Police from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS)
are investigating an armed robbery which took place on Monday 17 January, on
Palm Heights Drive, West Bay Road at around 5:30 pm... read
more...
Governor addresses Cayman Business Outlook
HE The Governor Bruce Dinwiddy
announced at Cayman Business Outlook 2005 that an anonymous donor pledged $3
million as a loan to the Cayman National Recovery Fund. But if the National
Recovery Fund can raise another $3 million, $1.5 million will not have to be
paid back. The $3 million announcement came on the heels of a line-up of
speakers who informed, inspired, and answered audience questions... read
more...
Cruise passengers not allowed on land
Several departments of the Cayman Islands Government were
reported to have been busy on Wednesday 19 January, trying to determine
whether cruise passengers from Mariner of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean
International cruise ship, should be allowed to enter the Cayman Islands, as
scheduled on Thursday morning 20 January... read more...
CIRO claims Grand Cayman debris removal on target
Operations Manager of the Cayman Islands Recovery Operations (CIRO)
Mark Scotland has stated that well over 300,000 cubic yards of debris has been
disposed of since Hurricane Ivan. This announcement came in the wake of
continuing complaints by residents as well as Opposition party members, about
the slow pace in which the debris is being removed... read more...
Former Appeal Court judge dies
Retired
Justice of Appeal for the Cayman Islands, Telford Georges, died on 13 January in
Barbados after a short illness. The noted Caribbean jurist, who recently
celebrated his 82nd birthday, died while undergoing surgery. Born in
Dominica, he took up residence in Trinidad during the 1960s and became a high
court judge and an acting Court of Appeal judge...
read more...
Caymanian of the Week - Levonne Ryan
Known in the Brac community as an honest, reliable friend, and a pillar of the Church of God Holiness, Levonne
Ryan is also remembered fondly as a strict but kind teacher by many past
students. Beginning her teaching career
in 1957, working for six pounds a month at the Creek Primary School, she taught
both primary and high school for many years, while raising her two daughters
alone after the tragic death of her husband... read
more...
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HE The Governor Bruce Dinwiddy
announced at Cayman Business Outlook 2005 that an anonymous donor pledged $3
million as a loan to the Cayman National Recovery Fund. But if the National
Recovery Fund can raise another $3 million, $1.5 million will not have to be
paid back. The $3 million announcement came on the heels of a line-up of
speakers who informed, inspired, and answered audience questions...
Operations Manager of the Cayman Islands Recovery Operations (CIRO)
Mark Scotland has stated that well over 300,000 cubic yards of debris has been
disposed of since Hurricane Ivan. This announcement came in the wake of
continuing complaints by residents as well as Opposition party members, about
the slow pace in which the debris is being removed...
Retired
Justice of Appeal for the Cayman Islands, Telford Georges, died on 13 January in
Barbados after a short illness. The noted Caribbean jurist, who recently
celebrated his 82nd birthday, died while undergoing surgery. Born in
Dominica, he took up residence in Trinidad during the 1960s and became a high
court judge and an acting Court of Appeal judge...
