Issue No. 1028 Monday, 13 February 2006

Medical School Growing

For several years, getting into medical school in the United States has been a highly competitive business with approximately 50 percent of 35,000 applicants being accepted each year.  And this may be one of the factors driving the extraordinary growth of St Matthew’s University of Medicine with 50 to 60 new students added to the rosters each semester ... read more...

Kids get tips from the ‘masters’ of Gospel

Harlem Gospel Choir held a gospel-singing workshop at First Baptist Church, Crewe Road on 9 February. Students from several different schools attended, including the Lighthouse School, Grace Christian Academy, North Side Primary School, Cayman International and Cayman Prep Schools as well as First Baptist Christian School.  The choir was visiting Grand Cayman as part of the Cayman Arts Festival... read more...

Spirit and Cayman Airways in partnership

Tourism Minister Hon Charles Clifford on Thursday 9 February revealed that a partnership had been forged between the national carrier Cayman Airways and the US low-cost carrier Spirit Airways which has just entered the local market.  At 12:15 pm last Thursday, Spirit’s inaugural flight 421 from Fort Lauderdale touched down at the Owen Roberts Airport to signal the official start of daily flights to Grand Cayman from the US... read more...

Doctor should stop hunger strike says Human Rights Chair

Hon Alden McLaughlin, speaking at a Media Briefing on 10 February 2006 said that although Cuban hunger-striker, Dr Luis Luarca Garcia, had now officially approached the Human Rights Committee with his complaints, the Committee did not “condone” his course of action.  Mr McLaughlin addressed the matter in his capacity as Chairman of the Human Rights Committee... read more...

New forms for staffing plans

A new Business Staffing Plan (BSP) application form is now available on the Immigration Department’s website for use by business owners, managers, and human resources department staff.  The Immigration Law, 2003, mandates that all businesses employing 15 or more work-permit holders should operate with a business staffing plan that is approved by the Business Staffing Plan Board... read more...

Person of the Day - Chastine E Rankine

It is not hard to understand why Junior Clerical Officer at the Cayman Status and Permanent Residency Board, Chastine Rankine, was given the Esprit De Corp “Spirit Award” 2005 award at the Immigration Department.  Funny, witty and good-natured, Mrs. Rankine always has a smile on her face and a pleasant word to offer.  The mother of two joined the Department two years ago ... read more...