Premier McKeeva Bush was elected Vice Chair of the Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories Council on Thursday. High level political representatives of 10 Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories convened for the first time in Curacao where they agreed to establish a regional Overseas Countries and Territories Council. Chief of Staff Leonard Dilbert said the Premier and his delegation were very warmly received, treated with the highest respect and offered enthusiastic support from other delegates and their hosts, the Prime Minister and Government of Curacao. In addition to Premier Bush and Mr Dilbert, the Cayman Islands’ representatives were Jamaal Anderson, Technical Assistant European Union Projects in the Cabinet Office and Attorney Steve McField. ...

True to his word, the Leader of the Opposition Hon Alden McLaughlin filed a motion of no confidence in the premier of the Cayman Islands, in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, 27 April. In a press release, Mr McLaughlin announced that he had filed the motion, which was seconded by North Side MLA Ezzard Miller. The opposition had earlier this week called on Premier McKeeva Bush to step aside from so that the three police investigations he is currently facing could proceed independently, but this fell on deaf ears. The Premier left the island on Thursday, leading a government delegation to the Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories meeting in Curacao. ...

[caption id="attachment_480" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Valeska Borden"][/caption] Caymanian Valeska Borden is a student of the University College of Cayman Islands. She is majoring in Environmental Science, but says her first love is Biology. Valeska says she believes in life and spends time snorkelling and learning more about the biodiversity of the sea. She helps out at the Humane Society and ...

[caption id="attachment_476" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Premier McKeeva Bush delivering remarks at the launch of the airport’s new advertising programme this past Tuesday."][/caption] The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA), on Tuesday, 24 April, in the presence of Premier McKeeva Bush and other distinguished guests and members of the airport community, unveiled the Airport’s new Community ...

[caption id="attachment_472" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Dr Rita Kalyani, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine."][/caption] Countries in the Caribbean are coming to terms with health issues caused by obesity and weight gain as more and more people are affected by these conditions. This was the view of Dr Rita Kalyani, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins ...

by Thomas L. Knapp To call the Summit of the Americas “prostitution scandal,” in which at least 23 US Secret Service and military personnel are now “implicated,” a tempest in a teapot is to vastly over-estimate its impact and importance. Let’s put this alleged “scandal” to bed (pun intended): Prostitution is legal in Colombia and this whole circus is centered around an argument over an (allegedly) $800 bill ...

[caption id="attachment_100" align="alignright" width="210" caption="Bishop Nicholas Sykes -An independent voice for the Cayma Islands. For commentary, information and devotional material see www.churchofenglandcayman.com"][/caption] In S. John 12: 27 - 28 Jesus says, “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say - ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, for this purpose I have come to this hour.” In fact, J ...

Amid this past week’s brouhaha surrounding the revelations that the country’s first premier is under three criminal investigations, the visit of Mr Henry Bellingham, the UK’s Minister for the Overseas Territories, seemed to have served to vindicate both the auditor general and the strident voices of local activists who have been questioning the proposed China Harbour cruise port development. We will recall ...

[caption id="attachment_459" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Children of St George’s Pre-School."][/caption] Celebrations for the boys and girls of the Cayman Islands will again be shared in May during the 16th annual Child Month observance. The Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender and Housing and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) have organised an entire month of events, with ac ...

Premier McKeeva Bush, the subject of three criminal investigations as revealed by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service last weekend, faced a barrage of criticism from members of the opposition and the public this week, along with calls for him to step down as Premier. However, Mr Bush has remained defiant and declared that he would not be stepping down. Last Friday, the Governor and Henry Bellingham, the ...