Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Over CI$20,000 was raised through the recent radio-thon for the Red Cross Philippines Disaster Relief Fund to help the half-million people left homeless by Typhoon Ketsana. Many Cayman workers are from the Philippines and their families have lost everything.
Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
An accounting omission led to some of the most heated exchanges among members of the government's Finance Committee last Wednesday when an extra CI$10 million guarantee for Cayman Airways was queried.
Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
By Brent Fuller, brent@cfp.kyThursday 8th October, 2009 Posted: 15:39 CIT (20:39 GMT)> Professional categories hit harderYearly work permit fees for jobs held by non–Caymanians will increase by an average of $3,000 for those in the professional job categories, according to an assessment provided Wednesday by Cayman Islands Financial Secretary Kenneth Jefferson.Mr. Jefferson has not provided a specific...
Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
By Michael Klein, mklein@cfp.kyMonday 2nd November, 2009 Posted: 08:58 CIT (13:58 GMT)STEP and Law Society speak outAn annual renewal fee for tax and trust undertakings, one of the measures proposed to increase government revenue, is facing opposition from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and the Cayman Islands Law Society.The 2009/10 budget calls for an increase in tax and trust undertaking...
Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Royal Cayman Islands Police are now offering a reward of CI$5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of escaped prisoner Dainian Cecil Henry.
Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Royal Cayman Islands Police are now offering a reward of CI $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of escaped prisoner Dainian Cecil Henry.
KouZ Cooking (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
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Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Following the failure of a two-year, CI$10 million-plus investigation to secure any criminal convictions over alleged misconduct or corruption, local lawmakers have asked the United Kingdom to assist in repairing Cayman's reputation.
Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
An audit has revealed that a former UK police investigator was paid more than CI $27,000 per month in salary and expenses on average over a 17-month period to lead a corruption probe within the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Reactions to a slew of new fees expected to raise nearly CI$95 million for the Cayman Islands government this financial year ranged from apprehension to disappointment.
KouZ Cooking (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
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Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
By Brent Fuller, brent@cfp.kyWednesday 14th October, 2009 Posted: 16:53 CIT (21:53 GMT)Cayman Islands lawmakers approved a $700 million spending plan for the current 2009/10 budget year, including costs for statutory authorities and government–owned companies.The budget was supported by all members of the United Democratic Party government and Independent MLA Ezzard Miller of North Side.All members...
Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Fee increases range from charges on money remittance transfers, to work permit fee hikes, to a slew of operating charges on the financial services sector. The government expects to earn an additional CI$95 million in the current budget year from the new fees, and some $126 million over the course of a full fiscal year.
Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Government payments to provide school lunches and school uniforms to children from lower earning families tripled in this financial year’s spending plan. Nearly CI$1 million has been set aside for the effort, compared to CI $350,000 spent last year.
Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Wednesday 14th October, 2009 Posted: 15:05 CIT (20:05 GMT)Although he admitted there are still some issues to be resolved, Cayman Islands Education Minister Rolston Anglin acknowledged this week that work on the new John Gray High School was back on track.John Gray High School construction site in September. Photo: Sherry VanweyThe project contractor, Tom Jones International, who walked off the job...
