pastor Al Ebanks., describing him as a “tireless servant of the people.” He said “Civil society in the Cayman Islands has lost a leading light. Over many years, in a…
Clear cracks in advisory system
Nominations for George Town’s Advisory District Council opened on Tuesday night at a downtown Peace Hall public meeting, but cracks in the system became clear as questions mounted about membership on the panel. Led by United Democratic Party (UDP) George…
