Archive for April 14th, 2015

Be careful what you wish for, Alden tells Mac

Be careful what you wish for, Alden tells Mac

| 14/04/2015 | 23 Comments

(CNS): Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin emphatically denied that there was “irrefutable evidence” that he was involved in a conspiracy regarding the opposition leader. In the wake of allegations made in a private member’s motion filed in the Legislative Assembly by McKeeva Bush Tuesday, McLaughlin said, “I believe the leader of the opposition has finally […]

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CIG won’t ‘send civil servants home’

CIG won’t ‘send civil servants home’

| 14/04/2015 | 18 Comments

(CNS): Government will not be using job cuts as a way to reduce the costs of the public sector, the premier said Monday when he spoke about the progress he claimed was being made to keep a lid on public spending. While the government has not yet made any decisions regarding the privatization of any […]

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Election ‘not fair’, Bush claims

Election ‘not fair’, Bush claims

| 14/04/2015 | 44 Comments

(CNS): The opposition leader has suggested that there are serious question marks over the outcome of the 2013 election. McKeeva Bush has implied that the “powers that be” may have undermined the integrity of the democratic process in their efforts to ensure that not only did he lose the leadership contest but that he also lost […]

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Beach walkers find $350k of cocaine

Beach walkers find $350k of cocaine

| 14/04/2015 | 20 Comments

(CNS): A couple who were walking along the beach in East End at the weekend stumbled across a significant drugs haul, according to the police. The residents came across a bag containing 23 packages of compressed cocaine, which the RCIPS estimates has a street value of around $350,000. Having spotted the suspicious packages at around 4:00 […]

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CUC black out seizes up George Town

CUC black out seizes up George Town

| 14/04/2015 | 15 Comments

(CNS): Offices, local business, retailers, the courts, government departments, schools and homes across George Town and large parts of Grand Cayman were hit by a more than four-hour power blackout Tuesday — the second one in just a week. The outage led to early closing for schools and many businesses without generators in and around the […]

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Most public schools closing early

Most public schools closing early

| 14/04/2015 | 25 Comments

(CNS): All government schools on Grand Cayman, except for Prospect Primary and Clifton Hunter High schools, have closed for the day due to the power outage, the Department of Education Services has announced. The DES is deploying school buses to transport the students home. However, parents and guardians are advised that if their child is not […]

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Mac seeks to expose conspiracy in LA

Mac seeks to expose conspiracy in LA

| 14/04/2015 | 47 Comments

(CNS) Updated with video: The leader of the opposition is calling for a public enquiry into what he says was a conspiracy to oust him from office and change the political landscape of Cayman with false criminal allegations. But McKeeva Bush is planning to use the theatre of the LA to expose what he claims […]

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UK requires Caymanian long-term visitors to carry new ID

UK requires Caymanian long-term visitors to carry new ID

| 14/04/2015 | 33 Comments

(CNS): Cayman nationals who are long term visitors or residents for six months or more in the UK will need to get a new Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) starting at the end of next month. According to the governor’s office the BRP is a credit card sized ID showing a person’s status in the UK.  […]

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