Archive for July, 2015
Two men arrested in Powery killing
(CNS): Police investigating the fatal shooting of Jason Powery (20) arrested two George Town men this evening on suspicion of murder. The men, aged 23 and 28, were arrested around 6pm and are currently in custody. However, investigators on the case are still looking for witnesses. Police say they have examined hours of video tape from […]
Webb agrees to US extradition
(CNS): The former local football boss, Jeffrey Webb (50), has agreed to be extradited to the US, according to international media reports. A number of leading news agency have reported that Webb who is currently being detained in a Swiss Jail is willing to go to the United States and answer the allegations against him […]
Public urged to batten hatches as burglaries surge
(CNS): Over the last two weeks 22 homes and seven commercial premises have been broken into and burglars have also tried to get into another five properties. Many of the home break-ins were committed during broad daylight, police said, as they urged the public to lock their doors and windows in the face of another […]
Teacher’s aide faces ten sexual assault charges
(CNS): A 19-year-old former special support teacher’s aide at a government primary school has been charged with ten counts of sexual assault on seven female students. The man, who is from Bodden Town and cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in Summary Court this week and was bailed to return to court on 6 August. The […]
Ex-pat workers still on increase
(CNS): The number of foreign workers in the Cayman Islands increased again during the first quarter of this year, climbing from 21,266 at the end of last year to 21,620 at the end of March 2015. The increase was largely accounted for by work permit grants and just a small number of ex-pats were employed […]
Data, policies and laws missing on poverty
(CNS): No research analysis or information gathering on who and how many people in the Cayman Islands are living in poverty or at risk of falling into it has been conducted since well before the 2009 economic crisis hit. Government does not have any defined policies or goals about how its social assistance programmes should […]
Elections Office will guide on new constituencies
(CNS): If the PPM-led administration agrees to accept the recommendations of the Electoral Boundary Commission when the final report is submitted later this month, it will be the Cayman Islands Elections Office that will direct voters on their new constituencies. Although the commissioners used the 2010 boundary report as a starting point for the single member constituencies, […]
Anglin: I did best to manage disaster
(CNS): The former education minister, Rolston Anglin, has denied inappropriately interfering with the schools projects that he undertook as a member of the UDP Cabinet. Following the release of an audit report relating to government’s capital projects, Anglin said he had done his best to “to manage a situation that was a disaster” and delivered the primary school […]
Ministry plans roadshow for new laws
(CNS): Following the recent publication of both the draft labour bill and extensive amendments to the pensions law, the employment minister and her ministry team are hitting the road next week to begin the task of presenting the proposed new legislation to the public. Starting with the Labour Law, which is a complete overhaul of […]
Audit watchdog aims to set example
(CNS): As the public sector landscape in Cayman develops and grows and new ways of delivering services are implemented, the changes can put management and financial control environments at increased risk. However, the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has published a strategic plan about its aims and objectives and how the team intends to improve […]
Water authority finishes BT pipe work
(CNS): The first phase of the Bodden Town pipeline project is finished. Around 1,900 feet of new pipe along Bodden Town Road, from the Cemetery to Gun Square Road, has been installed since work began in early May, and all customers along the stretch of new pipe were hooked up to the new line by […]
