The Editor Speaks: Multifamily dwellings
Multifamily dwellings are buildings or structures designed to house several different families in separate housing units. The most common type of multifamily housing is an apartment building. Duplexes, quadruplexes, and townhomes also qualify as multifamily housing. These dwellings are very…
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World Cup ads have already been shared more than Super Bowl ads By Todd Wasserman From Mashable World Cup 1, Super Bowl 0. Before the first kickoff, ads related to the World Cup have already been shared more than this…
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Miss Cayman pageant in doubt Although the Cayman Islands government has budgeted $70,000 for the Miss Cayman pageant that includes $20,000 for a scholarship prize, Heather Bodden, deputy chairperson of the Miss Cayman Islands Committee said she doubts there will…
UK approves Cayman Islands budget plan
From IFC Review United Kingdom budget watchdogs approved the Cayman Islands 2014/15 spending plan Wednesday, just five days before the Legislative Assembly was due to meet to review the upcoming budget, reports the Cayman Compass. Finance Minister Marco Archer confirmed…
The Editor Speaks: Nurses’ overtime has escalated dangerously
I do not normally refer to letters in another media house publication that are anonymous. However, there are exceptions. This is one of the exceptions. A letter published on CNS on Sat 5th May draws attention to the extended work…
Discussion paper presented to public for protection to whistleblowers
The Protected Disclosures Bill, 2014 The issue of greater legislative protection for persons who disclose allegations of misconduct by public authorities has been a source of discussion for some time and was more recently addressed at the UCCI conference on…
Cayman to welcome third party rights rules
By Simon Raftopoulos and Liesl Richter From Appleby Currently under Cayman Islands law, a person who is not a party to a contractual agreement cannot enforce its terms directly, irrespective of whether the agreement expressly purports to grant to such…
Education Minister responds to Caymanian Compass Editorial
Education minister responds to April 22 editorial, “Time to declare ‘Recess is over’ in Cayman’s schools” Thank you for giving me the opportunity to not only respond to the recent editorial, “Time to declare ‘Recess is over’ in Cayman’s schools,”…
Premier’s statement regarding Cayman’s London office at Brac LA Meeting
Draft Statement on London Office By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin Meeting of the Legislative Assembly in Cayman Brac Madam Speaker, Many will know that as of 31 March the contract between the Cayman Islands and the Director of the Cayman…
Cayman keeps one-year budget, for now
From IFC Review The government will not move to multi-year budgeting within the next year, Finance Minister Marco Archer confirmed Friday reports “Caymanian Compass”. The presentation of the upcoming 2014/15 spending plan will adhere to the terms of the Public…
