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Cayman In Parliament Today – Summary for 26 July 2024July 26, 2024On Friday, 26 July 2024, the Fifth Sitting of the 2023-2024 Session of Parliament resumed. The Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 was approved unanimously after being moved by Acting Premier Hon. […]- Cayman: In Parliament Today – Summary for 25 July 2024July 26, 2024The Fourth Sitting of the Fourth Meeting of the 2023-2024 Session of Parliament took place yesterday, Thursday 25 July. Beginning at 1pm, the session opened with prayer by Member for George Town […]
- Parliament of the Cayman Islands Fourth Meeting 5th Sitting Order Paper, Friday 26 JulyJuly 26, 2024PRAYERS To be read by the Honourable Minister of Sustainability & Climate Resiliency, Elected Member for West Bay Central. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS OR AFFIRMATIONS 3. READING BY THE […]
- 2024 National Gun Amnesty Update & Extension of Amnesty End Date To Sun 11 AugJuly 25, 2024UPDATE: The RCIPS is currently in its fourth week of the National Gun Amnesty which began on the 1st July, 2024. So far, two firearms along with a significant amount of ammunition and two spear […]
- Cayman: In Parliament Today – Summary for 24 July 2024July 25, 2024The Third Sitting of the Fourth Meeting of the 2023-2024 Session of Parliament commenced on Wednesday, 24 July. Speaker Hon. Sir Alden McLaughlin made two announcements regarding the Standing Orders […]
So you think you can be a ballroom dancer?
Actually I did once think I could be ballroom dancer? I should have done it. Too many would-be dancers have convinced themselves like me, or let others tell them, that they ‘just can’t dance’, so they never even attempt to…
Golding makes constitutional amendments
Jamaica’s Prime Minister has confessed that the handling of the Christopher “Dudus” Coke extradition has maimed the image of his party. Hon. Mr. Golding recently stepped down as the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party in light of his links…
Digicel launches three new Blackberry 7 Smartphones
Digicel today launched three new BlackBerry® smartphones based on the new BlackBerry 7 OS: the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900, BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 and BlackBerry® Torch™ 9810 smartphones will be available to customers from Digicel across the Caribbean this month. The BlackBerry…
My business won’t make any money this year
In these present economic hard times it is easy to say, “My business won’t make any money this year.” However, successful business owners all have one thing in common – they are never satisfied with sales levels. Whether you are…
Utah rat eater has animal cruelty charge dismissed
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who is no longer facing charges for eating a live baby rat says the act was grotesque, but shouldn’t be considered as animal cruelty. Prosecutors charged Andy Ray Harris with animal cruelty…
How to lose money!
An odd title for an article, you might think, but maybe an apt part of the world to air it. Poor old me, a struggling author (violins please) with a few novels to my name and about 30 stage plays,…
Tax haven “slur” rejected
Local and overseas observers have rejected a highly critical Tax Justice Network (TJN) report that charges the Cayman Islands as the second-worst place in the world for financial secrecy. Ranking only behind Switzerland, Cayman, the report says, “facilitates a huge…
Bodden Town top the Cayman Premier League
Bodden Town took top spot in the Cayman Premier League after they demolished George Town to claim their second successive Cayman Premier League win of the season. The youthful Bodden Town team are yet to lose a game, after starting off the season…
Mercedes Benz buys naming rights for Superdome
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The home of the New Orleans Saints and site of six Super Bowls will be renamed the Mercedes-Benz Superdome under a deal with the German automaker announced Tuesday. The deal will allow Mercedes-Benz USA to have…
Amanda Knox returns to US after four years in prison
SEATTLE (AP) — Amanda Knox is back on American soil after four years in an Italian prison. A British Airways plane carrying Knox and her parents from London landed Tuesday evening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The 24-year-old Seattle native was…
