DUMP MAY BLOW: Alliance say they will answer all concerns
The George Town dump could explode if authorities start a waste-to-energy scheme at the site, which, in any case, is unlikely to provide enough raw material to process efficiently. At the same time, the Dart-government ForCayman Investment Alliance (FCIA) has…
A true Legend in town
Music superstar John Legend, 34, gave a concert before a large crowd at Camana Bay on Friday evening, where he played many of the audience’s favourite songs. Speaking on his first impressions of Cayman, Mr. Legend said: “I went to…
Mario becomes new director of Labour & Pensions
The Ministry of Education Training and Employment has taken an important step forward to realise its vision for a new Department of Labour and Pensions, with the recent appointment of Mr. Mario Ebanks to the post of Director of the…
Ezzard wants funding for London trip
North Side’s Ezzard Miller is calling for approximately CI$15,000 in donations to fund a late-February trip to London to question policymakers about the Cayman Islands. Accompanied by at least two others, Mr Miller hopes to gain sufficient funding to spend…
Farewell to Deputy Governor
The career of Mr. Donovan “Donnie” Ebanks, MBE – the consummate public servant, Cayman’s first Deputy Governor, and a respected arbiter across official and political lines of government – was lauded at his retirement reception at Government House. Senior officers,…
New law takes effect
Cayman’s employees now have a new set of rights at work outlined in the Gender Equality Law that took effect earlier this week (Tuesday, 31 January). The law seeks to eliminate sex and gender discrimination in employment, training and recruitment, and to…
LOWEST OF THE LOW
Gang threaten elderly couple in their house Fed up after four robberies, Sam vowed yesterday to get a gun “and shoot ‘em in the gut. A gut shot is better ‘cause it hurts more.“ Angry, if composed, Sam, a bluff…
Customs boosts inspection capability
With a new non-intrusive inspection system (NIIS) days away from going operational, the Customs Department will soon put into action its long standing goal of inspecting every container that arrives on, or leaves, Grand Cayman. The new equipment will pave…
$2m gallery opening is extraordinary achievement
After years of waiting, hoping and fundraising, the new Esterley Tibbetts Highway home of the National Gallery opened at last on Wednesday night. Set on four acres donated by Harquail Theatre benefactor Helen Harquail, the $2 million two-storey, two-building purpose-built,…
