The Editor speaks: Why the long delay in activating hurricane shelters in Bodden Town?
I live in Bodden Town and not one of my representatives did I vote for in the last Election. As such, I am not in the their loop. I have to find out what, and if my reps are actually…
Cayman Islands MLA calls for study of root causes of declining social conditions
With the Chief Justice highlighting the pressing need for more courtrooms at the Opening of the 2019 Session of the Grand Court this week (Wednesday, January 16, 2019), MLA Alva Suckoo is again raising the alarm that the social conditions…
The Editor speaks: Curiouser and curiouser
Sometimes living here in our beautiful islands it seems I am actually living in Alice’s “Wonderland”. The majority of people play by the normal everyday laws the government of the day administers. Some others that don’t, get their just deserts…
New Year’s Message 2019 by Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA
Fellow Caymanians and residents, Happy New Year! 2018 was a year to Celebrate Cayman as we began a two-year journey to commemorate the 60th anniversary of our Coat of Arms in 1958, and our first Constitution in 1959. In celebrating…
Residents note drop in crime in Snug Harbour since group began
From RCIPS Yesterday, 2 December, the Snug Harbour Neighbourhood Watch Committee and residents met with Mr. Joey Hew, MLA, and Community Beat Officer PC Jonathan Kern at the entrance to Snug Harbour to inaugurate four new Neighbourhood Watch signs and…
Cayman Islands Governor visits Bodden Town Heritage Day
Bodden Town Heritage Day was His Excellency Governor Martyn Roper’s first trip up to the Eastern districts on Wednesday, 7 November. Mr. Roper was met at Gun Square by the district’s MLAs who welcomed him to the Islands’ former capital….
Statement on International Day of Disaster Reduction (IDDR) Cayman Islands Minister for Financial Services & Home Affairs, Hon. Tara Rivers, JP, MLA
On Saturday, October 13th, the Cayman Islands will join the United Nations in celebrating International Day of Disaster Reduction (IDDR) to promote a culture of disaster reduction, including disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness. Since it began more than 25 years…
Plans for Cayman Islands’ Bodden Town Hurricane Shelter moving ahead
Newlands MLA Alva Suckoo, the deputy leader of the Opposition, (Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018) thanked Government for moving ahead on long-advocated arrangements for the completion of the Bodden Town Church of God building for purposes of adding to the quota…
The Editor Speaks: Big pot. Small teacup. Who pays?
An example of how not to act was demonstrated to us by members of the Legislative Assembly yesterday ( Wed 12) when opposition members walked out. All that was asked was an apology from offending MLA. Small teacup. Answer “No”…
Letter to the Editor From Barbara Conolly, MLA,
George Town South Following a 10 July community meeting regarding the redevelopment of Smith Bacadere at South Sound Community Centre and the ensuring comments made through the various forms of media, I want to assure the people of the Cayman…