Gangs are now illegal in the Cayman Islands, according to
amendments to the penal code that were made this month. However a number of
people in the Legal arena and those working on Human rights have raised
concerns over this and other amendments to the penal code, which, they say
have not been sufficiently discussed or considered. This new crime is defined
within amendments to the Penal Code... read
more...
Helping prisoners to come back into society
There was one moment when Natalie-Joseph Caesar knew that
counseling convicted criminals was going to be her life’s work. She was still
living in Trinidad and was doing a special teachers’ training programme, where
she had to do a practicum. She didn’t get to choose her students, they were
assigned. Her first class consisted of 12 prisoners on death row. The
prisoners were suspicious about her... read more...
New Planning Laws Coming
As the record-breaking 2005 hurricane season closes,
special planning laws are coming to regulate the construction of homes and
properties along the seashores, a disaster official disclosed this week... read more...
Parents say children do not have a right to jobs but need to work for them
Raising children with the belief that they “have a right”
to a job, is wrong according to residents who attended a recent National
Parenting Programme (NPP) meeting in East End. The group that attended the meeting was composed mostly
of Caymanians and they were in agreement that this belief made children feel
“they don’t have to work hard.” The point was raised when a member of the NPP
team said...
read more...
Forum on Development of the Sister Islands
On his first visit to the Sister Islands, H.E the
Governor Stuart Jack will be offering the welcome at a public forum entitled
‘Towards a Strategy for Sustainable Living: An Economic Focus’. The one-day forum is sponsored by the Ministry of
District Administration, and the Cayman Islands Investment Bureau (CIIB), in
partnership with Deloitte and Touche. It will be held on Friday 2 December at the Brac Reef
Beach Resort ...
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more...
Person of the Day - Kevin Watson
Teaching young Caymanians is what Kevin Watson really does for a living as the
Marketing and Sales Director and co-owner of Dixon Electric located at
Industrial Park, as he shows his workers the ropes. “It takes a special skill to get the jobs and get the money
out of people’s pockets even when they don’t want to give it to you,” Mr Watson
said. This God-fearing man is motivated to get up each morning and go to work
each day...
read
more...
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Gangs are now illegal in the Cayman Islands, according to
amendments to the penal code that were made this month. However a number of
people in the Legal arena and those working on Human rights have raised
concerns over this and other amendments to the penal code, which, they say
have not been sufficiently discussed or considered. This new crime is defined
within amendments to the Penal Code...
There was one moment when Natalie-Joseph Caesar knew that
counseling convicted criminals was going to be her life’s work. She was still
living in Trinidad and was doing a special teachers’ training programme, where
she had to do a practicum. She didn’t get to choose her students, they were
assigned. Her first class consisted of 12 prisoners on death row. The
prisoners were suspicious about her...
Raising children with the belief that they “have a right”
to a job, is wrong according to residents who attended a recent National
Parenting Programme (NPP) meeting in East End. The group that attended the meeting was composed mostly
of Caymanians and they were in agreement that this belief made children feel
“they don’t have to work hard.” The point was raised when a member of the NPP
team said...
On his first visit to the Sister Islands, H.E the
Governor Stuart Jack will be offering the welcome at a public forum entitled
‘Towards a Strategy for Sustainable Living: An Economic Focus’. The one-day forum is sponsored by the Ministry of
District Administration, and the Cayman Islands Investment Bureau (CIIB), in
partnership with Deloitte and Touche. It will be held on Friday 2 December at the Brac Reef
Beach Resort ...
Teaching young Caymanians is what Kevin Watson really does for a living as the
Marketing and Sales Director and co-owner of Dixon Electric located at
Industrial Park, as he shows his workers the ropes. “It takes a special skill to get the jobs and get the money
out of people’s pockets even when they don’t want to give it to you,” Mr Watson
said. This God-fearing man is motivated to get up each morning and go to work
each day...
