Office of the Auditor General says it will “vigorously defend” any legal action brought against it for the recent audit report on the Royal Watler Cruise Terminal Capital Project in Grand Cayman. The 60-page report, which was made public this month, concluded that the project was poorly planned and managed, resulting in the Cayman Islands Port Authority losing about $4.2 million... read more..
Cyclists facing road danger
Cycling has become a very dangerous past-time in Grand Cayman. Some cyclists – even some representatives of the Cayman Islands in international triathlon – have told horror stories of motorists with little or no regards for them on the road. Stories of motorists driving too close to cyclists, knocking them off their bicycles or frightening them while on the road are commonplace... read more..
Eastern districts need more promotion say MLAs
Two Government MLAs want Cabinet to do more than pay lip service to tourism development in the eastern districts of North Side, East End and Bodden Town. MLA for North Side Hon Edna Moyle and MLA for Bodden Town Osbourne Bodden used the Finance Committee meeting in Parliament last week to whip up support for their constituents... read more..
Planning Dept faces a recruitment crisis
From 500 applications that came into the Planning Department, over a period of a year, only two suitable candidates have accepted the Department’s job offers. According to Director, Kenneth Ebanks, the Planning Department is finding it difficult to recruit the staff it desperately needs to handle increased workloads, because the country’s high cost of living is a deterrent... read more..
Net News bringing the world’s news to Cayman
Now in its sixth year of taking the Cayman Islands to the world in print and on the Internet, the publishers of Cayman Net News announces that it will be introducing a brand new supplement starting next Monday. The new tabloid pullout will focus entirely on news from around the world, with hard news, human-interest features, international sport and fantastic photographs... read more..
Duker of the Week - Mellony Bryan
A member of staff at George Hicks High School, Mellony Bryan has been involved with Duke of Edinburgh Awards since she was 14. In the early years, a student of the then Cayman Islands High School, Ms Bryan, along with other students became a certified scuba diver under the tutelage of Mr Scott Roe. In 1992 she participated in the Caribbean Award Scheme Council Expedition/Exploration... read more..
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Office of the Auditor General says it will “vigorously defend” any legal action brought against it for the recent audit report on the Royal Watler Cruise Terminal Capital Project in Grand Cayman. The 60-page report, which was made public this month, concluded that the project was poorly planned and managed, resulting in the Cayman Islands Port Authority losing about $4.2 million... 
Cycling has become a very dangerous past-time in Grand Cayman. Some cyclists – even some representatives of the Cayman Islands in international triathlon – have told horror stories of motorists with little or no regards for them on the road. Stories of motorists driving too close to cyclists, knocking them off their bicycles or frightening them while on the road are commonplace... 
Two Government MLAs want Cabinet to do more than pay lip service to tourism development in the eastern districts of North Side, East End and Bodden Town. MLA for North Side Hon Edna Moyle and MLA for Bodden Town Osbourne Bodden used the Finance Committee meeting in Parliament last week to whip up support for their constituents... 
From 500 applications that came into the Planning Department, over a period of a year, only two suitable candidates have accepted the Department’s job offers. According to Director, Kenneth Ebanks, the Planning Department is finding it difficult to recruit the staff it desperately needs to handle increased workloads, because the country’s high cost of living is a deterrent... 
A member of staff at George Hicks High School, Mellony Bryan has been involved with Duke of Edinburgh Awards since she was 14. In the early years, a student of the then Cayman Islands High School, Ms Bryan, along with other students became a certified scuba diver under the tutelage of Mr Scott Roe. In 1992 she participated in the Caribbean Award Scheme Council Expedition/Exploration... 
