Topic: development
Business fee reductions planned
Cayman's small businesses may get a break in the next government budget, but civil servants won't.
CEO: LIME outsourcing necessary to 'stay competitive'
Telecommunications company LIME's deal to contract out some of its work to global firm Ericsson is crucial to helping the firm remain competitive, CEO Bill McCabe said.
Junked cars case goes to court
Piled up junked cars lined along dump road in George Town are a public nuisance, environmental health officials say.
Chamber slams gov't landfill plan
The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce urges government to forego the committee stage and find a landfill solution now.
Realtors see boom in custom home building
The tight inventory of existing homes in ocean- and canal-front locations is driving would-be home buyers to build custom homes instead, according to local realtors.
Chamber Council to Minister: Find GT dump fix by Sept. 30
Chamber president says fix Cayman's solid waste problem now, not later.
New Palmer golf course for Cayman
Arnold ‘The King’ Palmer is coming to the Cayman Islands to open a new golf course.
Business in brief
A roundup of local business news.
Cayman gets added NORCECA boost
The region’s governing body for volleyball wants a bigger presence in Cayman.
Chamber to celebrate agricultural sector
The next Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours will pay tribute to the contributions of the local agricultural sector.
Welcoming 'the Y' to Grand Cayman
The YMCA's debut could prove to be a landmark moment for community service in the Cayman Islands.
Island Heritage meet produces record times in the pool
The Island Heritage Sprint Plus swim attracted over 150 swimmers from Cayman’s local clubs.
YMCA programs ready to launch
The YMCA of the Cayman Islands welcomes its first CEO to the Cayman Islands, Gregory Smith.
Blake welcomes others as hosts
One of Cayman’s top football figures wants more local entities involved at an organizational level.
Dump burns for second day
Updated: Some closures were still in effect Friday as the fire at the George Town landfill raged on.
Eco-Council: Its work is waiting
A plethora of pressing issues will put the new National Conservation Law to the test, perhaps sooner than contemplated.
Manzanares conjures up epic DREAM
For nearly two decades, Wendy Manzanares has been synonymous with women’s basketball.
OECD releases global tax info reporting standard
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development published a new standard Thursday for the automatic exchange of tax information between tax authorities worldwide.
New occupational therapist on island
A new occupational therapist, Dr. Mona Kazemi, has joined the KidsAbility team.
Pilot back-to-work scheme places employees in jobs
A pilot program to get jobless Caymanians back to work proved a resounding success and could be expanded to help tackle the wider unemployment problem, organizers have said.
Swindon and Dynamo kids relishing the challenge
Fresh from hosting the top Under-20 Women’s teams from the CONCACAF region, the Cayman Islands prepares to host more international competitions with the first ever C3 Cayman International Youth Football Tournament.
Corbin aware kids are closing gap
The Valentine’s Run has quickly become a favorite of the local running scene and Sunday’s race in the third staging of the mile-long event was testament to that.
Century-old Tomlinson building demolished
The Tomlinson Furniture building has been demolished to make way for a new three-story building.
Business in brief
Business in brief.
Airport tackles overcrowding
The recent overcrowding at the Owen Roberts International Airport has been caused by equipment failure, tight scheduling of flights to U.S. hubs and the airport’s passenger capacity, airport officials report.
Cayman gain revenge on Trinis
A Maples & Calder National Cayman Rugby Sevens Academy squad were in tough company in the Las Vegas invitational Sevens Elite division.
The Las Vegas sevens forms part of the World seven’s series which involves all of the top 16 countries worldwide.
Former SEC top brass come to Cayman
Four former commissioners of the Securities Exchange Commission, who were at the SEC during the financial crisis, will speak for the first time at a conference in the Cayman Islands in March.
Spirit of Fort George revived
The Fort George reopening ceremony was held Feb 6. at the historic site in George Town from 4.00pm to 6.00pm.
Basketball’s a DREAM for players
Young women have another option on the court in the Cayman Islands.
Second chance boosts exam results
The rapid improvement in exam results in Cayman is being driven by a “second chance” policy, with a large number of students reaching the critical benchmark of five good passes after resitting exams.
Student’s role in community honored
Student Leanni Tibbetts, 17, who climbed the ranks of Cadet Corps to the position of sergeant has been recognized by the “Proud of Them” initiative for her active role in the community.
Overtime, other costs for firefighters top $500,000
Some wholesale changes are being proposed for Cayman's fire service.
Hyperbaric chamber tackles more than just the bends
Commonly associated with scuba diving accidents and decompression sickness – the bends – hyperbaric oxygen therapy is now frequently used to treat other medical conditions, including wound healing and infections.
Former airport boss retires
Former airport boss Kerith McCoy has retired as the reshuffle at the top of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority continues.
100th zone company joins Cayman Enterprise City
Knowledge-based special economic zone Cayman Enterprise City has hit a milestone by signing up its 100th company to enter the zone.
KRyS Global names new CEO
KRyS Global, which provides corporate recovery, asset tracing, insolvency, forensic accounting and business advisory services, announced the appointment of Timothy Ward as its new chief executive officer.
Premier: Corruption fight must be global
The global law enforcement community cannot "cherry pick" anti-corruption efforts, Premier Alden McLaughlin says.
Working group to tackle tax exchange framework
A working group is helping to develop a legal framework for tax exchange information agreements.
Track association steps up a gear
The Cayman Islands Athletics Association has started the New Year with a deal with Puma and changes on the agenda.
Captain’s tournament tees off again to boost Triple C
The Captain Theo Bodden Memorial Golf Tournament has quickly become a popular event for Cayman’s golfing community and Home Gas is again the 2014 title sponsor of the tournament this Friday.
Education partners renew three-year contract
CIBC FirstCaribbean and the University College of the West Indies continues to invest in the development of youths both locally and regionally.
Cruise lines invited to begin talks over berthing dock plan
Cruise lines are being invited to begin “formal talks” with government over the development of new berthing facilities in George Town harbor.
Public standards law requires full disclosure
Many more public servants will have to report their financial interests to government watchdogs later this year.
Report: Turtle Farm ‘unlikely’ to break even
The prospect of the Cayman Turtle Farm breaking even without cutting jobs and scaling back operations have been dismissed as "unlikely" in a report on the economics of the cash-strapped tourist venue.
Equestrians fund therapeutic riding lessons for kids
Children are undergoing therapeutic horsemanship lessons thanks to a fancy-dress equestrian fundraiser.
Strong demand for top-end office space
If office space is any barometer of the health of the white-collar economy, then Cayman is doing just fine.
Volunteers spruce up Field of Dreams for little sluggers
Little League baseball in Cayman has a rejuvenated new home.
Premier pushes disabilities legislation
A decade since the problem was first exposed, little has been done to protect Caymaniians with disabilities. But the premier says that will soon change.
Seymour: We will replace Lee soon
Local netball is preparing to move on from the Gillian Lee era.
Landfill solutions: Is Cayman buyin’ — or just lookin’?
Cayman can not be considered a serious customer for a waste management solution until the government can show it has the means to pay.
Spencer made a huge impact
The flourishing amateur boxing scene is set to lose its dynamic president Terence Spencer soon who is moving to Atlanta, Georgia for a career promotion.
Philippines consul general visits Cayman
Minister and Consul General of the Philippines Ariel Rodelas is meeting with Filipinos living in Cayman to discuss passport issues.
Heroes Day celebrates cultural pioneers
More than 100 Caymanians were honored for their contributions to the Cayman Islands' cultural heritage at Monday's Heroes Day celebrations.
Tourism jobs drive struggles to make impact
Only 12 people found jobs through a tourism employment drive that targeted more than 180 out-of-work Caymanians who said they wanted to work in the hospitality or tourism field.
New funding for marine parks expansion
Computer programmers are designing a smartphone app to allow boaters to assist with enforcement across an expanded network of marine parks.
Associations commend government on finances
Both Cayman Finance and the Chamber of Commerce have emphasized the improving state of government finances in the Cayman Islands.
Chamber: No rush on ‘one man, one vote’
'One man, one vote' doesn't need to happen tomorrow, Chamber of Commerce leaders say.
BEPS next major tax initiative to impact Cayman
The OECD’s action plan to combat base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) is the latest international tax initiative that will impact Cayman’s financial services industry.
In praise of Cayman’s finest
A tip of the hat, a clink of the glass to all those being honored during today’s National Heroes Day celebration.
Heroes Day to mark national pride
A group of local people will be wearing their commitment to Cayman on their chests from next week.
Grand Harbour up for sale
The Grand Harbour development – currently home to Hurley’s supermarket and the Black Pearl skateboard park – is up for sale at a total price of around US$45 million.
Officials: Statutory authorities out of control
Cayman's leaders say it's time to stop the carnival for statutory authorities and government companies.
Cayman’s profile set to kick on
Hosting the Women’s Under-20 CONCACAF tournament over the past two weeks was an unqualified success and bodes well for the future of football events in the Cayman Islands.
Credit rating remains high
Rating agency Moody’s has maintained the credit rating of the Cayman Islands with a stable outlook.
Kimpton features again on 100 best workplaces list
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, the hotel chain slated to come to Cayman on the site of the former Courtyard Marriott, was included in FORTUNE’s 2014 “100 Best Companies to Work For” list.
Justices of the peace: Time to modernize
Cayman Islands justices of the peace are undergoing mandatory training. It's about time.
500 TLEP holders leave Cayman
A third of foreign workers who held Term Limit Exemption Permits have left the Cayman Islands rather than seek new work permits or apply for permanent residency.
Cayman learns CONCACAF lessons
At a glance, it is easy to brush off Cayman’s performance at the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 championship as disappointing.
Waste to energy: An overdue reality check
Waste to energy may be a technological marvel, but it's not a miracle cure for the George Town landfill.
Education chiefs to visit London
Education Minister Tara Rivers will visit high performing independent schools in the United Kingdom this week as part of a review of Cayman's public schools.
Webb AIDS award
CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb was honored at a gala dinner during the 4th Pan-African Youth Leadership Summit in Dakar, Senegal on Wednesday.
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