Former NS MLA and Ex-House Speaker Edna Moyle passes away
It was with shock and sadness to learn of the passing of former Cayman Islands Speaker of the House and North Side MLA Edna Moyle. Mrs Moyle had been battling with cancer for some years. Family members have confirmed that…
UPDATE: CNS replies – Jamaican “Gleaner” reports: UCC’s Thompson threatens to sue Cayman newspaper
Cayman News Service (CNS) have published a reply on their website together with the source material from Dr. Herbert Thomson. Wendy Ledger, CNS journalist says: “Since CNS has always maintained a policy of publishing source material so that its readers…
UPDATE: Oklahoma tornado official death toll is 24 (not 51)
UPDATE: Oklahoma tornado: Search for survivors continues May 21st 2013 From BBC Emergency workers in the US are continuing to search for survivors of the massive tornado that tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City on Monday. Rescuers worked through the…
Guy Manning reaches Everest summit
From Seven Summits Challenge Guy normally writes all his own blogs but hopefully he won’t mind me letting you all know that he summited successfully yesterday and is currently resting in Camp 4. He will descend down to Camp 2…
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority : CIMA Public Relations Executive wins International Communication Award
Public Relations Executive with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), Dr. Sharon Marshall, has won a Gold Quill Award of Excellence from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). The Gold Quill was awarded in the Communications Skills Division in…
Charles Lee ’09 is Semifinalist in Wild Kingdom Guide Contest
From Pacific University Oregon In March, he took a hiatus from his work to spend a month volunteering in the Cayman Islands tagging the endangered blue iguanas. The film and video graduate has been pursuing a career in wildlife education…
Rich families hiring tour guides with disabilities so they can skip long lines at Disney World
By Mary Beth Quirk, Consemerist Do you know who deserves to skip lines at amusement parks? People with disabilities. Do you know who probably doesn’t deserve to skip lines at amusement parks? People who just can’t stand the thought of…
Man jailed for abuse of ‘enslaved’ woman in London
BBC A man has been jailed for 11 years for raping an Indian woman who was treated like a “slave” at his home. The mother of four, 39, from Hyderabad, was employed in three London households as a nanny and…
Eurovision Song Contest won by Denmark
BBC Denmark has triumphed at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Swedish city of Malmo. Emmelie de Forest had been the overwhelming favourite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. The UK’s Bonnie Tyler came 19th,…
New Director for Prison Service
A senior manager with over 30 years of experience in corrections will take up the role of the Director at Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) next month, the Portfolio of Internal and external Affairs announced today (Friday 17…
