Cayman Islands Current Account to GDP
Further to our story on Dec 4th 2012 “Cayman GDP worth 3.08 billion in 2009 (http://www.ieyenews.com/2012/12/cayman-gdp-worth-us-3-08-billion-in-2009/), Cayman Islands recorded a Current Account deficit of 18.40 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product in 2011. Current Account to GDP in Cayman…
International Human Rights Day 2012
Today, 10 December, 2012, the Human Rights Commission (HRC) joins the world-wide celebration of International Human Rights Day. This year marks the 64th anniversary of the ratification of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The United Nations’ General…
Free ExploreCayman iPad app now available
Acorn Publishing announced on Monday (10) the general availability of the free ExploreCayman iPad app. The ExploreCayman app has been designed to be easy to use and recommends the very best things to do in the Cayman Islands including: information…
Strauss-Kahn reaches legal settlement with hotel maid
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has signed a settlement with a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault, a New York judge says. Details of the 63-year-old’s agreement with Nafissatou Diallo will remain confidential, the judge added….
FGBMF Christmas Breakfast hears an inspiring testimony
At the Cayman Islands chapter of the Full Gospel Men’s Fellowship (FGBMF) last Saturday held at the Grand Caymanian Resort in Crystal Harbour, members were treated to an inspiring testimony given by well known Cayman resident Scott Elphinstone and his…
Savannah Primary makes history and celebrates new facilities
The school has achieved the requirements to be called an IB World School within the IB’s Primary Year’s Programme (PYP). As outlined on the IBO website, “The PYP draws on research and best practice from a range of national systems…
Cops launch crime prevention initiative to NAB burglars and reduce break-ins
Residents and business owners are being urged to join forces with the RCIPS to combat burglaries in the Cayman Islands. In a move designed to make people more security conscious, and reduce the opportunities available to burglars to convert stolen…
Chief Justice says complexity of insolvency litigation has increased considerably
Chief Justice Anthony Smellie gave the keynote address Friday (30 November) at the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists’ Association’s (RISA) inaugural training event. He welcomed RISA’s formation further to Cayman’s position “front and centre” in the global response to the worldwide…
International Anti- Corruption Day
2012 Theme: Act Against Corruption Today International Anti- Corruption Day was Sunday 9th December and the Cayman Islands Ant-Corruption Commission issued a statement under the title “Integrity is non-negotiable” as follows: “Corruption threatens Cayman’s development, democracy and stability. It distorts…
Letter to the Editor from Kenneth Bryan
The next general election in the Cayman Islands will be the one that defines our future and will go down in history as maybe one of the most important. The voters will be tasked with deciding who will lead our country…
