Members
of the community have begun to talk about a national lottery in the Cayman
Islands again and are saying that this would be another revenue source for the
Government. With the need to raise an additional $25 million more income
for important demands such as schools and roads among others, even members of
the upper echelons of Cayman Islands society are willing to engage in the
discussion
... read more...
Kurt tells party stay connected to voters
Even
after last year’s massive show of support for the People’s Progressive
Movement (PPM), and the party’s landslide victory at the polls on 11 May 2005,
PPM Leader and Leader of Government Business, Hon Kurt Tibbetts said that his
major concern is disconnection from voters. Mr Tibbetts spoke to a
possible conflict between his leadership team’s schedules as MLAs and
Ministers... read more...
Cayman today - the World and the Universe tomorrow?
It probably came as no surprise to many people that Ambuyah Ebanks was the one wearing the crown at the end of the incredible Miss Cayman Islands pageant on Saturday night, 18 February. Ms Ebanks stole the show when she took to the catwalk and even though she had some stiff competition from not least Arleth Chiari-Powery,
who took first runner-up and the other girls who put in a sterling performance... read
more...
All about the numbers
This week children throughout the Cayman Islands have been demonstrating their Maths
and Science prowess. The events are part of a national Mathematics
Awareness Campaign that involves all government schools... read
more...
Dr Luarca says he will not move
The
Cuban refugee who is on day 23 of a hunger strike, protesting human rights
violation in the Cayman Islands and Cuba among other things, said that the
Government has not given him what he has asked for so he will not come off the
strike. Dr Louis Luarca responded the Hon Alden McLaughlin, who is also
the chairman of the Human Rights Committee, who appealed to him to call off
the hunger strike... read more...
Person of the Day -
Natasha Conolly-Powell
Her love for meeting new people and wanting to help others are two of the main reasons why Natasha Conolly-Powell
said she joined the Department of Immigration a decade ago. Assigned to the Cayman Status and Permanent Residency Board as a senior processing clerk, Mrs Conolly-Powell
said her main duty is to ensure that all applications are ready for the Board
...
read more...
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Members
of the community have begun to talk about a national lottery in the Cayman
Islands again and are saying that this would be another revenue source for the
Government. With the need to raise an additional $25 million more income
for important demands such as schools and roads among others, even members of
the upper echelons of Cayman Islands society are willing to engage in the
discussion
...
Even
after last year’s massive show of support for the People’s Progressive
Movement (PPM), and the party’s landslide victory at the polls on 11 May 2005,
PPM Leader and Leader of Government Business, Hon Kurt Tibbetts said that his
major concern is disconnection from voters. Mr Tibbetts spoke to a
possible conflict between his leadership team’s schedules as MLAs and
Ministers...
It probably came as no surprise to many people that Ambuyah Ebanks was the one wearing the crown at the end of the incredible Miss Cayman Islands pageant on Saturday night, 18 February. Ms Ebanks stole the show when she took to the catwalk and even though she had some stiff competition from not least Arleth Chiari-Powery,
who took first runner-up and the other girls who put in a sterling performance...
The
Cuban refugee who is on day 23 of a hunger strike, protesting human rights
violation in the Cayman Islands and Cuba among other things, said that the
Government has not given him what he has asked for so he will not come off the
strike. Dr Louis Luarca responded the Hon Alden McLaughlin, who is also
the chairman of the Human Rights Committee, who appealed to him to call off
the hunger strike...
Her love for meeting new people and wanting to help others are two of the main reasons why Natasha Conolly-Powell
said she joined the Department of Immigration a decade ago. Assigned to the Cayman Status and Permanent Residency Board as a senior processing clerk, Mrs Conolly-Powell
said her main duty is to ensure that all applications are ready for the Board
...
