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Cayman: Medical Donation Made to Bay Islands Following Multi-Agency CollaborationMay 16, 2024Representatives from the Bay Island Roatan Hospital Relief Committee, MPs, private sector partners and other government officials await departure for Roatan, Honduras to present approximately CI$80k […]- Cayman: How can artificial intelligence (AI) help to combat advanced cyber threats?May 16, 2024Palo Alto Networks identifies an average of 2.3 million new and unique threats daily. The lack of cybersecurity in the Caribbean is a significant concern, and it is crucial to address this problem to […]
- Cayman Islands Department of Tourism Joins Prestigious World Travel and Tourism CouncilMay 16, 2024(DOT) – The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism is pleased to announce that the Cayman Islands has been accepted as a destination member of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). WTTC […]
- The [Cayman] Government has abandoned the cruise sectorMay 16, 2024Hon. Roy McTaggart Despite the Government’s positive talk about tourist arrivals, the fact is we haven’t even recovered to 2019 numbers. Meanwhile, our competitors have recovered and are […]
- Nearly 40% of dirty money is laundered in London and UK crown dependencies – Deputy foreign secretary urges Cayman and British Virgin Islands to implement UK law requiring public registers of fundsMay 14, 2024From the Guardian Andrew Mitchell said dirty money was ‘often stolen from Africa and Africans by corrupt businessmen, bent politicians and war lords’. Photograph: Esther Smith/Alamy Nearly 40% of the […]
USCGC Vigilant to Visit
The Unittes Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant is making a routine visit to Grand Cayman this week. The vessel arrives on Wednesday, 31 August, and departs on Friday, 2 September. The 210-foot Vigilant has 11 officers and 66 enlisted men under…
Sharapova, V.Williams win; Kvitova loses at Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Trailing big in the first round of the U.S. Open, Maria Sharapova thought she’d pull through if she could push her inexperienced opponent to a third set. And Sharapova was right. Shrieking as loudly as ever,…
This trio is sew good at knitting!
These three ladies were in absolute stitches at the Rooster Country Fair. The trio are all members of the East End Creative Hands group and they spent the day weaving strands of silver thatch palm and knitting, creating fabulous items….
Barbeque raises funds for kids’ breakfasts
Rooster 101 country music radio station joined forces with the Kiwanis Club of Grand Cayman to buy more than 2000 breakfasts for local kids at the Rooster Country Fair & BBQ challenge. The fair was a big success, judged by…
New school year strategies outlined
In anticipation of the new school year the Minister of Education the Hon. Rolston Anglin has outlined his ministry’s priorities to the country’s educators. Filling the Mary Miller Hall to capacity for the Annual Education Professionals’ Welcome, teachers received praise…
Race to sign before window shuts
Premier league football clubs are bracing themselves for a final transfer flurry as the window closes later today. Big spenders so far are Liverpool who have splashed out more than £50m ($63m) this summer. And they are likely to dip…
Anne – Part 35
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson “four propellers could be seen floundering in the loosened ice” “He would not if he had seen you this evening,” replied her companion. A deep flush, visible even in the…
Renewable-energy plant could cost millions
Costs are likely to run into multi-millions of dollars, while construction and commissioning of a renewable-energy electricity plant could take as long as three years and occupy as much as 100 acres of self-supplied land. The winning bidder will share…
Back to school and save
Back to School and Save with a Hawaiian twist – was the theme of a special party organised by The National Building Society of Cayman, at the Grand Caymanian Resort in West Bay. Nationwide’s Marketing Officer, Fame Varona said, “We’re…
