Dr Luis Luarca,
a Cuban refugee who is still on a hunger strike to protest the human rights
violation in Cuba and the Cayman Islands, was attacked and pelted with eggs
while he slept during the early morning hours of Friday 3 February. The matter was reported to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS). Dr Luarca
was hit at least once during the attack
... read more...
Digicel re-opens flagship store in George Town
With
the reopening of its flagship store at the Royal Plaza in George Town, Digicel
has unwrapped the ribbon to usher in a bold promise to its customers that they
will receive more in the coming months. Digicel Cayman CEO, JD Buckley,
cut the ceremonial ribbon on Friday morning to the store, which underwent a
month of renovation to offer better products and services to its customers... read more...
Gay cruisers vow to return
The
cruise passengers on the Navigator of the Seas which came to the Cayman
Islands last week and was billed as one of the biggest gay cruises in history
may have caused a stir in the Cayman Islands last week amid protest and
welcome, but the passengers have vowed to return for what they said was
another “overwhelmingly positive” response... read
more...
"Not on my shift" says Minister
Holding
fast to “a distinction between ‘discrimination’ and ‘promotion’” Education
Minister, Hon Alden McLaughlin has said that as Minister, he would not
sanction alternative lifestyles programmes being taught in schools.
Another issue raised along this line was Cayman’s possible recognition to same
sex unions – otherwise termed “civil partnerships,” – which are now recognised
in the UK... read
more...
Questions raised over Commercial Court
When the Chief Justice of Bermuda, Richard Ground, recently lauded that country’s new Commercial Court as “possibly the first such specialist court in any offshore financial centre in the world,” President of the Cayman Bar Association (CBA), Wayne Panton, speaking about Bermuda’s move, said he regretted the fact “that Bermuda has taken the lead on Cayman with this.” ... read more...
Person of the Day - Lawford Tatum
Over the last thirty years, Lawford
Tatum has donated a lot of blood. ”I only eat fish, not meat, so it’s good
blood,” he says. Mr Tatum adds he’s been eating fish all his life and
catches all he eats. “I’ve bought fish just once, and that was since I
started work as Branch Manager of Home Gas on Cayman Brac,” he adds. Mr
Tatum, who jokes his blood type is “Good O”, also drinks a lot of sorrel,
stewed with ginger and sugar
...
read more...
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Dr Luis Luarca,
a Cuban refugee who is still on a hunger strike to protest the human rights
violation in Cuba and the Cayman Islands, was attacked and pelted with eggs
while he slept during the early morning hours of Friday 3 February. The matter was reported to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS). Dr Luarca
was hit at least once during the attack
...
With
the reopening of its flagship store at the Royal Plaza in George Town, Digicel
has unwrapped the ribbon to usher in a bold promise to its customers that they
will receive more in the coming months. Digicel Cayman CEO, JD Buckley,
cut the ceremonial ribbon on Friday morning to the store, which underwent a
month of renovation to offer better products and services to its customers...
The
cruise passengers on the Navigator of the Seas which came to the Cayman
Islands last week and was billed as one of the biggest gay cruises in history
may have caused a stir in the Cayman Islands last week amid protest and
welcome, but the passengers have vowed to return for what they said was
another “overwhelmingly positive” response...
Holding
fast to “a distinction between ‘discrimination’ and ‘promotion’” Education
Minister, Hon Alden McLaughlin has said that as Minister, he would not
sanction alternative lifestyles programmes being taught in schools.
Another issue raised along this line was Cayman’s possible recognition to same
sex unions – otherwise termed “civil partnerships,” – which are now recognised
in the UK...
When the Chief Justice of Bermuda, Richard Ground, recently lauded that country’s new Commercial Court as “possibly the first such specialist court in any offshore financial centre in the world,” President of the Cayman Bar Association (CBA), Wayne Panton, speaking about Bermuda’s move, said he regretted the fact “that Bermuda has taken the lead on Cayman with this.” ...
Over the last thirty years, Lawford
Tatum has donated a lot of blood. ”I only eat fish, not meat, so it’s good
blood,” he says. Mr Tatum adds he’s been eating fish all his life and
catches all he eats. “I’ve bought fish just once, and that was since I
started work as Branch Manager of Home Gas on Cayman Brac,” he adds. Mr
Tatum, who jokes his blood type is “Good O”, also drinks a lot of sorrel,
stewed with ginger and sugar
...
