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Specialists contain asbestos during school demolition
(CNS): The education ministry has confirmed that specialist contractors have been hired by government to deal with the asbestos inside an old school building on the John Gray High School Project site. Following concerns raised by parents and people living in the community around the building, which had been home to the CIFEC campus, where […]
Cayman moves toward more beneficial owner access
(CNS) The Cayman Islands Government is moving towards expanding who can access beneficial ownership information about financial entities registered here, beyond law enforcement agencies. Cabinet is expected to consider the Beneficial Ownership (Legitimate Interest Access) Regulations, 2024 shortly, which poses the question of what legitimate interest is and who has it.
Sun chair rental business pops up on Boggy Sand Beach
(CNS): Rows of sun loungers and beach umbrellas for visitors to rent reappeared on Boggy Sand Beach this week. The spot located on Mary Mollie Hydes Road, behind the West Bay Four Winds gas station, is private land and was the site of a controversial pop-up beach rental business in the past. When chairs appeared […]
Compendium reveals myth of development struggle
(CNS): The persistent complaint from the development lobby and their political supporters was exposed as a myth in the latest edition of the Compendium of Statistics published by the Economics and Statistics Office. The idea that developers are struggling to get things done because of the National Conservation Act was revealed to be totally false […]
Police looking for serial burglary suspect
(CNS): The RCIPS has issued an appeal to the public to help them track down Romario Brown (23), often referred to as Mario, whose last known address was in West Bay. Brown is wanted in connection with several burglary offences. He is about 5’4″ tall, slim built, with a dark brown complexion and dreadlocks. Police […]
Dump and development bring down quality of life score
(CNS): In Cayman’s first ever official Quality of Life Survey Report, the Economics and Statistics Office has made an attempt to measure and score how the population feels about the quality of life here, going beyond the traditional economic measurements of wealth, such as GDP, that have been the yardsticks for how well nations are doing […]
CAL’s new Twin Otter begins flights to Little Cayman
(CNS): Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) announced the arrival of its much-anticipated new Twin Otter aircraft, which began flying on Sunday. This brings the fleet of these planes to three and will help improve scheduling for Little Cayman flights.
Bryan continues to criticise conservation battle
(CNS): The tourism minister’s criticism of efforts by public and private sector entities to protect Cayman’s environment and dismissal of the hard battle to preserve our dwindling natural resources were on display again last week at the Chamber of Commerce Legislative Luncheon, where he implied that the balance is tipped too much in favour of […]
Government to hold NiCE Christmas clean-up
(CNS): Unemployed Caymanians looking to earn some money for the holidays are being invited to register for this year’s Christmas clean-up. The Ministry of Planning has announced the return of the National Community Enhancement Project (NiCE Programme), offering 20 days of temporary work for local people in December and January.
Woman admits killing friend in early morning crash
(CNS): Ygnacia Rafaelina Francisco Payero pleaded guilty on Friday to killing her friend, Aleiny Reve Villegas (20), a Cuban national residing in Cayman, in an early morning crash on 8 August 2022. Payero, who is also a Cuban national, was injured in the collision, which happened at 3:40am on Eastern Avenue near the Shedden Road […]
CEC aims to shut down objectors to transformed PAD
(CNS): Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) is hoping to eventually secure planning permission for a new, completely transformed planned area development (PAD) application on a site located off the Linford Pierson Highway in seasonally flooded mangrove forests.
