Students, alumni, faculty and community members turned out for the 11th annual Hugh Cummings Memorial Run/Walk last weekend to raise money for the scholarship fund at the International College of the Cayman Islands.

The Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender and Housing has appointed five members to serve on Cayman’s first Gender Equality Tribunal (GET).

I am sure that many of you are familiar with the Bosu Balance trainer device. It has been around for a few years and it is useful for rehabilitation, injury prevention and physical fitness programmes. It improves balance, dynamic stability, neuromuscular control and power in plyometric exercises such as jumps. Many of today’s workouts are focused on strength...

Trustees of three Louisiana state pension systems have petitioned the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in an attempt to force the flagship fund of a New York hedge fund manager into liquidation, after almost a year of failed negotiations to return about $145 million of their original investment and earnings.

The University College of the Cayman Islands has received an expression of interest from a foreign university for use of its ‘Reaching for the Stars’ project telescope. UCCI President Roy Bodden said that the two universities are developing a memorandum of understanding but declined to elaborate, as he did not want to preempt the matter before the negotiatio...

The ruling United Democratic Party government is facing yet another demand for change in its almost three-year reign, with the launch on Wednesday of a petition to press for single member constituencies or “one man, one vote”, to be implemented in time for the next general elections in 2013.

Michele Aubert, who owns Affinity Recruitment, a leading employment company in Grand Cayman, was Miss Cayman in 1989.

George Town Primary dominated proceedings in the 2011/2012 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) Finals on Saturday, 4 February, winning two of the four championships.

On Super Bowl Sunday, representatives of 74 six-person squads gathered in the predawn darkness to begin an early morning struggle that would take participants from Gun Bay in the east to Smith's Cove in the west.

With a new non-intrusive inspection system (NIIS) operational, the Customs Department is putting into action its long-standing goal of inspecting every container that arrives on, or leaves, Grand Cayman.

North Side MLA Ezzard Miller is keeping up his vigilance on the way the country’s business transactions are handled by the current government and this week fired his latest salvo in this regard.

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has predicted a good year for captive insurance companies, following the licensing of 38 new captives during 2011 and a good start in 2012.

Despite the reduction in the number of foreigners working in the Cayman Islands and the global cash crunch, the Department of Immigration collected up to CI$70 million for the 2010/2011 fiscal year, thanks to an increase in work permit fees.

More information about the Memorandum of Understanding between the Cayman Islands Government and China Harbour Engineering Company is about to come to light following the Information Commissioner’s recent ruling against the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands, which had rejected a Freedom of Information request from a local media house.

To get the full benefit of your exercises, you should increase the range of motion for an extra pump or push. Most of us are familiar with the vertical bench where we perform ab crunches with knees bent or legs straight, sometimes even adding a little weight.

Government's Protocol Office, Meloney Syms never has a dully moment.She works closely with government officials and offers advice on the correct handling of dignitaries and the protocols involved in special government events.

f you are like most adults, especially if you played high impact sports when you were younger, you probably had some kind of injury which makes you reluctant to exercise and are a bit more sedentary than you would really want to be. An injury doesn’t have to stop you from ever training again. Physical therapy is crucial to recovery. Then, certain exercise mo...

BBC News reports that negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan, which broke away as a separate state last year, have reached an impasse. Disputes over oil are nothing new in the region, and the border of the countries is also in question as tensions increase, rousing concerns that the bloody civil war between the countries, fresh in memory, could reignite...

Master your bench press If you’re ready to conquer the bench press, remember this tip: push the weight quickly. If your speed in pressing the bar slows, your strength slips since it limits the amount of force you create. To produce more power pull the elbows towards your sides as you lower the weight, then press the bar straight up from the sternum. The m...

Boxer Dariel Ebanks has 22 fights under his belt in the last five years.

Chief Justice Anthony Smellie has been appointed to serve on a committee of INSOL International, a world-wide federation of national associations for judges, accountants, lawyers and other insolvency professionals that specialises in corporate turnaround and insolvency.

I refer to Bishop Sykes’ commentary in your issue #2249 of Friday, 20 January. In trying to dismiss scientific explanations about Black Holes and “Dark Matter,” he writes, “Both Black Holes and Dark Matter, however, suffer from equally baffling conceptual difficulties, which should cause anyone of a scientific or rational frame of mind to question their ver...

The USA remained the Cayman Islands’ main trade partner during 2011 with its value of total imports increasing slightly.

Bodden Town UDP MLAs Mark Scotland and Dwayne Seymour have dismissed claims by the opposition that the proposed Bodden Town dump was a problem of local residents.

Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) will be having its groundbreaking ceremony in the Savannah of Grand Cayman in March this year, according to Hillary McKenzie-Cahill, Vice President of Marketing & Business Development

he Concerned Citizens Group, which last year organised a petition against proposed changes to the West Bay Road, has moved to clarify press reports regarding signatures on the petition, which was presented to His Excellency the Governor on 12 December.

r Steve Tomlinson, founder of the Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital, has reacted to the recent exposition by the Cayman Islands Public Policy Institute (CPPI) on the skewed nature of the Dr Devi Shetty’s Narayana Cayman University Medical Centre (NCUMC).

Marlene West is a consummate sportswoman, who has excelled in squash in the Cayman Islands and the Caribbean

An investigation has been launched following the death of a 68-year-old diver.

CashWiz, Cayman’s only full service consignment business, recently opened its second Grand Cayman location in Bodden Town.

The first in a series of district track and field competitions started this year with the George Town meet last Saturday.

A United Nations report released this week paints a daunting picture for the world economy in 2012. The “World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012” produced by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, notes that “countries throughout the world will experience an economic slowdown this year as the sovereign debt crisis in Europe continues to unfold...

The Cayman Islands is in the international news again, this time being accused of being the tax haven of leading Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Training one limb at a time is a good way to correct muscle imbalances for the sake of symmetry and strength

The fund industry in the Cayman Islands will have another CI $2,500- $3,000 in costs to think about, thanks to the newly implemented Cayman Islands Master Funds registration legislation. Although the new legislation appears to be the Cayman Islands government’s response to international pressure for the regulation of the fund industry, it is also possible...

India recently ratified a tax information exchange that was signed with the Cayman Islands on 21 March 2011. In a recent notification by the country’s Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) dated 27 December 2011, the country confirmed the provisions of the agreement were now operational.

To maximise your time and intensity, you should also consider supersets. That means that you don’t really get any rest time; after one set of an exercise you alternate with a set of a different exercise, for example, working opposite muscle groups. Not only do you gain time, but you keep your heart rate elevated. That will also be a signal to other people in...

The West Bay Concerned Citizens group has called the public to a meeting on Thursday, 19 January at Sir John A Cumber, saying that they need to chart the next step, following the government’s approval of changes to the West Bay Road, which the group has opposed.

Hundreds of family, friends, business, community and government leaders came out to watch the class of 2011 from the International College of the Cayman Islands receive their degrees during its graduation ceremony held at the Family Life Centre on 5 January.

Despite a slump in construction-related activities in the Cayman Islands, the real estate industry, accounting for 8.8 per cent, displaced wholesale and retail trade as the third largest contributor to the economy, according to a report by the Economics and Statistics Office.

Late last year, a plane carrying a Mexican and Colombian crashed into the bushes in Cayman Brac. It was reported that the perished on their ill-fated trip. Being of nationalities that the world associates with illegal drug trafficking, it was only natural for people to speculate and for our media to report that the UK’s Air Accident Investigation Branch...

Julian Assange, the mercurial founder of whistle blowing website, WikiLeaks mentioned the Cayman Islands in a negative light, suggesting that the territory is a conduit for money laundering.

Residents of the Cayman Islands continued to spend more on commodities as the consumer price index (CPI), which measures changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households, increased by 2.6 per cent in comparison to September 2010.

As we think of the Christmas holiday and the fact that baby Jesus was born in a manger, we should remember the dynamics that had caused this to happen. Jesus was born to two parents who did not have the means to afford luxurious lodgings for that very important moment of their lives. At the time, the demand for such facilities was high as many families had t...

Very often when governments and the public look at private sector investments, all they see are jobs being created and taxes that could be raised. However, it is not often understand that the companies’ earnings go to pay creditors, shareholders and those holding debenture

Premier McKeeva Bush has effectively shot down suggestions that Red Bay could be a suitable alternative location for a seaport, when he stated this week that George Town was the place of choice for a new cruise dock for the Cayman Islands.

The government this week enacted the Traffic Law 2011 and with it comes the good news that it legalises the use of electric-powered vehicles in the Cayman Islands.

If you find yourself looking for that killer exercise or diet “secret” that will unlock the mystery of having a perfect body, then you might be in danger of shifting focus away from what actually delivers results.

he overall current account balance of the Cayman Islands continued to be in deficit in 2010. The deficit stood at CI$408.2 million, reflecting a decrease of $11.9 million over the 2009 figure of $420.1 million. This deficit represents the amount that has to be funded by financial and capital accounts in order for the Balance to Payments (BOP) to balance.

On Wednesday 14 December, Hazard Management Cayman Island observed Earthquake Awareness Day and used the opportunity to educate students and companies about earthquakes and what to do in the event of one.

Trading in shark products damages shark populations but there is good news: A growing number of countries in the Caribbean are banning shark fishing and so helping to restore a healthy balance to their seas.

The recent Grand Court judgment in the Weavering Macro Fixed Income Fund case is being mulled by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) and changes to corporate governance are expected to be introduced next year. Responding to the landmark case, Yolanda McCoy, Head of the Investments and Securities Division at CIMA, said that the authority must regula...

In an effort to support local charities and organisations in their Christmas outreach efforts, Camana Bay is working to build support for their existing seasonal programmmes through the Camana Bay Christmas Give project.

Sometimes the journey towards our goals passes through stages where it seems like nothing is really taking place or nothing is happening to advance our progress. It’s often in these times that the greatest changes are taking place.

When it comes to busy schedules and strength training, some of the most time-efficient exercises are the compound and bodyweight exercises.

Career civil servant Mr Robert Lewis has been appointed as the first director of the Cabinet Office’s Policy Coordination Unit. The main purpose of this post is to coordinate the development and implementation of policies across all Government ministries and portfolios.

The line-item in the contract about re-aligning government’s revenue base is causing some concern in the community. Is it a coded way of ordering our MLAs to introduce Income Tax and/or Property Tax? Not necessarily. I believe it is merely a reminder that UNLESS Public Expenditure is reduced, one or both of those taxes will be unavoidable

The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season was a busy one, as predicted by forecasters, but for the Cayman Islands it was generally quiet and free from threats.

whatever it is, that our preparations, fumbling or confident, must be left behind, and we must then be concerned only with putting forth what is divinely ordered, or true, or strong, or restored, or elegant.

Patriotic leaders in the world should take advantage of cheap sovereign credit and invest in their countries instead of looking for scapegoats why they cannot move their economies forward.

Community activist Sandra Catron this week filed a case for defamation against a former boyfriend and two other women over cyber bullying.

On Monday, 12 December, Caymanians protesting against changes to the West Bay Road, as part of the ForCayman Alliance development plans, will present their petition to His Excellency the Governor, Mr Duncan Taylor at the new Government Administration Building.

Reina Jefferson, President of Cayman Islands Early Childhood Association, has stated that she will be developing a white paper to discuss the Cayman Islands’ investment in early childhood development.

dms Organization Ltd. appealed internally to employees from affiliate and subsidiary companies, to benefit Feed Our Future of the Cayman Islands

The Foundation for the YCLA will be accepting nominations for young Caymanians

Higgs & Johnson, Attorneys-at-Law, have supported the Pink Ladies Volunteer Corps Cayman Islands in their Christmas Bazaar preparation.

Telecommunications company LIME will introduce three new BlackBerry 7

Minister of Education, Training and Employment, the Hon. Rolston Anglin, has begun his third round of school visits

Impressive 4-0 score line in World Cup Qualifier

Brett and Shaune Fraser won gold and silver medals at the Pan Am Games

The International Rugby Board has announced the shortlist of nominees for the IRB Player of the Year 2011 Award in association with Emirates Airline.

The Stingray Swim Club hosted the Camana Bay and Cayman Brac Swim clubs

Scotiabank is the title sponsor for the Cayman Islands National Youth Sailing Championship.

Radio Cayman and Breeze FM, organisers of the fifth Annual Breeze Fusion 2-Mile Walk/Run

The economy may be lower than ever, but you can rise above anxieties associated with this or anything else. Follow four simple steps to avoid stress and change your life forever.

Saxon Administration Ltd. (Saxon), has announced the return of the Saxon Investment Club

Approximately 300 students of George Town Primary School will benefit from a yearlong commitment from Sagicor Life of the Cayman Islands

The Heart Health Centre celebrated World Health Day

Aon Insurance Managers (Cayman) Limited has committed to supporting Feed Our Future

On Tuesday, 11 October, Digicel launched its 4G mobile network

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is pleased to announce the appointment of experienced criminal prosecutor Trevor Ward

The Department of Commerce and Investment announced the launch a new business talk show

The judgment handed down in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in the case of Weavering Macro

The Chief Justice Hon Anthony Smellie on Tuesday this week defended the judiciary against public accusations.