Issue No. 996 Wednesday, 28 December 2005

Multi-entry visas for Jamaica

Caymanians will now be able to apply for multiple entry visas when travelling to Jamaica after an announcement by the Jamaica Consulate Office.  The office said it had been authorised by the Jamaicans Overseas and Consular Affairs Department (JOCAD) to begin issuing Caymanians, as the issuing officer sees fit, multiple-entry visas to persons travelling to Jamaica with Caymanian passports ... read more...

X’ettes deliver toys to hospital

The X’ettes, dms Broadcasting’s female promotional group, visited sick children in both the Chrissie Tomlinson Hospital and George Town Hospital, as well as a foster home, on Wednesday 21 December. The X’ettes, each one dressed in a bright red Santa hat, met at the dms Broadcasting office at the Mirco Centre on Wednesday evening, before getting into the radio KISS, HOT, and X vans... read more...

Concerns over residency test

Several foreign nationals who are in the process of applying for residency status here have said they are confused over the points system that the Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Status Board is using to determine if a person should be granted Caymanian nationality.  Some persons said that when they did the history/culture test they got back their results in percentages and not points... read more...

MACI will include Cayman Brac

At a time when the maritime sector has been predicted to become the third pillar of the Caymanian economy, the CEO of the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) has said that Cayman Brac will be a part of its growth.  Joel Walton, Chief Executive Officer of MACI and Director of the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry told Cayman Net News that there is no reason why its services could not be done on the Brac... read more...

Christmas messages

Both H.E the Governor Stuart Jack and the Leader of Government Business Hon Kurt Tibbetts sent a Christmas message to the Caymanian people.  The Governor spoke about the excitement of being here and the warmth of both the climate and the people here.  He added that in his role of governor he was not only the Queen’s representative here, but the representative of the Cayman Islands people to the Queen... read more...

Person of the Day - PC Sheldon Scott

A member of the RCIPS for the past twenty-four years, Sheldon Scott is also an active member of the Brac Rotary Club of Cayman Brac. PC Scott was inducted under the first female President of the Brac Rotary.  “I was officially inducted this year, but I have been helping them for a long time. The Rotary is a very good organization, and I feel that I am giving something back to the community,” he says... read more...