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Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Presents: Business After Hours at Beauty Shape Thu June 5
George Town, Grand Cayman – June 2025 – The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce invites members and guests to an exciting edition of Business After Hours, hosted by Beauty Shape, a premier wellness destination where innovation meets relaxation....
Faimon Roberts: While Louisiana patients suffered, this health care CEO bought a yacht
Buried deep in the thousands of pages of one court case, a single line of a few simple words lays bare one what can happen when bad actors apparently run amok in the American health system. "These insiders," the line reads, "pilfered Steward's...
PAHO Director and CARICOM Secretary-General sign 2025-2029 Joint Subregional cooperation strategy to advance health and equity in the Caribbean
Georgetown, Guyana, 22 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Joint Subregional Cooperation Strategy that will provide a coordinated framework for technical cooperation to address common public health challenges in the Caribbean was signed today by the Director...
Caymanian Wilbur Welcome Appointed as New Director of the Department of Agriculture
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – 2 June 2025 – The Ministry of Planning, Lands, Agriculture, Housing, and Infrastructure (PLAHI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Wilbur Welcome as the new Director of the Department of Agriculture (DoA),...
CABINET OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS – POST MEETING SUMMARY- Wed July 16 2025
A meeting of the Cabinet was convened on Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 in the Cabinet Conference Room, Government Administration Building. The Hon Premier acted as Minister for Finance and Economic Development and Hon Isaac Rankine acted as Minister...
PAHO Director and CARICOM Secretary-General sign 2025-2029 Subregional cooperation strategy to advance health and equity in the Caribbean
Georgetown, Guyana, 22 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Subregional Strategy that will provide a coordinated framework for technical cooperation to address common public health challenges in the Caribbean was signed today by the Director of the Pan American...
Caymanian civil servant’s urgent call to rethink policy
Cayman Anon writes: As a Caymanian and a senior member of the civil service, I write with deep concern regarding the government’s recently approved term limits policy for expatriate civil servants, set to take effect in 2026. While the policy’s...
Premier Hosts First Collaborative Meeting with Cayman Oversight Commissions
Premier, Cabinet Secretary and Constitutional Commission Chair Honorable Premier Andre Ebanks marked a significant milestone in Cayman Islands governance this week, holding his first official meeting with representatives from the Commission for...
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Community Calendar – 30 May 2025
Training 4 June – Better Business 1,2,3 (Part 2) Customer Relations Time: 9:00am – 1:00 pm. Location: Unit 4-107, Governors Square, Seven Mile Beach By means of interactive discussion and role-play, attendees will learn valuable attributes they...
Cayman: Department of Counselling Services Honoured at Deputy Governor’s Award Ceremony
(l-r) Charmaine Miller- FRC Clinical Supervisor, Hon. Franz Manderson- Deputy Governor, Brendon Malice- TCC Programme Coordinator Grand Cayman, Friday, 30 May 2025– On Thursday, 15 May, the Department of Counselling Services (DCS) was honoured...
Caymanian takes on critical gov’t watchdog role
(CNS): Patrick Smith has been appointed as the first Caymanian auditor general of the Cayman Islands, one of the most important independent jobs in the public sector. The Office of the Auditor General acts as a major check on how, why, where and...
Cayman: Minister Begins Briefings with Leadership Team to Advance Health Environment and Sustainability Agenda
From Ministry of Health, Environment & Sustainability Hon. Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, Minister of Health, Environment and Sustainability meets with her senior leadership team Grand Cayman, 27 May 2025 – Hon. Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, Minister of...
Expats enjoy Cayman life more than locals
(CNS): The second biannual Cayman Islands Quality of Life survey found that expatriates appear to be enjoying their life here more than Caymanians, though the overall score was 0.7% less than the first results assessed in the spring of 2024. The...
FISHING RESTRICTIONS FOR NON-CAYMANIANS APPROVED BY CIG
FISHING RESTRICTIONS FOR NON-CAYMANIANS APPROVED BY CIG CABINET APPROVES DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MARINE PROTECTION MEASURES INCLUDING FISHING RESTRICTIONS FOR NON-CAYMANIANS The Cayman Islands Government has approved developing new legislation that...
Summer Cs Campaign: Government Agencies Unite to Bring Youth Mental Health Events
The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), together with various government ministries, departments, and non-profit stakeholders, have announced a programme of events aimed at promoting positive youth mental health across the Cayman Islands during...
Cayman: Doctors Hospital Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence in Healthcare
Doctors Hospital, in collaboration with the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce, proudly hosted a special Business After Hours event on Thursday, May 15th, 2025, commemorating 25 years of exceptional, patient-centered care in the Cayman Islands....
Ossie: Management team source of HSA troubles
(CNS): Osbourne “Ossie” Bodden, the former chair of the Health Services Authority Board, has pointed the finger at the HSA’s chief executive officer and her management team as the source of many worrying issues that have developed in recent years....
CABINET APPROVES DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MARINE PROTECTION MEASURES INCLUDING FISHING RESTRICTIONS FOR NON-CAYMANIANS
Grand Cayman, 15 July 2025 – The Cayman Islands Government has approved developing new legislation that would prohibit non-Caymanians from harvesting any marine life from Cayman’s waters, with limited exceptions for regulated catch-and-release...
Are we still the Cayman that once revered its elders?
I’ve written a heartfelt reflection on what aging means in today’s Cayman Islands. I invite you to read my story and share your thoughts. Let’s begin the conversation on making our society truly age-friendly—together. Is the Cayman Islands Still...