For the financial period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 the Cayman Islands Government will have to increase the amount of money it has to borrow to run the country; spend more money than ever before in order to meet public spending demands and create new sources of revenue through increased fees. Despite this however, the People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) Administration, is projecting that Cayman’s economy will grow this year... read more..
Celebrating sixty glorious years of Girls’ Brigade
The Girls Brigade in Grand Cayman celebrated their 60th Anniversary with a special service at Savannah United Church, on Sunday 30 April. Present at the service was the founder of the Girls’ Brigade here, Olive Miller, who began the brigade in 1946. Mariko Jack, wife of H.E the Governor, Stuart Jack also attended the service. The Service began with entrance of the Girls’ Brigade flag... read more..
International justice sought for Cubans
Dr Luis Luarca, who recently went on hunger strike to protest the lack of human rights in Cuba and the Cayman Islands, has written to the United Nations High Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) to ratify a previous petition to take the Cayman Government to the International Court of Justice. He referred to a Cayman Net News article, “Cuban boat-ramming ignored”, published on 27 April... read more..
Cabinet to exempt workers in new Immigration law
The Leader of Government Business Hon Kurt Tibbetts has said that certain employees could be exempted from the controversial seven-year rollover policy based on global and local demand for their professions by Cabinet in a proposed amendment to the existing Immigration Law. This new provision was raised by Mr Tibbetts in his speech to the House on Friday... read more..
Government to help Caymanians own homes
According to the Leader of Government Business Hon Kurt Tibbetts, consideration is being given to reviving the Government-guaranteed Mortgage Scheme. “We are now moving forward with plans to provide quality, affordable housing for those persons in our community who find it impossible to acquire a home using the commercial banking system,” he said... read more..
Person Of Day - Cliff Gibson
A vacation to Cayman Brac in 1988 changed Cliff Gibson’s life. He met Coleen, a waitress at the hotel where he was staying, and a holiday romance turned into love and marriage. In the US, Mr Gibson ran an auto parts store for twenty years, but once on the Brac, he changed careers and became a cook, which he likes much better. “I have no regrets,” he says... read more..
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The Girls Brigade in Grand Cayman celebrated their 60th Anniversary with a special service at Savannah United Church, on Sunday 30 April. Present at the service was the founder of the Girls’ Brigade here, Olive Miller, who began the brigade in 1946. Mariko Jack, wife of H.E the Governor, Stuart Jack also attended the service. The Service began with entrance of the Girls’ Brigade flag... 
Dr Luis Luarca, who recently went on hunger strike to protest the lack of human rights in Cuba and the Cayman Islands, has written to the United Nations High Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) to ratify a previous petition to take the Cayman Government to the International Court of Justice. He referred to a Cayman Net News article, “Cuban boat-ramming ignored”, published on 27 April... 
The Leader of Government Business Hon Kurt Tibbetts has said that certain employees could be exempted from the controversial seven-year rollover policy based on global and local demand for their professions by Cabinet in a proposed amendment to the existing Immigration Law. This new provision was raised by Mr Tibbetts in his speech to the House on Friday... 
A vacation to Cayman Brac in 1988 changed Cliff Gibson’s life. He met Coleen, a waitress at the hotel where he was staying, and a holiday romance turned into love and marriage. In the US, Mr Gibson ran an auto parts store for twenty years, but once on the Brac, he changed careers and became a cook, which he likes much better. “I have no regrets,” he says... 
