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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 […]
Do Bob Marley songs have a place in Church?
Earlier this week iNews revealed how the Bishop of Kingston, Jamaica, Right Reverend Robert Thompson, suggested songs by music icon Bob Marley should be included in hymn books. His thoughts have caused much debate among the church goers and music…
Angler fishes out Minnesota woman’s prosthetic leg
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (AP) — A woman who lost her prosthetic leg while swimming in a western Minnesota lake three years ago has been reunited with the limb thanks to an angler. Beth Krohn was fishing last month on Lake Ida…
China bars some Lady Gaga hits from download sites
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Ministry of Culture has ordered music download sites to delete songs by Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, the Backstreet Boys and other pop stars within two weeks or face punishment. The ministry posted a list of 100…
iCommunity events
PASSPORT2SUCCESS: Caymanians ages 17-20 are invited to apply for the next training session, which starts early September. Apply by visiting passport2success.ky/apply and either fill in or download an application form. Paper form are available from the Wellness Center, Unit D5…
News Release – Statement by the Premier
I thank my friend His Excellency the Governor for his advice and I would be ill advised not to take sage advice. However in this instance there are two sides to this matter. As a Legislator I pushed for…
Man reports own parking violation to Conn. police
SHELTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man was so upset about the lack of parking enforcement in his town that he parked his car illegally in a handicapped space and called police over a dozen times. When they showed up,…
Anne Part 33 “Miss Lois having a vehement dislike for sing-song.”
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson The priest requiring no such recitation, but listening, as usual, patiently, with his eyes half closed, as the old-time schoolteacher listened to Wirt’s description of Blennerhasset’s Island. Père Michaux had…
Hurricane Irene impacting North Carolina coast and northward at weekend
Colin Wilson Rob Lightbown on his Crown Weather website said on Fri (26). “I fully expect Irene to regain major hurricane status today as there appears to be a new eyewall forming according to reconnaissance reports and this new…
Vote for Miss Cayman Islands
It’s that time again, the Cayman Islands public can vote for their reigning queen, Cristin Alexander, to enter the semi-finals at Miss Universe via the ‘Global Fans’ vote. Internet voting will be open to people sixteen years of age or…
