If
the Cayman Islands Government does not take stock of Cayman Airways, it could
receive a fatal blow from the Jamaica visa issue and the advent of Spirit
Airways, the former Leader of Government Business said. Opposition Leader McKeeva
Bush disclosed that Cayman Airways’ viability is heavily hinged on the
Jamaican market, which is its most profitable route, accounting for $8 million
annually ... read more...
HSA staff meet with Governor at hospital
The senior management staff of the Health Services Authority (HSA) had the opportunity to meet with H.E
Governor Stuart Jack and his wife Mariko Jack following a tour of the hospital
facilities on Friday, 13 January. The management team was frank about the problems and challenges facing the HSA
including the difficulty with the repairs and debt more than a year following
Hurricane Ivan... read more...
Judge to judge media reports on trial
Both the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, (RCIPS) and
Government Information Services, (GIS) issued releases on Friday 13 January
informing the local media that his Honour Justice Dale Sanderson had on
Thursday, 12 January made an order relative to media coverage of the Sheldon
Brown trial taking place in his court ... read
more...
‘Dictatorship’ on Seven Mile Beach, says businesswoman
ALREADY
faced with traffic woes in the Seven Mile Beach area, the Government is now
being accused by one property owner on that strip of behaving in a dictatorial
manner. The Government in an effort to alleviate traffic congestion on the West Bay Road embarked on an expansion to the Esterly
Tibbetts Highway, slicing through private property to the north...
read more...
Immigration language test under review
Passing or failing the oral English test given at the Cayman Islands airport could seriously affect the lives of persons coming here to work and the Office of the Complaints Commissioner (OCC)
has conducted an investigation into the guidelines for this test and how well it
is administered. The OCC undertook the investigation because of its own
office’s interest in ascertaining fairness...
read more...
Person of the Day - Stanford Watson
A
Fire Officer for the past eleven and a half years, Stanford Watson says one of
the things he likes about the job is getting up early to get the day started.
“Any day that I don’t do anything, I feel bad about,” he says. On his days
off, he generally works on his land up on the Bluff, where his crops include
watermelon, pumpkin and plantains. He also has some Beverly mango trees, but
they are not bearing yet
...
read more...
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If
the Cayman Islands Government does not take stock of Cayman Airways, it could
receive a fatal blow from the Jamaica visa issue and the advent of Spirit
Airways, the former Leader of Government Business said. Opposition Leader McKeeva
Bush disclosed that Cayman Airways’ viability is heavily hinged on the
Jamaican market, which is its most profitable route, accounting for $8 million
annually ...
The senior management staff of the Health Services Authority (HSA) had the opportunity to meet with H.E
Governor Stuart Jack and his wife Mariko Jack following a tour of the hospital
facilities on Friday, 13 January. The management team was frank about the problems and challenges facing the HSA
including the difficulty with the repairs and debt more than a year following
Hurricane Ivan...
ALREADY
faced with traffic woes in the Seven Mile Beach area, the Government is now
being accused by one property owner on that strip of behaving in a dictatorial
manner. The Government in an effort to alleviate traffic congestion on the West Bay Road embarked on an expansion to the Esterly
Tibbetts Highway, slicing through private property to the north...
Passing or failing the oral English test given at the Cayman Islands airport could seriously affect the lives of persons coming here to work and the Office of the Complaints Commissioner (OCC)
has conducted an investigation into the guidelines for this test and how well it
is administered. The OCC undertook the investigation because of its own
office’s interest in ascertaining fairness...
A
Fire Officer for the past eleven and a half years, Stanford Watson says one of
the things he likes about the job is getting up early to get the day started.
“Any day that I don’t do anything, I feel bad about,” he says. On his days
off, he generally works on his land up on the Bluff, where his crops include
watermelon, pumpkin and plantains. He also has some Beverly mango trees, but
they are not bearing yet
...
