The Editor Speaks: Education
“Education is to be able to reason, to use your ability to read and write to your benefit and to be able to gain your spectrum of knowledge by trying to surge deeper into the literate knowledge imparted to you.”…
Cayman Islands Minister’s Statement on “Danger, Construction at Work”
Statement to the Legislative Assembly 7th Meeting of the 2015/2016 Session of the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly By the Honourable Tara Rivers, JP, MLA Minister of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs Compliance of Recommendations Made by the Office of the…
Cayman Islands Minister’s Statement on “Penny Pinching Pensions”
Statement to the Legislative Assembly 7th Meeting of the 2015/2016 Session of the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly By the Honourable Tara Rivers, JP, MLA Minister of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs Compliance of Recommendations Made by the Office of the…
St. Maarten [and Cayman Islands] among four shark sanctuaries confirmed or to be set up in the Caribbean
From The Daily Herald St Maarten St. Maarten and the Cayman Islands confirmed that commercial shark fishing is prohibited in their territories, while Curaçao and Grenada announced they are in the process of implementing legislation this year to protect sharks.The…
Cayman Islands Minister goes to United Nations
Minister Rivers at U.N. for CEDAW Extension Minister for Gender Affairs, Hon. Tara Rivers was at the United Nations in New York today (Wednesday, 16th March) for the extension of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against…
Cayman Islands Minister says Chamber have not kept their promises
Ministry of Employment Responds to Chamber on Allegations of Lack of Engagement and Subsequent Commitment to a Renewed Partnership with the Government Following a number of statements reportedly made by Chamber of Commerce’s Immediate Past President Barry Bodden at the…
Cayman Islands national carrier to operate new service from Cayman Brac to Cuba
Cayman Airways to launch second Cuba route To meet the growing demand for flights between Cayman and Cuba, and to provide dual destination travel opportunities for Canadian and European visitors to Cayman, Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) is launching new service…
Isle of Man signs Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the Cayman Islands by LC
The Isle of Man has continued its programme of developing closer economic and taxation co-operation with other countries by concluding a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the Cayman Islands. This is the Isle of Man‘s 33rd TIEA. The agreement…
Cayman Islands Minister responds to Football Association’s PR
Statement re CIFA Executive From Hon. Osbourne Bodden, JP, MLA Minister of Community Affairs, Youth and Sport The technicality used to block the bids of those seeking office is understood per CIFA’s Articles, but in light of all that has…
The Editor Speaks: Cayman Islands to consider banning cigarette smoking?
I can understand ministers becoming frustrated when measures are put into place to curb unhealthy habits and they have little or no effect. I can understand how ministers want to take “drastic steps” to force people to curb their unhealthy…