By Alric Lindsay In a Fireside chat today, September 10, 2024, at the Virtual Island Summit 2024, senior Forbes journalist Daphne Ewing-Chow sat down with Cayman’s Minister of Sustainability, the Hon Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, to discuss Cayman’s energy journey and...
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By Alric Lindsay In response to questions from MP Joey Hew at a Public Accounts Committee hearing on September 5, 2024, Wesley Howell, Chief Officer in the Ministry of Border Control, Labour & Culture, explained that the 1,000 or...
By Alric Lindsay According to a publication in the Cayman Islands Gazette dated September 4, 2024, the Cabinet issued an order under the Customs and Border Control Act (2024 Revision) to broaden the categories of vehicles that are not...
By Alric Lindsay In an upcoming parliamentary session, a bill to amend the National Conservation Act is expected to be introduced. While the specific changes have not been disclosed, there is public speculation that the amendments may affect the...
By Alric Lindsay The Cayman Islands Civil Service Association Cooperative Credit Union issued a statement on August 27, 2024, expressing concerns about a proposed $200,000 annual fee recommended by Minister Andre Ebanks through his ministry. The Credit Union said...
By Alric Lindsay Stakeholders in the Cayman Islands often refer to the financial services, tourism, and construction sectors as “pillars” of the economy. However, there is little discussion about what it truly means for an industry to be a...
By Alric Lindsay Data from a 2022 Compendium of Statistics published by the Economics & Statistics Office shows that three landfills were used in the Cayman Islands to manage over 100,000 tons of waste for most of the period...
By Alric Lindsay A British national who was the dependent of a permanent residence holder who passed away in 2021 is requesting the Grand Court to overturn the decision of the Immigration Appeals Tribunal. The Tribunal rejected her application...
By Alric Lindsay A political candidate shows up at your doorstep, makes promises, gets elected, and then you don’t hear from them until a few months before the next election. As you look at them, you can’t help but...
Press Release By Tortuga Rum Company Tortuga Rum Company extends its gratitude to the Cayman Islands Government for its decisive action in proceeding with a public referendum on the question of a potential cruise berthing facility for Grand Cayman....