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Register lag means no election before April
(CNS): The UPM government is now expected to limp on for almost five more months as the governor is unlikely to call a general election on behalf of the premier before 1 April to prevent disenfranchising new voters. The current election law, which the government has been advised to change, provides a three-month review period […]
CAL’s recovery flights disrupted by heavy rain
(CNS): As the airports re-opened Wednesday following the all-clear, Cayman Airways added multiple recovery and evacuation flights for domestic travel between Grand Cayman and the Sister Islands and between Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. But the weather has interrupted those efforts and forced the cancellation of the evacuation flights scheduled for today.
Cuban migrants arrive on Brac ahead of storm
(CNS): A dozen Cuban migrants were transferred to Grand Cayman on Tuesday after the eleven men and one woman arrived on Cayman Brac Tuesday morning. The group were flown on a Cayman Airways Saab at around 11:15am ahead of the impending storm, Customs and Border Control officials said in a release Tuesday evening.
Paddle-boarder rescued four miles offshore
(CNS): A search and rescue operation off Cemetery Beach, West Bay, on Monday ended happily yesterday when a woman who was caught in a strong current while she was paddle-boarding was safely brought back to shore. Police said they received a report that two women had gone paddle-boarding, but one had been unable to make […]
Grand Cayman, Brac gone clear, LC still under watch
(CNS) UPDATED WEDNESDAY 8AM: As Hurricane Rafael moved away from Cayman in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the all-clear was issued for Grand Cayman, which largely escaped the impact of the storm, though heavy rains continued this morning. However, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman took the brunt of what is now a Category 2 […]
Communications outage resolved ahead of storm
(CNS): OfReg said that all communications services were restored at around 2:30am on Tuesday after an issue that mainly impacted Flow and Digicel’s business customers. The regulator said it was now awaiting the final outage resolution reports, which are expected within 14 days from the date of resolution, when a “thorough review to assess the […]
PPM won’t form coalition but will prop up UPM minority
(CNS): As Cayman Islands residents were busy preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Rafael on Monday evening, Opposition Leader Joey Hew issued a statement on behalf of the PPM regarding the “void in our country’s leadership” after four members resigned from the UPM government last week.
Airport, banks, courts and schools to close ahead of storm
(CNS): As Tropical Depression 18 makes its way across the Caribbean, government officials have confirmed that most public sector offices, the airport, courts and schools will all be closed Tuesday when the system is expected to pass between Grand Cayman and the Sister Islands as a tropical storm or possibly a hurricane. The Cayman Island […]
Turner: Bush using me to settle scores with Panton
(CNS): Sabrina Turner has accused McKeeva Bush of targeting her to settle political scores with former premier Wayne Panton. The MP for Prospect, one of three Cabinet members who resigned last week, also said on Monday that Bush is extremely influential in the UPM caucus and acts like the premier, with no checks on his […]
Sister Islands could have near hurricane-force winds
(CNS) Updated Tuesday: Expected conditions as Tropical Storm Rafael passes the Cayman Islands have been lessened very slightly overnight, but all three islands are still under a hurricane warning. The storm is forecast to be near hurricane intensity as it passes, according the the US National Hurricane Center. On its current path, it is expected […]
MPs resigned over school, dump and beach erosion
(CNS): André Ebanks, Kathy Ebanks-Wilks, Sabrina Turner and Heather Bodden have all circulated the same talking points on social media about why they resigned from the UPM government this week, with the dump, the cost of the Cayman Brac school and conservation all on the list. On Friday evening, the four MPs posted a notice […]
