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- Giving voice to civil society
  
  May 20, 2012
  It is said that to be successful, governments need the support and partnership of civil society. “Democratic society,” said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the 6th Summit of the Read More »

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- Shetty favours private healthcare
  
  Dr Devi Shetty, cardiac surgeon, entrepreneur and proprietor of the proposed Cayman Narayana Hrudayalaya (NH) Medical Centre has noted that governments should run insurance programmes and Read More »
- Labour market shows slight improvement
  
  Total employment in the Cayman Islands in 2011 was estimated at 35,267, which was an increase of 0.8 per cent, compared to 2010. Caymanian and non-Caymanian Read More »
- Tempura rears its ugly head
  
  The highly controversial Operation Tempura investigation is set to occupy the headlines yet again when two former senior British police officers confront each other in a Read More »

Shetty favours private healthcare

Dr Devi Shetty, cardiac surgeon, entrepreneur and proprietor of the proposed Cayman Narayana Hrudayalaya (NH) Medical Centre has noted that governments should run insurance programmes and should not be in the business More »

Premier McKeeva Bush has touted employment and major economic projects as part of his UDP government’s agenda. FILE PHOTO

Labour market shows slight improvement

Total employment in the Cayman Islands in 2011 was estimated at 35,267, which was an increase of 0.8 per cent, compared to 2010. Caymanian and non-Caymanian employment rose by 1.1 and 0.6 More »

Tempura rears its ugly head

The highly controversial Operation Tempura investigation is set to occupy the headlines yet again when two former senior British police officers confront each other in a courtroom battle. The Independent, a British More »

Premier under fire from opposition

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 More »

Vis Vires – a show of power and strength

May 20, 2012 admin No comments

One of Scott Swing’s sculptures, using shards of glass.

Story and photos by Christopher Tobutt.

Vis Vires is a latin word meaning force, power, strength, might and influence. It is also the name of a startling collection of art by local artists put together by Arteccentrix Gallery owner Nickola McCoy-Snell. It can be seen upstairs at Woods Furniture for the next six weeks, and is certainly worth seeing . It represents some of the very best and most original work from local artists since the last exhibition there — Changes, earlier in the year.
Two well-known local photographers, Courtney Platt and Patrick Broderick have extensive exhibits.
Mr Broderick has for some years been venturing into the realm of semi-abstract photography. Much of his work, here reproduced on very high quality giclee prints, involves photographs of landscapes and seascapes which have been manipulated using photographic software to produce a horizontal blurring. The overall effect is very pleasing, as there are no distinct forms to break the spell of the tranquil, horizontally drawn-out forms so produced.

CDB’s Vybzing empowering Caribbean youth

May 20, 2012 admin No comments

Youth participants from Cayman Islands’ high schools and tertiary institutions take part in a presentation by sociology lecturer Dr April Bernard from Barbados during the CDB organised youth forum, Vybzing at the Westin Casuarina today.

Forty-seven young people participated in a forum at the Westin Casuarina Resort on Thursday, 17 May, which examined some of the issues facing youth in the Cayman Islands and the broader Caribbean region.
Organised by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) with local partners, the Vybzing Cayman Islands Youth Forum is getting young people thinking about and discussing crime, citizen security, victimization and the other challenges facing Cayman’s youth.
The aim is to help generate positive energy, possible solutions and action in response to the issues and challenges they face. Top three presentations produced during the exercise will be aired at the closing event of the CDB Annual Board of Governor’s conference next week.

DART drowns as Waters works his magic

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Back Row: Lisa Bird, Michael Mulligan, Niall O’Sullivan, Mark Robson, Al Lum, Iain Blackwell. Middle Row: Sonya Sherman, Kelly Fiebig, Riley Mullen, Stacey Ottenbreit (capt.) Front Row: Debbie Strassburg Missing: Fiona Brander, Ross Connerton, Phil Coley, Siobhan O’Sullivan, Nic Schwartz

The going was good to soft for the runners and riders in the fourth round of the National Touch Rugby Championships at the South Sound Rugby ground on Saturday, 12 May. An early pitch inspection gave the all-clear and the games kicked off in a light drizzle. However, what transpired during the afternoon was nothing less than tempestuous; a veritable blizzard of blistering rugby.
Heineken Brew Crew 5/ Maples 4
In the first match, Heineken Brew Crew took on the Mighty Maples. The start was slow and ponderous as both teams tried to deal with the conditions of wet ball in hand. The Brew Crew, unbeaten so far this season, were missing a few players and looked off the pace, especially when Maples took the lead with a superbly worked try for Emily Davies. She glided round the outside of the defence to score out wide. This was followed up with a second when Andrew “Dogger” Dean, in his first outing of the season, sniffed out the try-line and dumped the ball across the whitewash for a try. Woof!

Fuel costs impact economic recovery

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Imports grew significantly in 2011 over 2010 figures.

Last year’s economic numbers showed improvement, with imports for 2011 growing by 10.4 per cent, reversing the 7.3 per cent decline recorded in 2010.
According to figures released by the Economic and Statistics Office (ESO), total goods imported in 2011 amounted to CI$762.0 million, compared to CI$690.4 million in 2010.
This upward tick was largely the result of increases in imports of mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials (24.6 per cent), miscellaneous manufactured articles (17.9 per cent), food and live animals (15.9 per cent) and machinery and transport equipment (14.2 per cent).
Meanwhile, total exports, comprised largely of re-exports, increased significantly by 63.6 percent to reach $18.1 million, compared to the 30.8 per cent decline recorded in 2010.
“This imports growth in 2011 partly reflects the economy’s recovery, although it also represented increase in prices of key commodities such as fuel,” stated Premier McKeeva Bush, in his comments on the numbers.
Importation of petroleum related products increased by 48 per cent, thereby driving the cost of food, housing and utilities, communication among other categories.