Premier rejects West Bay Road preservation pleas
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday (10), representatives from the Concerned Citizens Group, the West Bay Action Committee, Save Cayman and the Coalition to Keep Bodden Town Dump Free circulated correspondence between the groups, the premier and the Foreign…
BCQS ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGE FOR BVI OFFICE
BCQS International, the leading Property and Development Consultancy of its kind in the Caribbean region and Latin America, today announced that Associate Director, Jennifer Dunn, who has been working for BCQS since April 2007, would be moving from the Barbados…
Is your neighbourhood retailer disappearing?
Even though, here in Cayman we still have the specialist retailers, the booksellers, audio, jewellery and art shops come to mind, they seem to be dying out in the UK and US where I have visited over the last year….
The Editor Speaks: Bush capitulates on one man, one vote referendum
Although our premier, Hon McKeeva Bush, claims he has never seen the petition currently circulating asking for a people initiated referendum on the subject of “one man, one vote” and only “heard lots about the petition” he has capitulated to…
National Museum should expand Caribbean exhibits, says ICCI Grad student
A graduate student has proposed expanding the Cayman Islands National Museum exhibits to feature the wider Caribbean to attract and engage a more diverse group of visitors. The results of a survey showed that 67 percent of residents had visited…
Harmonised coding system passed
In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday (5) a new customs law facilitating the use of a harmonised coding system was passed. Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush, who has responsibility for customs said, “The current system used for classifying imports and exports…
Marlins’ Ozzie Guillen apologises over Castro flap
MIAMI (AP) — A contrite Ozzie Guillen sat in the heart of Little Havana seeking forgiveness for what the Miami Marlins manager called the biggest mistake of his life – saying he admired Fidel Castro. This wasn’t some offhanded insult…
Brain Tumours From Dental X-Rays: Should I be Worried?
By Katie Waldeck Researchers have discovered an alarming link — regular x-rays at the dentist’s office could double a patient’s risk for developing a brain tumour. In a study published Tuesday (10) in the journal Cancer, scientists and doctors asked…
Single Member Constituents Referendum announced
In the Legislative Assembly yesterday (11) Cayman Islands premier, Hon McKeeva Bush, announced that there would be a referendum this summer on the question of single member constituencies. He said his government had decided to hold the national ballot before…
Hurley’s and Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink team to sample Cayman grown products
Building on the success and excitement of their first joint event in March, Executive Chef Thomas Tennant of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink in Camana Bay joins Hurley’s Gourmet Deli for a complimentary tasting of locallyraised Cayman beef and produce from the…
