With reports of a looming threat of Cayman again being placed on a European Union watchlist over tax regulation compliance, the PACT government is being lobbied to expedite setting up an office in Brussels to make the case for Cayman directly.
Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Hon. Chris Saunders has rejected criticism from the opposition Progressives party over the government’s borrowing plans.
The Right Honourable Amanda Milling MP who is the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Minister responsible for the Cayman Islands and other Overseas Territories will be visiting Cayman for the first time this week.
Cayman’s art lovers have been able to appreciate the development of Avril Ward’s work over the years, as she continually experiments with new techniques, themes and mediums to engage, delight and intrigue.
Hon Sabrina Turner, Minister for Health & Wellness joined senior HSA staff and Board Members in cutting the ribbon to a large suite of purpose-built rooms at the Smith Road Medical Center, intended to compliment will include a general practice clinic, a large pharmacy, and a phlebotomy department.
Scotiabank has launched SelectPay - a revolutionary payment programme that allows customers the ability to convert large credit card purchases into fixed, flexible and affordable monthly instalments.
Charlene Barnes, the owner of Focus Hair and Beauty, located in the Marquee Plaza off the West Bay Road, said her the balance of her clientele was probably 75% local and 25% visitor before the pandemic, so the lack of tourists on island has been a big dent to her income.
National Heroes Day was much-reduced in size, owing to caution over Covid, so that 500 honorees who normally receive their awards onstage at Heroes Square could not do so this year, but will have to wait until later in the year instead
Caymanian golf prodigy Aaron Jarvis has qualified to play with the world’s top pros at the sport’s most prestigious competitions - the Augusta Masters and The British Open - after winning an amateur tournament in the Dominican Republic.
Out-of-work tourism industry staff anxious about the future of their stipend payments could have answers in the coming weeks