Archive for November 27th, 2015
Grand Cayman suffers 5-hour blackout
(CNS): Most of CUC’s customers were without power through the night and into the morning Thursday-Friday as a result of a fault on the power provider’s Transmission and Distribution (T&D) system, officials confirmed. The blackout began just before 11pm on Thursday night but it was not until after 5:15 Friday morning that all customers were […]
Unfair pay to be addressed in public sector
(CNS): In its final budget before the 2017 election, government will be addressing inequities in salaries of civil servants that have emerged as a result of years of pay freezes. During the 18-month fiscal period from June 2016 to the end of 2017, a pay rise programme will be rolled out in phases for government workers, […]
Alden: Special interest won’t stop port
(CNS): The Cayman Islands premier has made it clear that he will be pressing ahead with the cruise berthing project in George Town, regardless of the continued controversy and specific concerns of many about the damage this proposal will cause to the marine environment. During his presentation on the government’s Strategic Policy Statement, Alden McLaughlin […]
